The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-03-18
TROOPS FOE CRIPPLE GREEK.



shsd-A Deputy sheriff shot.
CRiprLE CREEK. Col. March l7.-An
anxious day has followed a night OF ex-
element and adventure in the Cripple
Creek gold mining district, known to tho
world as Cripple Greek. The resistance
offered the sheriff's posse by the miners
who are striking for an eight-hour day
and the same wages as was formerly paid
for nine hours, and the call for militia
have given affairs = war-like aspect
After driving from Bull Hill the six dep
uty sheriffs stationed there, one Of whom
was shot but not seriously wounded In the
melee the miners would not allow any
stranger In that neighborhood during tho
night Sheriff Bowers called ont Troop A,
of the Colorado Springs guard, under au-
thority given him by law, and today he
made reauisition on the governor for
more troops.
No further outbreak has been reported
today. Al Altman quiet prevails tonight,
although several hundred miners, all
armed. are iounging about. Sheriff Bow
ers now has force Of $50 deputies, armed
with repeating rifles. loo additional men
having arrived tonight from Colorado
Springs, bat he will not attemp,
TO arrest any of the men who
participated in last nights disturb
ance at Altman until the militia arrive.
Every gun. pistol and weapon available in
the town is ready for use if necessary.
The streets are thronged with peoa.e.
among whom are many idle and hungry
taen. The saloons and gambling places
are damned. Ia the moving mass the
most jcv,al ones are the union miners
who declare they are not afraid
Of handful of soldiers. They represent,
the faction which is steadfast on the hills
awaiting developments. Another faction
Of miners. Who are believed 10 he in the
majority, ate willing TO go TO work st nine
hours, but sag the protection offered by
tAs county Is inadequate.
II . clash of arms occurs the miners will
have the advantage of position. Bail
mountain Is one of the largest Of cluster
of hills tina. surround Cripple Creek 1t
Is heavily timbered and is crossed by foot
trails and wagon roads from the variou,
mines Between the town OF Crir-
pie Greek and the summit Of
Bull mountain are a numbe. of
massive. rounded hills almost destitute Of
timber. and among these hills are the
small mining camps built up ahou. the
big mines. Along the trails leading over
the hills last night the miners were col.
iscsed. shooting AZ passing pedestrians or
people on horseback.
Deputy Marshal pa,ey. OF Altman. who
acknow edged that he fred the sho, which
wounded Deputy Sheriff Allen. give, the
following account Of last nights iracas;
Somebody had spread q report around
Altman IN the afternoon that a forea ~
Ien were coming 10 burn our li,:ls
town last night Twelve deputy
marshal were sworn in TO assis,
IN Preserving order About 7.s1
saw a wagon coming up the road vita
ase men III II, followed by snaa on horse
oacS- our Little party o; twelve com
'asa1e4 iae sasp;esous-loeklng stranger.
80 stop Toe request vas compiled with.
sna She Spokesman of the tsartv tod ~
taa' they ssge deputy sheriEs. We askei
'Aeh 70 show Is their papers to Prove the
assertion. They refu ~ed TO do So.
iAen sad said; Gentlemen, con-
ssaer yourselves under arrest Az TIL.
pepasy Alien nrsd shp., aud / raised
aAy " incaesteF aud sho; aim As soon
- tse hFsi sAot sas fred \ crowd OF 80
men Pas as from sAe towu. and IN a .es
minutes tasy we're aissr-aesi. have
S"'pse proof that DspGgy Allen fired ths
0sss sFot They we're ali strangers to rs
ana the arrests sefs made xistin the cor
F~iFais limits of shs toxn. We did nss
ssSss 1-saaa. aud - sooa a. 1s ere eos.-