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Show Miners Hold Superintendent For Pay. Boise, Ida., Aug. 1. A crowd of miners near Atlanta are guarding Mine Superintendent Superin-tendent Garrett and refuse to allow him to leave for his home in Spokane unless he pays them off. He is confined in a cabin on what is known as Casey's ranch, and his employees em-ployees take turns standing guard. Garrett is a member of a Spokane firm that purchased a mine near Atlanta some lime afro, paying cash for if. Recently funds gave out and a pay-day was missed. ! A short time thereafter Garrett started to leave for Spokane and the miners surrounded sur-rounded him and said they' intended to hold him until they received, their money. The story was brought to Boise by Governor Steunenberg. who has just re"-lurned re"-lurned from a trip to thai section. He passed Casey's' ranch and saw the men. Latt-r a man-got on the stage who told him the story. , --- |