The Elk Mountain pilot., 1880-08-12
GENERAL GRANT.
He Visits Irwin and Her Mines and is
Given Hearty Welesa..


cur camp that Gen. Grant ard party
would arrive here the following day
from Gothic; accordingly commit
tee of citizens from Irwin and the
lower town were appointed to receive
the distinguished visitors.
About 3 o'clock Saturday afternoon
Messrs. Phil Peters, chairman of the
Town Board ; c. S. Brann, merchant;
COL, Trevor, mayor of Irwin Judge
Shackelford, lawyer; Mr.. Brown,
merchant Geo. Cornwall, of the
Town Board, and B. F. Fields, capt.
talist, the committee appointed at this
place, mounted and proceeded to the
lower town. Here they were joined
by Messrs. c. Christopher, mayor Z.
\. Chester, capitalist, and Maj.
Wright, secretary Of the Good
Enough Mining and Milling Co.
The committees met the Gen.
Grant party near the Good-Enough
mill. Judge Shackelford, in behalf of
the citizens of Ruby Camp, greeted
the distinguished guests in a very APP
propriate and brief speech, after which
Cen. Grant, Col. Fred. Grant, EX-
Gov. Routt, John G. Adams W. ].
Atwood, and E. w. Brewster, Of
Gothic, and w. W. Smith, banker
from Washington, Pa, and H. T.
Smith, of Crested Butte, and Yanada,
a Japanese servant of Gen. Grant, &C
companied by our citizens rode up
through town, the band of music
greeted the party with national air,
and headed the procession as they
marched up Ninth street.
The party then entered Irwin and
passed through Ninth street, which
thronged with miners. The music CT
the band, the wayi'ig of flags and
handkerchief, and he loud hurrabs
of the crowd reminded one Of gala
day in the cast The party halted for
short time in front Of the Elk Moun-
tain Hotel, where the General met 4
number of old friends and former
comrads.
| As the party left the hotel three
rousing cheers we're given fer (" Gen.
| Grant, the most inonorcd Of Ameri-
cans" The party after leaving the
hotel visited the lake, and from there
went to the Lead Chief, Ruby Chief,
Howard Extension and other mines
Of that vicinity.
While riding alongside the creek
which emptics into the lake, the Gen
eral was informed that it was known
as S--n O BIB creek, when
he suggested 1t be changed to Carl
Schurz creek. We inferred from the
Generals remark that he thought the
suggestion if acted upon would not
materially change the name of the
creek, but only put it in 10y Dutch.
The name of the creek was accordingly
changed to S--n % BIB or
Carl Schurz creek.
When returning the party met the
following ladies, among whom was
Miss Minnie Harris, who presented
General Grant with beautiful boquet
of wild flowers. Mrs. Isaiah Weston,
Miss Matte Filter, and Mrs. Harris.
The party having an invitation to
take tea with the Coed Enough Min
ing and Milling Co., at their quarters
in the lower town, and Gen. Grant
and party being their guests, they re-
paired to the Good-Enough building,
where, we understand, a bountiful
and delicious supper awaited them.
The evening was spent in pleasant con-
versation, during which the General
related some incidents of his trip
abroad.
Sabbath morning. after visiting the
Forest Queen, Ruby King and other
mines in the same vicinity, Gen.
Grant ard party left for Gunnison,
expressing themselves as being better
pleased with Ruby than with any
other mining camp they had visited.
The latest from the Ute Commis-
sion report 112 Uncompahgie ard sc
White river Utes as signing, the treaty.