 On June 13, 1910, a mob of 100 white men rioted and drove the Japanese laborers out of town after little resistance, paying for their train fare to Everett and allowing them to retrieve their belongings.The riot prompted an investigation from Seattle-based vice-consul Kinjiro Hayashi, who forwarded his report to the Japanese ambassador as well as the state government.The U.S. Lumber Company filed a court injunction after rioters had threatened to burn its Darrington mill and other properties should the company attempt to return the Japanese laborers to the town.