A. There were several lodges. I could not state how many.
Q. Do you know whether there were any lodges in the vicinity of here, around in the townships?
A. I presume there were lodges throughout the county.
Q. All through the county?
A. Yes, sir.
By Mr. Reyburn:
Q. Are those lodges composed of different trades—different branches of the trades? They are all organized—that is, for instance, miners into one——
Mr. Lindsey: No; he has just said, they took in all classes of laboring men, miners, and mechanics.
By Senator Reyburn:
Q. I understand that. I want to understand whether he means a lodge, composed of those men generally, or whether they are lodges of each trade, and these lodges compose the organization or delegates from them?