Salt Lake Democrat | 1885-03-17 | Page 3 | The Situation in Wood River

The Situation in Wood River In relation to the Miners Union strike in the Wood River country Judge Hunter Hun-ter president of tho Queen of the Hills Mining Company stated to a Wood River Times reporter the other day that while offering but 350 per day for general work they were not so unreasonable as to expect good miners to work in wet or dangerous ground for that figure Hence all work deemed undesirable or diagree able had been let by contract at prices that permitted the men to earn more than 4 per day Some contractors were earning between 5 and 6 per day hut all earn more than 4