The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-12-13
CRISIS IN GOLDFIELD


| Mines Wednesday - Miners Issue
ficers Will Mot Cooperate With Fed
eral Troops.
Goldfie1d, New, Dec. 9.-W ednesday
il: the day for reopening the mines in
Go4df1e1d An authoritative statement
is made that sufficient men are on the
srounds to work the mines.
the total number of those that have
been quietly brought in and those who
have secretly made application to re
turn to their former positions is placed
IL 1000. There are about 1900 Western
Federation men out. The men who are
to take the places Of the strikers are
not to be housed at the mines, but will
be scattered through the camp and
protection, for each individual will be
guaranteed by the mine owner as3oci
/ atiDn
Two propositions have been positive
~ decided upon, the making an open
camp for all time and the early lower
/ ing Of the wage scale. At the SAME
time the mine owners association is
going to begin a vigorous crusade %
lower the cost of living in Goldfeld.
I The mine owners association is to
/ be greatly enlarged by the organization
Of the Nevada Mine Owners associa-
ton, Of which the Goldfield Mine Own
ers' association will be a part, Tne
4 new organization is already well un9er
way.
The announcement of the determine
ton to open the mines on Wednesday
4 is to be made by the Goldfe1d Mine
i Owners association, and it is expected
that some trouble may ensue.
i There are now nine companies of
4 troops here, the second detachment
from Monterey having gone into per
manent camp on Combination hill,
within 300 yards of the mill Of the
4 Goldfield Consolidated company. The
first detachment which came from San
Francisco remains in the camp estab.
. lished in the northwestern part Of the
city, a mile and a half from the nearest
i mine.
, Colonel Reynolds, commanding all OF
the troops here, is quartered in tent
! Of the first camp and will remain
there. He refuses to say whether he
! will detail soldiers to patrol the mines
when the attempt is made to reopan,
J but merely states that the troops are
) here to preserve order and that they
are prepared to handle the situation
Sheriff ingalls, Is Far Away.
Sheriff ingalls, of Esmeralda county
in which Goldfield is located, has gone
away to some distant mines and the
sheriff's Office is in the hands of I'm
der Sheriff Bert Knight, who asserts
! that he is amply. able to handle any
crisis that may arise from the attempt
, to reopen the mines.
, He has sworn in dozen deputies
). He characterizes the statements made
) by the mine owners that the union mer
: are arming themselves and preparing
/ to make trouble as false, and say:
] that, in his belief, there will be NJ
8 effort made to prevent the mine own
ers from working the mines with what
ever men they may employ.
A telegram which the sheriff sent L
Governor Sparks protesting agains
!. the presence of federal troops in Gold
) field remains unanswered There vii
:: bee no cooperation between the loca
:. peace officers and the troops in tn
) event of any trouble.
]; Statements are being issued to tn
5, public by both the mine owners a5se
/ citation and the officials Of the loca
? miners union setting forth the view
5, of both sides on the situation
! From what can be gathered it seen
: probable that the mine owners assoc
: alton was primarily responsible for tn
= presence of the federal troops here, br
: that it was not intended in the frs
= place that troops should be sent at hi
:, time. II was intended to have them ]
- readiness to respond to an urgent cal
. but when the fact became public -hf
;. the sending of troops was conten
plated the governor was told it Woul
81 be better to have the troops on tt
n ground. as the miners were incense
~ over the fact of troops being held
v. readiness to come, and might comm
b; violence at any minute.
at The mine owners then saw II
Sc chance to take advantage OF the pre-
ence of the troops here to begin pre-
arations to reopen. Denial is mat
Is, that miners from other camps are
be brought in, and the statement OF Il
ee, owners is that they believe enout
SO men can be had in Goldfield to reop'
8; during the present week, but at &
same time the statement is made ops
" and positively that men from I
1s outside will be brought in il the loo
ts men will not accept scrip in part ps
I'd, ment.
at, The statement is freely made ne
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