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Show THE BECK SHUTS DOWN Result of the Boarding; House Question. The Miners Consider They Can Spend Their Money Where They Please. Eureka, Utah, March 4, 1891. Special correspondence to TriE Dis. patch. The Beck mine is entirely shut dew-n. Everyman has withdrawn from working. "No company boarding board-ing house" is the watch-word. Manager A. E.' Hyde, of the Bullion-Beck, telegraphed from San Francisco Fran-cisco to Foreman Dennis Sullivan, telling him to "fire" every man who refused to go to the boarding house. Every man has left tha boarding house, and there are only a fw married men working in the mine. The "Bed Bird" boardiDg house is also deserted, but no one has been discharged dis-charged from the Eureka Mine on account of it. The miners declare that they aie willing to sacrifice their job for the sake of the principles of right, so they took their discharges very pleasantly. They say they earn their money honestly, and want the privilege of spending it in any legitimate legiti-mate way they think proper. It does not seem in keeping with American ideas to compel a man to eat at your table, serve him with any kind of food that comes handiest, cooked in any kind of a style, then charge him any price you wish for it, and if he "kicks," "fire" him: Freedom and renson make us men. Take these away what are we then? Mere animals, and junt as well The bet ft may thiuk of heaven or hll. The honest miner has got his back up: watch when he gets it down again. The roads are drying fast. The Centenial-Eureka will start to ship ore right away. Two or three hundred tons ars going away from the "Eureka" daily. Hotels and restaurants are having a fine run now. Keep you eye on the boarding houses. On the evening of the 2d inst.it being the birthday of J. O. Freckleton, his family, relatiyes and friends give him a genuine surprise party. About S p m.. while he sat scanning over the pagss of Tns Dispatch, some forty people, mostly Scotch bodies, walked in without any warning,carrying mysterious mys-terious looking, baskets and parcels, which they piled up on the center table and declared, "We wont eo home till morning." The gentleman did not knowr whether it was tlie British or the judgment day. To furnish music for the entertainment, there were Andy McPhersoa with his flute and concertina and Miss Jennie Carson Car-son the organ manipulator. With music, dancing and singing, a few hours were spent in real enjoyment. Ye never saw a Myther set O' queer auld fashioned bodies met. The gentleman was 54 years old, and was presented with many tokens of respect and consideration. It was a very pleasant affair. |
