The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-09-10


our place. He is assessor as well as
sheriff, and was up on that business.
He learned of the situation with ap-
parent surprise, as it was all news 10
him. We are $50 miles from justice
of the peace, and could get no war
rants for the arrest of the men, or we
would have arrested them all. so the
sheriff could not act. At least that
was his excuse; so 1 drove him to
Pahrson's ranch to see Macarthur. L
tried in every way TO get him to draw
off without trouble; so did the sheriff,
but without any good.
Thursday I returned to the mine
with the sheriff and Macarthur, who
went up to his men, and after a par
ley with them they came and made a
demand on US for twelve thousand dol
lars in cash. Macarthur said he would
await our answer next day and would
come up and see US and show US that
it was due him. The sheriff stayed
with US and pronounced it an outrage
and said that with proper authority
he would arrest them. After spending
the night Friday he assessed US and
left for Belmont Macarthur never
came to US, although he was up and
talked with his men. Langfor1 and
Macarthur went to the mill Thursday
and were ordered off. Macarthur said
ne did not want the property, bu-
wanted money.
After the sheriff left we decided to
leave Macarthur without excuse, and
so am here on my way to Belmont
Tor warrants for their arrest, which [
viii put in the hands of the sheriff al
once, who will return 20 the mine as
soon as possible. We will also have a
deputy sheriff appointed and :, Justice
OF the peace.
Our engine had not arrived at the
tlne OF our leaving, but was within
twenty miles and would arriv., today.
Inc sheriff will arrive "a the mine
about the 18th, and it will he Some
time after that before we can near the
result We have done everything we
! could to avoid trouble and bloo1shed
as our men have been anxious to take
them OF and undoubtedly would rave
zone so If not restrained.
one OF our mills at the Johnnie
gave US bother last week and did not
run much, but is now at work nicely
ana the mine is looking we'll
we have the sympathy Of all rea-
| S0naple minded men in this place. in
Guiding the sheriff, who saws we are
Inc only mills running in the county
no not think that Nc. could have Sc
Iectea another set of men in the whole
county who would have done this for
mn mn ana do not think it will be long
NJ DTaOIe an VIII move smoothly again,
we are noted for the most oI1iet 90 ~,
abiding. "eeh law
we are all well and trust that oil
will end well. ORSON Sn1 111@I an
lhllnedlately following the recent NJ
! Inc SURFING news, John M. Cannon ar
eorhey LOT the Sterling COMPANY left
LOT the scene of the trouble with in
sUrucuons to proceed to the nearest
polnt where legal pls Weddings can he
!hslltuled and CONNIE ace suit for an
Injunction and writ on eiectment in
oIue[ that the company might regain
/ go eonlrol and possession of the
was already headed for Reln7ont -
secure warrants for the arrest of 1he
men on the charge of trespass and
! toncipie entry, and the two proceed.
lngs should have the desired effect.
NOW, however, comes the news ~
the Killing of Foote and Longstreet hy
the Montgomery boys and others nj
tne company friends, and it is very
pam that serious complications viii
drlse- IL is not anticipated, however
mat the company will have anv diff.
- scouting l1le claim which has
been jumped; in fact, the killings mus
nave resulted in the Montgomerys re-
gaining possession at once There is
some fear that more blood will be-
shed.
n San Bernardino dispatch to the
san Francisco Examiner contains the
following statement of the case which
is, however, off in several particulars
SAN DEMANDING. Sept Ga
pitched battle is imminent over the
possession of mine in Southern Ne
yada which has been operated by the
Sterling Mining and Milling company
Armed men are now in possession. and
the people who have just been ousteG
have two cases of rifles coming Il
them as fast as they can be brought
More than two years ago the Ster
ling company bought from A. Nc
Arthur mining claim in southern Ne
Vsda, about twenty-five miles from
Pahrump valley and 100 miles from
Vanderbilt. They worked the min,
for while, but for some reason worI
was shut down at the beginning O
last year, and no work has been dom
during the year, not even enough tt
meet the assessment work required b,
law. Learning of this, Macarthur de
termined to relocate the claim, AM
went in about a week ago and re
located it, and on Monday of thi
week, aided by twenty men, all armed
he drove out the men who were look
ing after the property for the com
pany, and by means of his twent,
armed men is now in possession.
CAS- soon as the company learned O
what had been done. they dispatches
an agent to Los Angeles for two case
of rifles. and the guns passed through
Blake Thursday morning en- route t
Marvel where they will be freightet
to the scene of hostilities. Word ha
just been received from the desert t
the effect that pitched battle is ex
pected the moment the company
arms arrive. The mine is a rich on
and both sides are determined to foI
it,
The Sterling company recently pur
chased the group of claims which i
is now operating from eastern partie
for a cash consideration of $50. O0C
Nearly all of the stockholders are Sal
Lake and Logan men, Mr.. Smith be
ing president. J. f. Langford. vice
president and Hugh Cannon secretary
All three of the gentlemen named ar
now at or near the scene Of the trou
BILE.
Everybody in Utah knows Phi
Foote, the desperate character VIII
was one of the two men killed H
held up a gambling house in this cit
four years ago, and the chase which
led the officers of the law was yer