Northern Pacific Coal Mines
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- Jul 24, 1894The Mines Will Open: Black Strikebreakers Headed for RoslynWith Roslyn miners on strike and reportedly armed, a Northern Pacific manager says he will import Black miners from Tennessee and Missouri to restart the coal works.Roslyn, WA
- Aug 5, 1894A Coal Company's Strikebreaker Gambit in RoslynA Northern Pacific manager admits the company is importing Black miners from the East to break the Roslyn coal strike—and hints the miners' refusal of a pay cut left him no choice.Roslyn, WA
- Aug 18, 1894A Trainload of Black Miners Arrives in Roslyn — to Find the Strike Already BrokenTwo hundred seventy Black miners and their families came from the Midwest to replace striking Northern Pacific coal miners. By the time they arrived, the white miners had returned to work.Roslyn, WA