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Show COLUMBUS-REXALL i MINERS WM 001 l No Definite Understanding as to Cause of Recent Action. Because an agreement as to wagres could not be reached all miners but four at CMumbus-RexaU bave walked out, ac-. ac-. rordinp to information received yesterday by Manager M. R. Evans. Details ron-' ron-' rernint,' the demands of the men luul not been received by Mr. Evans, but ho said he understood that they had asked for one rate of pay for all men employed underground. un-derground. "Just what the trouble is about I have not been fully advised," said Mr. Evans last night. ''I understand, however, that the demands were made following our announcement an-nouncement a few days aso that the boarding house rate would be raised from $1.10 to Sl.is a day. For some time we have been caring for the men at the ramp at $1.10 a day, but recent investigation investiga-tion disclosed that our rates were the lowest In the district, others ranging from SI. 15 to $1.2.i a day. "Also I am told that the spirit of discontent dis-content was first evident following the arrival at the camp of a couple of agi-v agi-v 3 tors. We have been paying 'muckers' -Trid 'skinners' $4 per day. 'and miners and machinist p $4 .50. Other than that there was a request that all men underground under-ground be paid the same rate 1 am not j familiar with the demands. i "Of eighteen "hi en employed at the time the differences arose all but four have left the camp. The two agitators, however, have not yet shown up in town. YVe sent two men up yesterday, but informa-tlon informa-tlon was received this afternoon that . they had not reached camp. Twelve more men were hired here today and we expect ex-pect to have a full force at work within a few days." i |