The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-04-15
CLARK FORCES VItL
DEFEND THE TUNNELS
Strategic Moves by the Lo
Angeles Road.
WILL Do SOME MINING
LOCATED A MINING cLArw
Across TIE GRADE.

VIII probably be- reached within 2 few
days. according 20 Colonel II b. Max
son Of The governfnent survey who
came 10 town yesterday from the seat
OF war near Uvada. The colonel. who
left Cvada Saturday night. is in charge
OF the force of twelve United States
surveyors who are stalking off for set
tiers the public lands in the Vicinity Of
the disputed right Of way. Consequent 4
y. he has been Directly on the scene
of tn hostiiities between the Clark ana
A5arrinan forces.
There are six tunnels on the grade
said Colonel Maxson, and most of
these strategic points are held by the
clark men They have tents IN them
and have orders TO hold them against
sa1 Corners. The Short Line has con-
troll of at least one o. the tunnels. and
there may be a battle royal at any one
OF them.
leave the yieiaity Of Uvada because Of
TIE lack Of water. There is only one
Well in Uvada. and this was pumped
dry The Short Line people had water
cars. but the Clark men had no sEch
resource and the men and horses were
IN great danger OF suffering from
thirst Consequently, they moved
about ten miles from UVada and 60
tablished their camp alta spring, which
IS the only one within ten miles There
ls a mineral ledge there and they have
located a mining claim on this ledge.
reaching across the entire grade and
taking in the spring. This gives them I
strategic advantage at this point
They were grazing westward from
there. but understood they intended i
- commence today to grade eastward
are about four miles away. 1 should
say, and the I'VE gangs ought to come
together soon. probably this week
A Wrestling Match.
.WhaL The reasnIr win r. when the
two gangs e0rae sseSee Their is hard TO
say, but. il is certf1R that the Clark /
men win not be showed aside as easily
back before b. nyerVhehning numbers.
II was a sort Of Wrrstigts match Since
then they have beerlss. reinforced by
some pretty strore 5neEtwho are good
at wrestling ana ssha Will not be
pushed OF 50 Both, siQes are
instructed not ass tie law. and ]
doubt there beH -, zshed. but there 4
is sure to pgetts good Nrest-
ling.
Colonel Ma ne has been
lsreatly aniIs the struggle.
- he. has De3. - So from an
npaStlal 81
sfy1i on both ~ 81 Is CON troa<1SP =
Be- said. aope tllaz1fhe
best man 49, D soverffl5 1ert
tIiesr. my - Is TO sec ~ :
ncle sam t5I4s zEs 1Istiffer IN st
ay. The ssl = iDterestes ss
be right u ihe.paIly
e public go S<zta0ls connecftEfn +
mere is q ssfeIns TO ftffe |
seen gers iesd, AMI ycbh |
- SNARE - 4 lssinsza 1t
as been 50 b = y 4oIthe /
fade IS cosif5 u. zPhich.
Q OnSht in e lsness ~ esesinty,
as 40 f1h of1tlsEight /
WY 49, LIE. - ~ s. f5Fe-re1
1Dlic doEasSskzH 81 offi5 that {
prtion lends. !
he tunnet II fsffc sfIns<nost .
y aluable 10. ~ ~, ne |
b islic sk.5rt /
Is tvoulf s st1ri "a i4Sut /
1aderst7iz cosnrli i,ers /
80 tft5e s as 1
record fbss Bort 4
1loWed to lapse
as If the Clark people I
s'resfs sIi tile legal advantaks and i
this advantage of l,hy-
The short Line controls &
49, telegraph connection, and /
detaFed train bearing Clark men /
- once. so that their own men
be rushed in hrst. There are. $50
al work for the short Line of I
10 are Japs do not know how
the Clark people have
k sympathy OF the people down
IS with th- Clark crowd. pro-
al they viii build the road, and they
- good evidence OF intending to DO 1
on the other h2nd, they do not
= to antagonize the short Line E
siaed it VIII band. and SO eonse-
ntiN they are not taking very active
s. either way,
Ties Are Cvsrworlrsd- \
The road which Is being built by
he shoot Line is Of exceedingly fiiInsy /.
|construcuon- and ] doubt II the COM
pany intends 10 nan regular trains o1ei. +
rails are ciEreiessdlps laid and s ssfen (.
they run outof ties t4iey' 70 back a lit
lie way pull OFT tie already laid. and
Use It over assti Ne understand There
and IL Is doubtful whether the conf
struction work can proceed as ranjdlx !
IS q has, mai fil--lse IS > fresh supply
cf n : and rails.
<the bnR AZ che fo'fd eplate
mt BIS hs,t s - ~ .lf
on aSitesf sSs
g q
zED
Eeras
fskE1c likSs<Sv
Isfeff s. - 4 u
zfcil OF 4 a..
Fnet Ne do not Hrarnse =
" bulbtozed or ~ back -
hey should pernit our f. %
be defeated they esfsl ze ~ 81,
Dos Angeles. While. ~ -. - 81 s 4 -
through. as is VIII. hfF e "a j.
Wee President GlbhIsz
mentioned that sse =.
Nevada are att e4sta -
OF tlae156s
EthrOcgE the = EztI ~
Cal Along the gtr Il "a tran &
chise - sought q m Paciifs{ -
attempted 10 bulHl ilel frzrc< -
y aptEoyit57 ~ the new
gas re yesterday
iftit t2ten - tne men effl@ 1 :
1iatec p5 ne ot are now mi