Amador ledger., 1909-05-21

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peat the insult to his face. In one
instance an employe of the Kennedy
in pushing his way through line of
strikers, elbowed one of them off the
sidewalk into the ditch along the
roadway. Hutchinson called the
sheriH's attention to it. ''See that"
he said, in tone that implied that
it was time for the official to take up
the matter. 1he sheriff replied to
the effect, that the obstructionist got
just what was coming to him.
The employees say that they could
not have gotten through the crowd
had it not bren for the presence of
the officers. On Tuesday the sheriff g
Office posted up at the corner of
Court and Main streets typewritten
notice, giving extracts from the
penal code, in regard to assembly of
crowds in tho streets and highways,
and other provisions bearing upon
this situation. This had a wholesome
effect. No act OF vioIance has been
committed and no one has been
arrested.
Wednesday morning there was no
gathering OF strikres to waylay the
men on their way to work. They had
evidently made up their mind to
quit The Kennedy had 80 men
underground that morning, and the
mill was restarted with 40 stamps
dropping. AT the Argonaut from Is
to 20 men went to work in addition
to the surface men. The mill came
to standstill the end of last week.
1t will take several days to do the
necessary repair work in the shaft
preparatory to taking full working
force.
DUNG Wednesday the miners
focked to the several mines in droyes
applying for work. They realized
that the strike was failure, and by
delay their chances of getting en-
ployment would be jeopardized.
There was no discrimination as re-
CARDS nationality. Naturally, the
men who had taken an active part in
incting the men to go out we're not
wanted. at the meeting of the
Miners Union held Wednesday even
ing, after a stormy discussion, the
strike was officially declared off, by
the vote of the very men who had
preoipitated it. 1t is said the walk
ing delegates we're for continuing the
struggle; but the better counsel pre-
vailed. Or rather, the fear of losing
all opportunity to get back to work
was the controlling factor in ending
the trouble.
Yesterday morning the Kennedy
had 130 men undergr ound; the Argon-
aut had all the force they could
utilize at present, until the shaft is
put in shape. The Zeila gathered
in quite working force. The
miners have settled down to the
conclusion that the strike was ill ad
vised and hasty. The Kennedy mill
started up 40 stamps Thursday, the
I'LL complement will be dropping Ill
a few days. At the Zeila the mill
will be started forthwith as every
thing In the shafts and drifts was put
in first class condition Immediately
preceding the strike. The Argonaut
will take a week or so to get in
running order again, preliminary to
the mill.
The other mines are getting alone
nicely. The South Eureka kept its
~ stamp mill running all through |
the crisis, but the ~ stamps of the
Central Eureka which we're running
on South Eureka ore, had to be
hung up.
The Bunker Hill and Fremont will |
no doubt resume milling operations
in few days.
The men who have mainly CON
to break this strike are the
few employees of the Kennedy, who,
in face OF insult and threats, con.
tinued at their work at that mine.
running the gauntlet of the string Of
pickets night and morning on their
way to and from the mine. Several
of them were small in stature, but
they were all big in moral courage
and stamina, and refused to be
intimidated by the tactics of the
strikers. A number of times they
passed through the picket lines with
out the presence of peace officers.
Conscious that they were defending
their rights as American citizens
they, few against the mob, fought