Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-08
TROOPS IN CAMP, READY FOR
EMERGENCY
OWNERS ASSOCIATION pEFIEs
FEDERATION
Properties Will Be Operated with
Non.Union Men, According to En-.
pIoyers statement-Rumor
of Dynamite Plot
1contlnusa from page one.l

fort 70 stop these practices. and in every
way encouraged the ore thieves
The statement concludes as follows;
s.The mine owners have notihed the Golo-
field Miners union that all contracts
agreements and understandings heretofore
eYistinr are at an end. We propose to
adopt fair and reasonable rules for the
operation of our property and employ men
irrespective of the union. we oeLeVe
courageous and fair minded miners IN
Goldfeld who are weary of the tyranny
of the union and who know that they VIII
receive ample protection Will come 1or-
ward and work the mines. IL there are
these they will be given the preference,
Rut If there are not we will be compeieu
~ secure them from other sources
The troops are temporarily encampel
about a mile from the business center OF
Goldf1eld. The camp is being plcketeu'
and all those without business are belns
prevented from approaching near. Inc
men have only the regular service 81
ment. Tomorrow the detachments VIII pc
DIVIDED and several camps, in diHerent
sa-ts ~ tbe citv and nearer to the mines,
viii be made.
rrha reather is clear and cold, but tne
men are experiencing little discomfort.
T,urnors here tonight are that an at
ternnt was made to derail or demolish the
train over the Goldfield & Tonopah rail
road bearing 1870 federal soldiers from
San Francisco. -.
The rumor is partially connrmee py
rseneral Manager B. f. Hedden OF the
Tonopah road, who states that an EN-
Move of the road made verbal report
Ia him this afternoon, saying that oyna-
y,ita had been found on the tracks at
roint about mile and half from the
Goldfield depot.
The dynamite, according to the report
made, was found last night several nours
before the train bearing Col. Reynolds
ana his command from Fort Mcdowell
arrived here. Col. Reynolds said tonight
that he had heard nothing OF the rumor.
Night of Terror
Goldfield breathed a sigh of relief this
morning when the day broke without any
act of violence during the night. 1t was
feared on all hands that in anticipation
of the coming of troops the last nient
would be taken advantage OF by the Jaw
less element to make a demonstration.
The worst fear was from fire.
The wind blew a gale all night and the
air was full of the first snow OF winter.
citizens guard had been thrown
throughout the town and along the water
and light lines for several miles beyond
the town limits. The strain was tense
and few slept waiting the break OF day
and the arrival of the promised troops
which were scheduled to arrive in, the
early morning
Ths morning broke clear and balmy as
spring day. The troop train failed to
arrive ON schedule and word was re-
ceived that the train would not reach
csoldtieId till noon. but with a bright
sky and the troops only few hours
away complete change came on the
scene.
The streets were thronged with hap
by, Iight-hearted people as merry as on
gala day. In Miners Union hail. how
ever. the scene was different for there
the throng was depressed and surly and
threatening. The hall was packed all
night and this morning the streets In
front of the hall were full of anxious and
weary looking men,
The operators and business men OF
Csoldfield are pleased that there is prom
ise of the establishment of permanent
garrison at this place Such an assurance
has been received from Washington,
where the advisabilty of a garrison for
Nevada has been discussed for some time.
Garrison Needed
Nevada has more Indians than any
other state or territory of the Union,
there being 1900 at the various agen-
cies, but there are no federal troops
nearer than San Francisco.
The fact that labor troubles are
constantly breaking out and that there
is no state militia make the necessity
Of a garrison in Nevada all the more
pressing.
The advent of troops into Goldtield
is taken as meaning the dawning OF a
new and prosperous era in the com
Inunity. Mines will increase their
output tremendously but have been
hampered and menaced constantly by
the labor outbreaks,
The stock market showed a great ad-
vance and spectators are buying into
the producing mines to the extent of
many thousands of dollars.