Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1894-06-29
SOLDERING IN THE ROCKIES
A Thrilling Story Of Western Al
gentHre.-TrOnb:e with the
Miners.
(Wittes for the Tensas Gazecte.) }
CHATTER |,

Trouble had been brewing anon
the miners in tho Cripple Cree
Mining District, Elpas0 county
Col, the chief grievance being th
employment OF "scabs," or non
union men by the mine owners, ant
sesOndIy the scale of wages, whicI
as cOntended by he Diners en-
pi0yed, should not be affected b,
existing stringencies, ior as they
mined for gold, the Product wa,
even more valuable than formerly
The discomfort culmlnated In a
general strike on February LIST, oil
the present year, toe stronghold oi
the strikers being "Buli Meuntain,'
adjoining the small town of Alt.
man, around which are clustered
some of the richest mines IN the dis.
trict.
The strikers were ably led. their
leader and general beiug one who
was supposed to have spent a GERS
tain period at West Point, and in
other ways acquired some military
EnOyledge. They were credited
with as many as eighteen hundred
meu, we'll armed with WI0chesters
aud revOlvers, the latter being one
OF the essentials of every lover of
freedom in mining camp, and
they were further reputed to own
cannon, favOrdbly planted in their
fort on tJp of the mountain, which
with dynamite expertly laid in the
trails to the summit, made Bull
Mountain, IN the opinion Ot the
Sheriff of EIpaAo c"unty, a portion
OF his realm AMI estate, TO he all
proac,H'd With Soup circnmSl-ctiou
This opinion was endorsed In the
most Fosltire BaDner bv the M
meIOns army of deputy sheritfs.
employed by the o,nnty to crush
che rebellion, on Il salary of three
Ia i've dnliars per day aud ratIons.
A small cannon and gatlIng gun
were imported from the east by ex
press tor the use ot theI'eputies. an
army of over one thousand men was
in camp. armed with Winchesters, |
hats. l-ggiugs aud r..
vOlvers. Battles were frequent,
and in one engagement one man on |
zach side was killed, and the sheriff |
lemaniel the militia to assist in
Iueliirg the rebellion. The militia
we're held In readiness, bnt in the
OeAnti,ne an agreement was
between mine owners and
and the trouble was sup.
posed to he over. The agreement
VAS violated later; the Sheriff pre-.
pared to move and the militia of the
state were called Oat to preserve
peace. supposedly, or fOr some
'ther reason not kaOwn to the rank
md Ole.
The writer had been for some FIVE
ears more or less Identified with
he Colorado militia, of which two
are situated 10 Pueblo.
md though at first some indiffer-
nee was felt by the slightly initiat-
d, from the frequent alarms, CON- ,
nands t. be held in readiness, and ,
Ike disrdptiOn to business, when
he command did come to turn ont
Immediately. there was no skalking
q shirking, but all looked forward
% getting out 10 she meuntains
nd of course having a good time,
ceiling willing to turn against any
ne on whom they cOnld for the
ime being shoulder their sriev.
nces.
Companies g anS b of the secoud
pgimeut, at Pueblo were ready to
love promptly, the 6rst named I
eing and old, well.tried organiza- {
on, while the latter bad been in |
xistence but six months, and had I
OF yet been equipped with mi ]
,rms, being dubbed by the favored {
DDpany a contingent of COxie's
rmy." The latter we're as enthusi-