The Elk Mountain pilot., 1880-12-30

mes a whole team, and steadfastly
keeping to his motto of zone price
only and that the lowest, Mr.. Heiligers
has prospered apace. To-day he oc-
cupies nobby store on 9th ST., hall
a square below his old stand. This
store is filled with select stock ol
goods and all of it, ground, store and
stock and also the adjoining building,
belong to one of the incest and mos,
accommodating little men in camp, call
ed Reasonable Abe," otherwise Mr..
Abram Heiligers.
Fitzgerald & Foley, Liquor Saloon.
This firm own and occupy handsome
two story building, 72x6s feet, on 9th
St. between avenues D & E. They
opened late in Sept.
City Laundry, Carrie Roberts pro-
prieteress. This laundry was started
last SUMMER and is one Of the best in
our town. The prorrietress attends
strictly to business, and when you see
those stiff white collars parading around
town you may be certain that some OF
them were done up at the City Laun-
dry.
| A. ]. Allison & Bros Meat Mar
ket. This firm opened shop on
! July 18th, in small log cabin on 9th
St. between avenues D &E. Their
business like all others here, has prov
en- very prosperous, and now Allison
Bros hold forth in a handsome two
story house, erected in Sept, on the
site Of their log cabin. They keep
constantly on hand large stock ofthe
choicest meat, which they wholesale
and retail.
Will ]. Mallory, Candy Maker.
Mr.. Mallory has been supplying our
town with candy but has discontinued
until spring.
The Mint, Andrews & Reynolds,
proprietors, ,occuple; fine frame build
ing, 22xSo feet, on 9th street between
avenues E and F. 1t is fitted up in
the most. superb style, with a glass
front and rear. The saloon has two
of the most elegant tables ever turned
out of the lke-Brunswick billiard
table manufacturing company's shop,
which are mounted with the latest i'm
proved Monarch cushions. This house
keeps fine line of the most superior
winess liquors and cigars, and we feel
safe in saying that its equal cannot
be found in Gunnison county.
Brown & Slosson, dealers in gen
eral merchandise, opened their stock
of goods on the 1st of July last, on 9th
street, between avenues E and F, with
the largest assortment of the kind
ever brought to this market. The in
voice amounted to $4,000. Of the
single article of sugar alone they
brought 10, 900 lbs. Their stock en-
braces every variety Of goods suitable
for mining camp. Besides this they
are county agents of Latin and Rand,
the most extensive powder company in
the United States. All the particu-
lars above mentioned can doubtless
be found duly advertised and elabo-
rated upon in the Gunrison Democrat.
The senior member of the firm is the
present Mayor of Irwin.
w. P. Rose, saloon keeper, has en-
joyed very liberal share of the public
patronage, as his place of business
seems to have been, by common con-
sent, chosen as headquarters for the
transaction of a good deal Of business
in mining and real estate.
If there is any one particular thing
in which we take an especial delight,
it is to grasp the hand of a hardy
pioneer. w. P. Van Osten is one of
these. When all these rugged noun
tain tops, whose treeless heights pro-
jecting far above timber line had
never felt the impress ola white man
foot, and elk, bear, deer and mountain
lions held high carnival amidst the
tall spruce forests which surrounds our
town, Van Osten came and saw and
helped develop the mineral which
makes this camp one of the wonders
of the State.
Chicago Hotel and Restaurant, L.
c. Gull, proprietor, opened on
Oct. 29th, in a handsome two story
building on 10th street, batween ave-
nues D and E. Finding that his To-
cation was somewhat off the main line
of travel he removed to the large
house he now occupies on 9th sreet.
This place has the reputation of keep
ing a good table and nice clean beds.
The proprietor puts plenty of blankets
land comforts where they can do the
most good, and consequently. those
nocturnal, somnambulistic voyages
made by the dodgers in some hotels
are not seen here.
Ben D. Metz, telegraph operator.
This young gentleman deals somewhat
in lightning, but owing to the lateness
Of the season he hasn't done much in
his line, but next spring he expects to