. Bulletin. Economics and political science series. y were,an attempt should be made to capture them and get possessionof their arms. Arms were still lacking at the miners camp. About midnight a Florence and Cripple Creek constructiontrain was captured, quickly filled with men, and with a minerat the throttle, started down the track for the deputies deputies, anticipating attack, had pickets out in all direc-tions. Unawares the train ran into the the picket line. A fewquick shots brought it to a standstill. The miners poured outamong the rocks; the deputies, roused, hurried to the ass
. Bulletin. Economics and political science series. y were,an attempt should be made to capture them and get possessionof their arms. Arms were still lacking at the miners camp. About midnight a Florence and Cripple Creek constructiontrain was captured, quickly filled with men, and with a minerat the throttle, started down the track for the deputies deputies, anticipating attack, had pickets out in all direc-tions. Unawares the train ran into the the picket line. A fewquick shots brought it to a standstill. The miners poured outamong the rocks; the deputies, roused, hurried to the assistanceof their pickets, and the fight was on. There w^as no semblance The miners unions, and tlie people of the state in general, owe a debt ofgratitude to Mr. Johnson for his heroic work on that day. Had hundreds ofdrink-crazed men broken loose with unlimited whiskey and unlimited dynamite,the result had defied description. Scarcely a mine in the district would have beenleft whole, and one may hardlv hazard a guess as to other consequences. [34]. lOBi r^sT^
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