Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-17
BONANZA MINERS UNION NO. 2s5,
RHYOLITE

MI OLt
AS an indication of the number of
men working in the Bullfrog district,
it is only necessary to say that the
Miners union can always furnish fig
ures that are indisputable. And be it
remembered that the 1914 men working
at Rhyolite alone are doing nothing
but development work; that is, sink
ing and drifting, blocking out one that,
when actual mining begins, will give
employment to thousands of the knights
of the drill.
Bonanza union No. 235 is composed
of men that would be acceptable in
any COMMUNICATIONS, Industrious,
law-abiding and withal fully alive to
those interests and rights which they
vigorously maintain, not by force, but
by good generalship and conservative
actions. 1t was reported that the union
miners had driven woman out upon
the desert, without water, to wander
in the desolation of sage brush until
death claimed her. Bosh. pure and sim
pie, there being no foundat ton for the
story in the least. The facts of the
case are as follows: A young woman
came to Rhyolite and applied for po
sition as nurse in the miners hospital
She was accepted and filed the posi-
tion for some time, until one day an
unfortunate miner was brought in with
crushed arm, which required ampu-
tation, and the physician in charge
made the amputation and was called
away just after his work was done.
The mangled arm still remained in the
operating room and it is alleged the
young woman disposed of it quickly by
throwing 1t into a vault. Shortly after
ward the arm was discovered and the
miners were rightfully incensed, and
the woman was discharged, but not
driven out of the town as reported,
for she is now married and lives quite
close to Rhyolite.
Bonanza union is building a splen-
did hall on Golden street that will be
a decided Improvement to the town of
Rhyolite. Not only will the hall be for
the use of the union, but the general
public will be permitted to avail itself
of its up-to-date accommodations.
The herald man was in the town of
| Rhyolite four days before he was aware
| of the existence of a peace officer and
only then by receiving an introduction
| to the gentleman, who frankly stated
| that so far as his official duties were
| concerned, time hung heavily upon
his hands, and during a stay of two
weeks the reporter did not see a fight
or hear even quarrel. Going some
for a mining camp, isn't it? Well, it
is fact, just the same.
On date of February II there was a
ground in the town and all classes at
tended. The purpose of the meeting
was to protest against the unlawful
incarceration of Meyer, Haywood and
Pettibone, and was remarkable in that
not one intiammatory word was spok-
en-, although plain language was the
order of the day. The speakers repre-
sented all the different interests of the
town and all were in accord with the
miners. Thomas Allyn, miner-attorney
delivered forceful address, followed
by John Largant, prominent attorney
and a member of the Rhyolite Broker
age company, one of the most conserva-
tive firms in the town. Frank Mannix
editor of the Bullfrog Miner, himself a
refugee from Cripple Creek, gave some
excellent advice. William O'Brien, a I'M
ion leader, stated the case from a union
standpoint, followed by Joy Pollard
who, during the miners troubles, traV-
eled the country in the interest of the
unions cause. The representative of
The Herald also made a little talk,
placing the paper before the men as
with them so long as they were right.
Prior to the meeting the miners
marched through the streets of the
town, the first parade in Rhyolite, led
by brass band, the first in the town,
on the second birthday of the Camp.
About 1900 people attended the meet
ing, which, as the first public demon-
stratton, was a decided success.
The officers of Bonanza union are:
President, John Kelly; vice president,
Ed Bratton; financial secretary Frank
McHugh; recording secretary, Fred
Burnham; conductor, Dan Kalaher;
warden, j. B. Williams; finance COM
mittee, A. j. Lynch, j. e. Osborne, AL
Lumberi trustees, G. b. Sessions, Pat
Lavelle, Al Belin. Organized December
"a. 1904
Membership in good standing, 1O14.
The first newspaper was published in
England in 1888.