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Show Hnttlc at Ely. Wc have received an extra. iued by the F.iy It'cml, giving t.ie following follow-ing account of a battle which took place there, in which one man was Lillcd and ten wounded : A di-pute between parlies f'r the possession of the Banner and Creole mines culminated in a pitched battle on Wcilnc-d ty. in which V. G. Snc'.l was killed and some ten other nun wcund-c wcund-c 1. and two precipitated down the shaft of the Creole, some seventy feet the latter escaping with ' ut a few -!:c!:t bruits. It appears that the liamiers drove the workmen from the works en Tuesday evcmtig and took possession hoMini: the mine until live o'clock i f W ednesday afternoon.! when they were att.iekc 1 :m 1 driven out by a puty of the C'rci1. Trouh.e had Kvn i H kc-1 t.Taii day. tor it rumored around town tl, .' a party were aitiiiti'i to take ,.sse,.;ein f the mine by force, it' noo-ssa- -. A; the time cd t'.e attaek a.i t;,e: . e was up pod to 1 oer ;br tie' .1 iv a' h-t: br.t a.- ..! a th- frit., ..vunienced eeiT one was .Vivo a t i ense. and in a lew lnt'.'.'i!. t. mountain side wasb'.aek wi;!i p.'opl procuring the appearance of nn army on a charge. The crowd was allowed to approach within a hundred yards when they were halted and forbidden to approach nearer, which order they were disposed to obey the army of repeatin? rifles and the like serving to impress it npon their memory. None of the wounded are considered in Tfry great danger, but their wounds are very painful. The followins are the names of the parties wounded : James Ftnley, AL Doliff, John Morean, Courtney. Thos. Newland. Jack White. The names of those wh fell down the shaft e failed to learn. It was a game little fiiht over sixty shots being fired in the skirmish. The parties retaining possession of the Creole mine after the fight, were arrested by Sheriff Kane and his deputies on ednesday even-in even-in tr. They were brenght before Justice Clapp on Thursday morning, and upon their waivinu an examination were held under So.Ooo bail, which was given. River Reveille. |