Bisbee daily review., 1907-12-20
NOTICE.
SOLDIERS AT eoLDFIELp.
(From Iron ore)

the most wonderful of the gold. camps
81 this country. 1t has been wide
epen place in the broadcast sense of
the term Its ores are wonderfully
rich, and a million and half in value
is the average of the camp when its
mines are ali busy, Due to many
causes it has been busy only small
percentage of the time since its dis
oovery and start as producer.
with gold so plentifully produced it
was the mecca TO which many jour
neyed, and of those who went there
were not few who were of type
undesirable for any community, en-
bracing thugs, gamblers. and worse.
The first trouble between miners
and mine owners was due to the steal
!. ing of ore by the workmen. Thousands
BON thousands Of dollars worth Of
AYE gold were taken in this man
and finally an order was issued
the men had to be searched.
dis led to a strike. Settled, there
sere other strikes for higher wages,
xnd these were followed by others for
various causes, all leading to turbu-
lency, killings, and a state of affairs
1hat was desperate in the extreme.
The mines were closed and the
golden stream ceased coming 10 the
surface. The branch of the Western
3 Federation of Miners was led by .un-
desirables of the worst type. who
reached doctrines of the most inflam-
liable character The camp was shut
b as tight as an oyster, and the
Duntry clanoring for gold.
The local unions sent notices to al
sther mining camps in the country to
Keep away from Goldfeld as there
was a strike on in which labor was
srying to get decent chance to live.
1t Was good joke. but there was no
need of the warning, for the miners
Of other places were aware Of the
Nsanditions and were not IooKIng TUr
any such troubles as Goldfeld was
saturated with. These notices were
posted in Ishpeming and in all this
mining region. but, as we say, no one
desired place in the Nevada diggings
even if there was no trouble. The
character of the population was
enough.
About the time of the Haywood
trial there was little improvement
in the camp, but with Haywood's re-
lease he went to Goldfield. and the
fact of his liberation seemed 70 give
the tough element greater courage for
devlish things, and they broke out
sfresh.
The sheriff Of the county is the
owner Of saloon and dance hall. He
couldn't be expected to be very eager
for correction of immortality. or to
be for better condition. His partieu-
lar business thrived better on loose
morals and unchecked carousings.
The mine owners. seeing the fulfil
u of the struggle against such odds
and with no local legal power to aid
them, sought the government. ex-
planned their case. and the govern
ment's officials. making examination.
found things to be as the mining men
had reported The result was the
troops. and now coIdheId win be
started as an open camp with soldiers
to protect those who wish to work.
In the population of the place are
many men who have families depend
ing upon their industry. and who have
been wanting a chance to go into the
mines. The wages were good and
they could DO wen. but the local
union prevented their earning living
These men viii now get busy. Many
Of them win seek membership in 9th
er unions better Offered and more
@.~s,.~sfesv baodt~d