The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-12
THE OTHER SIDE.
The Anchor Point Crew Tell Of Their
Troubles.

Troubles.
Some of the men in the crew taken up
by NJ. j. Heney from Seattle to Anchor
are not satisfied with his statement
of the trouble with the crew. So
far as the conduct of John Zdenek Is
last night +. Ringwood, II. Peterson.
Peter Mortensen and Fred Mortensen
made the following statement:
We hired out here In Seattle WITH
Mr.. Heney last March to work for 80
cents an hour. We were to go TO Cook
inlet and were to have from four to six
months work. with free transportation
both ways on passenger vessel.
I'm point OF fact we had about two
months and four days work. viz, April
6 to June TO- On May our board had
become so poor that we had to strike for
better grub and for steady work, which
Mr.. Heney promised US II We would go
10 work again.
THE grub did not improve and we
struck again about the last OF May or
the first O. yune. but under his promises
we went to work again. Soon after this
enc of the men. a blacksmith. quit work
and went to prospecting. Mr.. Heney
then charged him for his fare up. de-
Quoting IL from his wages. The men
talked of compelling him to pay the man
in full and threatened TO strike. but de-
and Mr.. Rice came cut on the works
armed. and watched the men as though
they were convicts. In order TO show
that they were not afraid. the men the
next day carried arms so that they could
be seen.
There was no further trouble till Mr..
Bramar. the manager. came up 20 close
down work about June 10 In few days
the steamer Wolcott came TO take Us 30
Newchuck. Prince William sound. Mr..
Heney and Mr.. Bramar said there would
be a schooner at Newehuck TO take us 20
Seattle. We had not vet been paid of and
we refused To so. We asked them IL they
would go with us aud they said they
would not, as they had other business.
They agreed 10 pay us partly In money
and partly In checks. We feared they
would leave us and not pay us at all.
There was a small boat. the Kadiak lying
az Anchor Point. We watched Mr.. Heney
and Mr.. Branar all night. In the morn
ing Mr. Bramar attempted to 20 on the
Kadiak. We stopped him. Mr.. Bramar
then agreed to pay US. and We let him 60
to kadiak.
There was no further trouble till the
Dora came and took US to si,ka. They
paid rs off on the Dora. Our wages would
rot average - cents a day from the tire
we left Seattle TIL we got back When
we got TO Sitka We stayed there two days
waiting for the Topeka. We understood
the managers proposed 10 dump us at
Juneau, so we got a letter from the gov
ernor 70 the district attorney at juneau.
requesting him TO do what nc could in
getting us on 10 Seattle. The attorney
Interested for u= and succeeded IN getting
tickets from him. After all. however two
were left because they did not have
money enough TO pay their fare. After
having juneau we asked the captain TO
see II he could not get Mr.. Heney 10 pay
cur fare. He refused We then refused
10 pay. and the captain turned The boat
back for Juneau. AS We came near Ju-
neau We agreed TO pay. the captain agree
ing to hold Mr.. Heney's luggage 10 see II
be could not make him pay We had TIE
sympathy OF all the passengers and crew
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F.-B hams. boiled and sliced. Dell
catessen.