The copper era and Morenci leader., 1916-01-14
ASSESSMENT DONE MEN RETURN ID
 DUNCAN
Annual Work on Unpatented Claims Cc6pleted Without Interference Under Restraining Order Issued by Judge SaWtelIe and Enforced by United States Marshals.

The annual assessment work on Ste urratented claims of the ':,etrCit Copper Company, which was performs ei l'y approximately four hundred :.nd fifty men, former employees of tn" company who have been residents of the refugee camp at Duncan. Was completed CT Saturday last and ,he Lnien returned to Duncan.
 Itris reported from Duncan hat i:; addition tc the men who came from Duncan, one hundred additional re- IcrUits accompanied them from Mo Irenci to the refugee camp at Dun can. '
 The assessment work was under a restraining order issued by United States Judge Sawtelle at Tucson and placed in the hands of United States injunction issued out of the United States Court restrained all persons from interfering with employees of the D. c. M. Co. in the perform ance of the annual assessment work of that company and was addressec to members of the Western Federa- tion of Miners and local officials of that organization in particular. During the progress of the work Marshal Dillon and force of deputy marshals remained on the ground to see that the court order was obeyed but no interference was offered. i Upon his return to Phoenix on Monday Marshal Dillon stated that the published statement of Governor Hunt to the effect that Sheriff Cash searched the men doing assessment work at Morenci and took from them revolvers and knives was mis- statement Sheriff Cash never searched these men nor attempted to search them,' declared Marshal Dill lon. Marshal Dillon told the gover- nor that at the, time the men were taken into the district he took from | them whatever weapons they had, and that these were returned when they had completed the work. As to the offer of five dollars a day for work men to do assessment work on the claims of the Detroit Copper company Marshal Dillon stated that he did not know whether such an offer had been made or not. He had positive knowledge, however, he said, that the men who did the work under his pro- lection were paid five dollars a day ' for their work.
 1 The Bisbee Ore commenting upon the return of the Deputy Marshals to tBisbee has the following to say: Deputy United States Marshal Jim mic Mcdonald returned to Bisbee last night, bringing with him the special deputies taken to Clifton and Mo renci to aid in enforcing an order of the federal court restraining the striking miners from interfering with the doing of assessment work. The deputies from Bisbee' were J. l.. Gan non and I. c. Jarboe. Marshal J P Dillon has returned to his office at Phoenix and two deputies only re main at Clifton to complete the making of reports and returns fol 1 the court.
 MT: Mcdonald this morning said he was well pleased with the work of his deputies in successfully carry ing out the order of the court with out friction and without having tC make an arrest in the disturbed min ling district. He said the companies the strikers and officers of Greenlee county all deserved praise and thanks for giving generous aid to the United
 States officers.
 The only trouble of any kind dur ling the period was when men were
 brought from Duncan to do the as sessment work. Weapons were no
 ticed on them and Marshal DilloI made a personal search and seized 62 guns and dirks. He was desir
 ous of maintaining peace and did no
 wish to be placed in the position o J having escorted so many armed meI 1 into the strike district.
 The deputies stated that guide:
 were furnished them by both striker!
 and the companies, and particula
 praise .is deserved by Deputy Sherif ! Alex Arnett, well known in Bisbe'
 who aided them at Morenci in keeI
 ing the peace. Henry LibeauX, on
 of the strikers, also was of much a:
 sistance.
 1.-The night before the federal officer.
 left the district a band composed c
 strikers gave a serenade, and speech
 es followed in which the strikin