# Silas Adams — King Coal character guide

> Silas Adams in King Coal by Upton Sinclair.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Si Adams, Si, Adams

**First appearance:** 0004-i

## Who they are

An old miner who is a friend of Hal.

## Relationships

### [Hal Warner](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/king_coal_se/characters/hal_warner)

_professional_

Silas Adams is a company spy and enforcer who reports on Hal's activities, serving as a tool of the mine's management.

### [Hal Warner](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/king_coal_se/characters/hal_warner)

_professional_

Silas Adams is a company spy and enforcer who reports on Hal's activities, serving as a tool of the mine's management.

### [Hal Warner](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/king_coal_se/characters/hal_warner)

_professional_

Silas Adams is a company spy and enforcer who reports on Hal's activities, serving as a tool of the mine's management.

## In the story

### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/king_coal_se/chapters/v)

Referenced by Stone as someone he recently spoke to about the difficulty of controlling foreign workers.

### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/king_coal_se/chapters/vii)

Justice of the peace, weighs sugar at the store, discusses politics and ballot stuffing with Hal.

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