The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-01-08
THE FATAL LETTER.


THE FATAL LETTER.
Han OF Robinson Miners Union No. IT'S
Jan. 9th, 1908.
To MIR. J. A. TRAYLoR.
Dear Sir:
The following schedule OF wages Is
submitted to you for your signature,
and by a motion carried at our meeting
this evening, you are allowed twelve
hours to study 1t over, and II not sc-
cepted and signed by you at the end OF
that time. namely: twelve hours, from
the time you receive this, We Will resort
10 STERNER MEASURES,
All men working below the collar OF
the shaft shall be considered miners
and shall receive three dollars and hfty
cents per day OF eight hours. Also top
men handling cars from cage or dump
log buckets shall be considered miners
aud receive n like compensati, n. name
Is. three dollars and fifty cents per day
OF eight hours. Engineers shall receive
four dollars DER day Of eight hours.
Flremen shall receive three dollars and
fihy cents per day Of eight hours. All
lahorers working on the surface-grad
ing for buildings, shall receive
three dollars per day OF nine hours.
Furthermore. If at any time either
Of the parties 70 this agreement ind II
necessary 10 change any part or parts
of the foregoing schedule, they will
give the other party thirty days notice
Of their intentions before taking action.
(Signed) WM. LLOYD, Pres,
Robinson Miners Union, No. 175.
p S II You wish to consult with
the executive board before you sign this
schedule, please inform the gentleman
who presents this to you when and
" here IL would De suitable for you tC
meet them II we DO not hear from
you 90 the end OF twelve hours, we viii
consider this schedule declined and viii
uci accordingly.
Yours,
WM. LLYoD.
The above letter, or demand, has led
TO one Of the greatest tragedies ever
witnessed 10 this county, or perhaps 10
the State, as result OF which th rec
men are now lying dead and two Other
are, perhaps, seriously or mortally
wounded.
From all that we are able to learn at
the time of going to press, 1t appears
that after serving the above notice on
Mr.. Traylor yesterday morning, large
delegation of the Miners Unlon left
town on foot for Lane City, where they
awaited the arrival OF Mr.. Trsylor.
When that gentleman and his secre-
tary, MIR. Gaskell, came along on their
way TO the mine, the union men stop.
ped them. and asked the former gen.
tleman, what he proposed TO do In re-
gard to adopting their scale OF wages.
To this demand he replied, that they
had given him twelve hours in which
to consider the proposition, and that he
proposed to take the time allowed. y"
After this short interview he was per-
mitted to go his way unmolested. But
it appears that several members OF the
union were not satisfied with his reply
aud were In favor of further pressing
their demands.
From all we could learn 1t appears
that committee OF six men-Wm.
Lloyd. Jas. Stages Sam johnson, Max
Lam bert, J. E. Smith and John Perry
undertook the job OF going to the
keystone and further interview Mr..
Traylor, which they did with the most
appalling results.
According to a statement OF one Of
the wounded men, they all entered the
Office at the Keystone, where Mr.. Tray
ior and his secretary were, at about IL
O'Clock, aud demanded an Immediate
answer TO Their overtures. Heinformed
them that he edidnt have to comply with
auy demands hey made: whereupon,
ltagg told him that they would make
it th,tt busness TO wait upon him and
hpw him be way out VI camp; arose
nhd attempted 10 get hold OF him; that
p'riA lof and his secretary without fur
thcr provoeation opened fired, which
rc,u ted ia StagRs receiving one bullet
la he stomach and another In the right
eye. fran hich Injuries he died before
ruAruing t0wn.
MIR. saith was Tho next man to fall.
the huloi penetrating his heart, caus-
cd almo instant death
Lambert was next shot twice, one
bullet passing through both of his lips
and loosening his teeth, the other shat
tering his left shoulder blade, which
will necessitate amputation In order &c
save his life. We are informed that he
will be taken to Eureka to-day to un
dergo the operation.
It is stated by eye witnesses ths
Ira, lor shot all OF the above men.
Sam johnson, who was shot In th'
J lett breast. and received wound from
which he stands but little show of re
covering, says that Gaskell shot him