White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-20

but Sheriff Grain and his assistants
succeeded in preventing an extreme
Crisis. Sveral times revolvers were
! pointed at them, and they were re-
peatedly threatened. Business Man
ager jenkins and Mechanical Engi-
neer Lindsay Duncan each had un-
pleasant personal experience. The
former while attempting to go from
the general Offices to the works was
surrounded by the strikers who
threatened him with revolvers.
James Saunders. a negro switch
man was also attacked. He had been
to the works with a lunch for his
boy, and on returning was attacked
and fired upon twice He was pur-
sued to his house where he got a
shot gun and held off the rioters who
threatened to burn the building.
Sheriff Grain afterward took charge
of the switchman and sent him to
Ely.
For awhile Tuesday not even com
pany officials were allowed to enter
the stockade, but this order was
finally changed, and men were also
permitted to 90 to the works for
their tools on the promise that they
did not intend to work. A number
Of those guarding the gates were
foreigners from the mines.
The work that had been started
at Copper Flat Monday was contin-
ued until Tuesday afternoon. when
about three hundred foreigners and
a sprinkling of Americans from Kim
berly and the Veteran appeared with
an ultimatum that unless operations
were discontinued there would be
trouble. The situation at the mines
eliminated Wednesday morning,
when about $50 foreigners were
stopped at the Ely Central workings
by about fifteen deputies. For a
time matters looked serious, but up
on Foreman's O'Toole's statement
that no more work would be done
that day, the strikers who were APP
parently in an ugly mood, dispersed.
Tuesday night passed without any
disturbance of a serious nature, al
though the strikers appeared to be
In control of the situation, and there
was prevalent what-will-come-
next feeling throughout the district
generally and at McGill in particular,
while rumors of all sorts we're rife.
Tuesday night, Governor Oddie ar
rived While his presence has not
resulted in anything in the way OF
successful arbitration, he came as
one with authority, and has endeav-
ored to sustain public confidence in
the hope of sediment of the con
troyersy.
Wednesday was a day fraught with
events. and the excitement reached
high pressure with the arrival OF
special train from Shafter bringing
about thirty men whom it was re-
ported were armed and would serve
as deputies The special arrived al
McGm between nine and ten o'clock
but the men did not so on duty
Sheriff Grain and Constable Mclean
refusing to deputize them. The ac-
tion of the sheriff followed a con
lenltation with Governor Oddie, Dis
Attorney McFadden, and the county
commissioners The train with the
men on board was then sent to ELY
where there was more excitement
but nothing more unusual occurred
than the strangers detraining FOL
dinner After this the special ano
messengers were sent back to Eas
Ely where the train remained in The
wards until about four o'cloek,wheI
II was ordered to MeGill ana rui
bodily within the stockade.
Meantime there had been happen
ings at the smelter town. the sup
ply of food within the stockade ha'
run low, and early Wednesday morn
ing plans were put in effect to sup
nlv the workmen with more provl
sions. Two loads were deliVere'
. without much trouble, but when tn
two wagons returned next time wit