Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-12-13
CRISIS in GOLDFIELO
TROOPS ARE CAMPED THERE
TROUBLE is IMMINENT.
Mine Owners Claim They Will start
Mines Wednesday - Miners Issue
Statement of Their Side-Local Of
flcers Will Not Cooperate With Fed
eral Troops.

Is the day for reopening the mines in
Goldfeld. An authoritative statement
is made that sufficient men are on the |
grounds 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
at 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 owners associ |
alton.
Two propositions have been positive
ly 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 20
lower the cost of living in Goldfield.
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 The
new organization is already well under
way.
The announcement of the determine
! ton to open the mines on Wednesday
is to be made by the Goldfeld Mine
Owners association, and it is expected
that some trouble may ensue.
There are now nine companies of
troops here, the second detachment
from Monterey having gone into per
manent camp on Combination hill,
within 300 yards of the mill of +he
Goldfield Consolidated company. The
first detachment which came from San
Francisco remains in the camp estab,
lished in the northwestern part Of the
city mile and half from the nearest
mine
Colonel Reynolds, commanding all OF
the troops here, is quartered in a 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 reopen,
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.
sheriffs Office is in the hands of IN
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 a dozen deputies.
= He characterizes the statements made
| by the mine owners that the union men
are arming themselves and preparing
f to make trouble as false, and says
. that, in his belief, there will be no
D effort made to prevent the mine own
y ers from working the mines with what
r ever men they may employ.
0 A telegram which the sheriff sent TO
Governor Sparks protesting against
y the presence of federal troops in Gold
il field remains unanswered. There viii
/ be no cooperation between the local
d peace officers and the troops in the
d event of any trouble.
h Statements are being issued to the
A, public by both the mine owners asso
d citation and the officials of the loca
1t miners union setting forth the views
a of both sides on the situation
IN From what can be gathered it seems
ID probable that the mine owners associ
Of alton was primarily responsible for The
n, presence of the federal troops here, bu
Id that it was not intended in the frs
at place that troops should be sent at thi'
is time. Il was intended to have them il
er readiness to, respond to an urgent call
ut but when the fact became public ma
the sending of troops was contem
le- plated the governor was told 1t Woul'
nd be better to have the troops on tn
er, ground, as the miners were incense
as over the fact of troops being held Il
27. readiness to come, and might COMM
1rt violence at any minute.
The mine owners then saw IN
nil chance to take advantage of the pres
he ence of the troops here to begin pref
w arations to reopen. Denial is mad
OIL that miners lOuI OChSl Se'LAPS 49,
D. he brought in, and the statement OF IN
aft owners is that they believe enoug
mn men can be had in Goldfeld to reoDe
of during the present week, but at tn
des same time the statement is made opel
. is " and positively that men from n
men outside will be brought in if the lo"i
Gin men will not accept scrip in part pa
ment. =.
The statement is freely made hel
that the mine owners have refused
~, Guarantee the scrip in the manner q
ms rT, manded by the union with the int
dor tion of precipitating a struggle 81
.u ~ settling, once for all, the question
t,n'o union domination of Goldheld. II
mine owners statement Is that III
are worn out with the consta
struggle between themselves ana |
nnion end that they mean to malnta
n Oh an omen camp in the future and De IT
st OF to employ whomsOever they Will WI
70 ont question by the union -
shop All of the mines are picketed at pr
tha' ent bv union men, and according 70