Published by admin on Tue, 02/14/2023 - 11:09am
1897 was a year of turmoil. Miners across the country were on strike, or about to be. Gold was discovered in the Klondike sending hundreds of thousands of would-be miners to the Yukon and beyond. Money was scarce, as were jobs.
In March we read, “J. M. Carson, of the United Mine Workers of Illinois will address the miners of Braidwood tonight at Free Gardner's hall.” and “Robert Crichton went to Chicago this morning to try and get money from the company he represents here to pay off their miners who demand their wages before doing more work.”