Neasham and J. N. Corbin to General Manager and President of the Union Pacific, Sept. 19, 1885, in Bromley, Chinese Massacre, 74; "A Plea for Free Labor," in Bromley, Chinese Massacre, 90.
quote, Storti, Incident at Bitter Creek, 84-8.
The Chinese names were phonetically rendered. Both men later testified about the incident.
Callaway later reported that only one of the Chinese was shot and killed, but Storti's account clearly indicates otherwise.
Callaway to Adams, Sept. 20, 1885 (telegram), UP, RG 2361, box 21, Labor Disputes, Sept. 1885.
This is compiled from Adams diary entries from Aug. to Dec. 1885.
Adams Diary, Adams Papers, r. 3.
Adams to Powderly, Oct. 28, 1885, UP, PO, OC, vol. 30, ser. 2, r. 26.
Adams to Callaway, Oct. 6, 1885, UP, PO, OC, vol. 32, ser. 2, r. 28.