White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-13

STRIKEBREAKERS UNMOLESTED
TAKE OUT 1000 TONS OF ORE
IN TWO DAYS-LOCAL SITUA-
TION UNCHANGED.


nearly one hundred cars of ore from
the Utah Copper company workings
were shipped to the company's mill
at Garfield yesterday. 1t is expected
that the smelling and concentrating
plants will start handling the ore
mined by the strike breakers as soon
as the bins are filled. No attempt
was made yesterday by strikers to
molest men working at the Utah
Copper and Consolidated. Late yes
terday the Utah Copper fired up the
third steam shovel which will be put
in operation today.
Seven thousand tons of ore have
been mined during the past two
days by strike breakers, and 1t is
said that two hundred men are at
present employed about the works
No violence Of any nature was re-
ported yesterday. The strikers re-
main firm, while the company claims
the mines will soon be in operation
with a full force of men
Friday at Bingham was marked
by considerable excitement. but
nothing of serious nature develop
ed The shooting of IA miner by
guard caused some comment for a
time, but the shooting is asserted to
have been accidental and no crisis
resulted. The situation so far as the
strikers are concerned remains un-
changed.
There is no change In the local
situation, and the week has passed
In an uneyentful manner. Every
thing is quiet at the mines and at
AcGill work at the smelter is going
as usual. with enough concentrate
on hand to keep the furnaces in
operation for some time The con-
centrator is down. the only men at
work about the big plant being those
employed on repairs. II is estimated
Nhtl pflhtsh tVN dHd oNV ptoHlt
have left the district since the strike.
and the number Is daily increasing
Included are a large number of for
eigners. mostly from the mines. and
a good many of these are Greeks
who are returning to their native
land to take up arms in defense of
their colors In the war now going on
between Greece and Turkey. But
few family men have left, and those
at present out of work by the clos
ing down of the mill are yet occupy
ing the company houses at McGill
swaitlng a settlements Of the situa-
tion. IL Is generally conceded that
the situation in the Ely district
hinges on the outcome of the dispute
at Bingham. and until that is settled
there will not be much doing here.
Yesterday Guy r. Miller, of the
executive board of the Western Fed
Grafton of Miners, who has been In
NhdIse pl lne Ntiift hfit' iNiN ~
Salt Lake. presumably to confer
with President Meyer.
The committee of steam shovel
men, from Copper Flat. who went to
Bingham to confer with union Off
cials with a view to settling the
strike, returned Wednesday night,
nothing having been accomplished.
Yesterday morning ]. ID. Calkins,
one of the committee representing
the snoyelmen, returned to Salt
Lake for the purpose of keeping in
touch with the trend of affairs and
acting in conjunction with the shovel
men there.
There have been persistent ru-
mors that at a meeting of the Fed
Grafton union men, held Friday
night, Ii was voted to call strike at
the smelter tomorrow. officials OF
the Smeltermen's Union, who were
present at the meeting, when seen
by a representative of the News last
night. denied this and stated posi-
lively that no such action was taken
A puzzling feature of the local situa-
ton are the constant rumors OF va
rious nature floating about. which,
when Investigated, have no founda-
tion and lead nowhere.
special meeting of the Ely Cen
trail Labor League Is called for next
Tuesday evening, Mt which the strike
question will be considered.
A move Il on foot to have dis