New-York tribune., 1907-12-09
FIGHT on AT G0LDFIELD
Plan TO REOPEN HINES.
An Old Grieuances 70 BE Settled
Before Peace Is Declared.

Before Peace Is Declared.
e;o;dfeld. New. Dec. S.-Captain William Cox
,te representative in C;oIdfied Of Governor Sparks
stated this ofternoon that he had information from
rl,e Mine Owners Association that during the week
.- er4er7pt will be made reopen the mines mere
with non-,i-ion This Information mas been
communicated 10 the Governor. and also IS IN ihe
hands Of Colonel Alfred REYNOLDS. COMMANDING me
federal troops now ercamped here CIiieiatS O
.be Mine Owners Association refuse TO say posi-
tfvelv that such the but every Indlcfi'"h
points % the fact that "Wednesday next has been
decided on as the day when the attempt VIII he
made 70 put men in the mines 10 pump out the
wafer that is fest filing the lower levels
There are now nine companies oi troops mere
tha second detac mont from Monterey having gone
into permanent camp Combination HILL "iiiit'
three hundred vards Of the mill Of the Goldman
consolidated Mining Company. The first detach-
rnert which came from san Francisco remains 'i
tho earn, established in the northwestern part o.
the town mile ana half from the heafes'
mine
Colonel Reyneids Is quartered in n tent III 'ie
rrS, ,.au,n and will remain there. He refuses 10
say whether he will detail soldiers 10 paitoi ~
mines when the attempt is made 10 reopen '"-
merely states that troops are here 10 pieSei
order and tirat they are pTc"afeo 10 i''"
situation. ,;r
Sheriff Ingalls, of Esrneralda County. IN With
Goidfeld is situated has gone away 10 Soii's "'
tant mines and the Sherif's office IS IN me H"
oF nd
is smpIv able 10 handle any crisis that hi'H ais
from lie attempt to reopen the mines tie mas
sworn in a dozen deputies tIc characterl~eS l'i9
statement made iy 5hc mine owners tha' ''ie ''''
men are a:rni,g themselves and preparing 10
trouble as false and says that no effort VIII De
made to prevent the mine owners from "o'N4i7
,l,o ~ir,oe with whatever men they may employ
A telegram. which the Sheriff sent 10 Governor
Sparks protesting against the presence oi ieaeIS4i
iroops in Goldield. remains unanswered
Statements are being issued by the Nine owners
Association and by officials of the local miners
,o,, sa,tinp fo~+h the views OF both sides the
situation
From what can be gathered from these il
seernS probable that the Mine Owners Associa-
zion Vas primarily responsible Tor the presence Of
tl,e federal troops here. bur that II WIS not m
tended in the first place that troops should he sent
Al this time. II was intended TO have them III
readiness 10 respond urgent call. but when
1se fac, that The sending Of troops was conteil-
ratod became public the Governor was told that
ii would be best TO have the troops upon the
ground as the miners Mere incenscd over he fact
Of the troops being held in readiness to come and
might commit violence any minute The mine
Owners then saw the opportunity to take advan-
tsCc Of the presence OF the troops TO begin prep
arations reopen
Denial is r1a,i.. that miners from Other camps
arc - be brought and tho statement OF the
ers is that they believe enough men can be found
in Goldheld to reopen during the present week but
time the statement fS fnaue openly ana
positively that from the outside viii be brought
In if the local men will accept scrip in part
payment and so To work.
IL is said that the minc owners decline 10 guar
the scrip in the particular manner demanded
union, and that their intention is 10 precni
tate struggle and settle for all the question
of union domination of Goldfeld Their statement
is that they tired of the constant struggle be-
tween themselves and the union an. that they
maintain open camp in the future and
sboT1S will
question by the union
All the mines piczeted at present by union
men, and, according TO the statement of the
owners, II is impossible for owner or manager
TO visit his property 10 learn what condition 1t is
in much less to put in the mine 10 work the
pumps
Both sides freely state that the fight is and
that this is 10 fight to finish, and that they
are prepared for IL Neither side pretends that the
question accepting the scrip issued By the John
s Cock Company Bank anything more
than an excuse bring the whole long list of
grievances either side TO an issue.
The day has been remarkably quiet. Very few
people visited the camps of the troops. and only
few of the soldiers permitted about the
streets Martial law has not been proclaimed and
the officers and troops have done little more than
make themselves comfortable possible.
Captain Sage of the Consolidated Mines Com
panys detective patrol reported last night that he
had seized one hundred rifles that had been hidden
within short distance of Godied. This is pre-
snmed be a part of the cache Of arms and am
nl.nition which the miners reported to have
collected during the last few days.
Runors are heard here that attempt made
90 Cerail or dernosh the train the Goldfield &
Tonopah Railroad bearing 100 federal troops from
San Francisco. The is partly confirmed
BY General Manager Hedden of the road, who
states that an employe Of the company made q
verbal report 20 him dynamite had been found
on the tracks several hours before the train bearing
Colonel Reynolds and his command arrived here, at
q point about mile and a half from the Goldfield