The Elk Mountain pilot., 1880-10-07
PERSONAL

in town Tuesday. 80
Prof Theo. Lowe spent ths most Of
last week in this camp.
Counsellor Hawley, Of Gunnison,
paid Irwin visit last week.
Miss Ella Fields IS visiting her Sis
ter. Mrs. Kelsey, at Gunnison.
John Deautriment left for the east
Tuesday. May his shadow never grow
less.
Messrs. Frank. Fields and Trow-
bridge spent portion Of last week III
Gunnison.
Messrs. Brann & Golden arrived last
evening from Denver, where they
have been serving as witness in law
suit.
A. Bean, ESQ.,, the gentlemarly
chairman Of the county democratic
central committee, was in town last
week. 9cs
Mrs. E. P. Stevens, who had con-
templated wintering in the east, has
finally concluded to remain in Irwin
and learn the ort of snow-shoeing.
Mr.. H. S. Haynes, who is largely
interested in valuable real estate and
mining property here, left Tuesday
for Colorado Springs, where he will
winter. Our best wishes go with him.
Dick Allen was in town last week
with Belford and Hill. Dick says he
is corresponding for the Denver D7-
buue. Ne makes the twenty-eighth
correspondent for that paper we've
met in the Gunnison country this SUM-
mer.
Judge Smith, of Gunnison, the man
whom the democrats will nominate
for county judge, to-day, against our
enterprising citizen, Ira Brown, was
in town last week giving the delegates
"tatfy.' But it will take something
more than "tatTy" to save him or
election day.
Mrs. W. II. Graves and child, the
family Of Our friend w. II. Graves,
the surveyor, arrived from the east a
few days since and is at home in the
new .wo-story house, northeast cor.
ner avenue D and Ninth street. Oul
ladies will be glad to know that Mrs.
Graves intends making Irwin he,
home this winter.
VIM. D. Highwarden has "brush,
ed "up his old clothes, "shaved of
his corns, "oiled' his tongue and
took a short !" cut " for the east
where he will tell the uninitiated fab.
ulous stories Of his ruby silver mine,
his brown stone front business house,
and his partner working fifteen hands
under 10, 900 feet of snow.
Mrs. Harding, the mother Of Hard
ing Brothers, our enterprising mer-
chants, who has been visiting her son in
Irwin, this summer, departed for
Canon to-day. where she win remain
during the winter. In the departure
of Mrs. Harding, the society of Irwin
sustains a great loss, as she is one Of
the most intelligent, social and pleas
ant ladies it has been our good fortune
to meet with in this country, and was
very popular with all who knew her.
Col. D. w. Douthltt, Esq, our ex-
cellent friend from California, who
has been in Irwin the past summer
looking after mining interests, bid us
goodbye Tuesday, and departed for a
more genial cline. We were sorry to
part with the Colonel, for he has been
true friend to us'as we'll as a social,
warm-hearted and honest man to all
who knew him. He is good lawyer,
splendid politician and gentleman,
and Irwin sustains no small loss In his
departure.
Mr.. Flagg, of the banking house of
Reed, Hurlburt & Flagg, New York
and Chicago, was in tamp last week,
looking after his mining interest, some
of which is as valuable as any in this
district. His firm is largely Interested
in the Independence mine, which is
considered one of Our best properties.
Although there has not been much
said about thia mine, but we have no