The Delta independent., 1894-06-13

I ers also began to be apprehensive Of whole
sale arrests, which would permit the employ
ment Of great numbers Of non-union men and
later quiet boycott Of union men.
1t was also reported that the deputies were
moving from Divide towards the camp. These
reports and rumors caused distrust to take
the place of JOY. The pickets were again
posted and the meeting declared off tempo
rarily.
A special dispatch to the Denver Ners early
Wednesday morning was In substance as fol-
lows:
At 10 O'Clock Tuesday night all the news
| paper correspondents at Divide were invited
to the headquarters Of the deputies and then
kept locked up for several hours to prevent
news getting out. Then the ZOO deputies
were ordered to advance. At 12 30 midnight
the deputies we're ready to leave for Midland.
Fifteen box cars had been pressed into SER
vice and all the men and ammunition loaded
into them. At 9 o'clock this morning Camp
| Divide was deserted. At 6 O'Clock firing was
heard In the direction Of Midland. At dawn
the scouts and artilerymen will be in pos
session Of Beaver Park. After that COM
mittee composed Of United States Marshal
Brown and Detective Looms will 60 to Bull
Hill and demand that certain strikers be
turned over. Neither Bowers or Veatch was
at the camp and 1t was not known who was In
command.
The reported departure Of the deputies
from Divide WAS found to be correct At
noon they had reached Gillette where they
encamped at distance Of four miles from
Bull Hill They had pitched their tents In
regular camp fashion and run up the Ameri-
can flag.
This advance angered the miners and Gov
ernor Waite. The latter declared that Bow
ers aud his force had violated an armistice.
A dispatch WAS received by the governor at
p. m. Wednesday, saying that Bowers force
would not advance farther until the militia
reached 1t, and then the deputies would fol-
low the troops.
| 1t was stated that early Thursday morning
Deputy United States Marshal Brown and
Deputy Sheriff Warren would 60 up Bull Hill
under flag OF truce and ask 200 miners for
whom they held warrants to surrender II
was reported that most Of the men for whom
warrants are out have left the district and
! that not more than a dozen suspects would
be on the hill Thursday. The end OF the
strike, as far as convictions are concerned,
| may be the same as that In the Occur d. 'Alene
mining district.
1t appeared later that the advance Of the
| deputies was due to the lack of a military
head. Who II was who gave Instructions to
open fire could not be learned, but about 200
shots were exchanged between the advance
guard OF the deputies and retreatlng pickets
OF the guard.
The deputies appeared to be anxious for
fight 1t Is thought that real hostities
might have commenced II courier from
Sheriff Bowers had not reached camp with
orders to walt for the militia
The troops from Denver, Boulder and Colo
RADIO Springs, after long wait at the latter
point, were finally transferred to the Midland
tralns as there was no prospect OF getting TO
Cripple Creek by way Cf Florence. They left
the Springs ut p. m. and were expected 70
be with the deputies early Thursday morning.
The ompanIes from western points were also
nearing the scene Of war. The Lake City
company promised that they would not fight
the strikers.
Governor Waite sent to General Brooks the
following order: when you arrive, the
miners must be protected from the deputies
Allow Sheriff Bowers to pass through your
lines as an individual, but not with armed
deputies"
In explanation he said "The militia has
gone there to restore the peace. IL the sher-
III goes to make Wholesale arrests at this
time, with armed deputies, he will pEecipitate
trouble. Iwill never allow that, and that is
why sent that dispatch to General Brooks"
The miners had telegrsphed the governor
that they would surrender to the militia but
not to the deputies.
Some OF the horses Ia the deputies camp
got away during Wednesday night and the
scouts under Captain Bramlett went after
them about 0 O'Clock the next morning.
When near to the end Of Grassy valley, In
the midst Of which the camp 10 pitched, the
pckets OF the miners, camped on the ridge OF
the foothills below Bull Mountain, opened
| fire on the moLhted scouts. They were about
| 700 yards apart. A lively skirmish ensued,
but the only casualty was the shooting on OF
a miners thumb. The deputies were getting
| closer to the miners and they state that they
would have dislodged them from their shelter
but Commander Veatch ordered a retreat on
| the partof the deputies. About 100 shots
| were exchanged. One shot was fired from
| the cannon. The rank and file Of the depu-
tics were extremely eager for fight and II
| was I'LL that their leaders could do to restrain
| them during the day. The miners seemed
equally ready for brush.
| 1t was about three o. clock In the afternoon
when the first detachment o; the state troops
left the Midland stage road and marched
over the sodden prarie by Gillett and through
the camp of the deputies. The troops pitched
their tents on Beaver park, between the two
belligcrent camps. with guns unlimbered and
rifles ready to open fire on either deputies or
miners II one attempted o hostile move
| against the other. The guards were grateful
in military way that their hard journey was
| over
The leaders Of the deputies, by request Of
General Brooks, called in such Of their scouts
as faced the miners plckcts and they were
| replaced by guardsmcn. This was done to
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