The Elk Mountain pilot., 1881-06-16

by Painters Drug Store. Mr.. Louis
Coffin, of the firm, has charge of the
business. Their business being so
good last year they concluded to run
this new enterprise. Their stock is
very large, and as this IS new en-
terprise we can't tell anything about
their years business.
]. w. Skinner, is one Of the
pioneers. and we'll do we remember
when he sat on the summit last spring
with his stock of goods waiting to get
into camp. He staid there 50 long
people thought he had taken up a
town site, and from. that day to this,
that place is known as Skinnervllle.
He opened business here in tent, but
now occupies frame store 2ox4o, do
ing land Office business with easy
chairs for his customers. He carries
very large stock.
Capt. N. Shurtleff, came to the
Gunnison country ea,ly last spring,
and associated himself with E. Sells,
in the merchandise business in Gunni-
son. Soon seeing that he had not got
in the right place for business, he be-
gan to look around tor another loca-
tion. After looking over eur camp
about July 1st. he concluded to buy
out Field & Kelsey's grocery house,
who wished to retire from mercantile
business and attend to their extensive
mining Operations. His partner is
silent in business, but everybody
knows when Dick Roelf is around,
especially at the dinner table.
Thos. Riley has bakery next. He
opened up in tent with sheet iron
stove, but now has a complete bakery
outfit with a delivery wagon. hand
some show windows and doinga "way
up business" Quite change in one
years time.
Henry C. Poetz, who is noted for
his enterprise, runs the Star bakery
next door. He is an old pioneer, and
worked as journeyman up to this
spring, and finally made money enough
to open place that would do credit
to New York City.
7. E. Packard came in rather late
in the season, but in a business like
manner, he soon saw this was a good
place for him. He purchased a
lot, erected a handsome store, and
now has $4,000 stock of goods
withX handsome trade in general mer-
chandise. Long life and prosperity,
Bro. Packard.
Kersburg Bros, Ben and Gates, had
pluck and energy and opened saloon
here year ago in log cabin. Now
they have splendid bar with hand
some fixtures and keep good stock of
goods. These boys deserve credit for
their enterprise, as they erected a
handsome building where their log
cabin stood.
Harding Bros, who have large
hardware store in Canon City, were
very wise in opening branch store
here year ago. Mr.. L. L. Harding,
who has charge of the business, was
another sinner who was snow bound
on the summit, but succeeded in get
ting his stock in and opened up in a
large tent. As soon as he could get
lumkfr he erected two story, 2ox6o
fsse!t'deep. !
aCapt. Towpsend is.proprietor Of
the City Hotel4and is noted for keep
ing good ble. The building is
two stories, al ID he has done a good
business all Winter.
? ]. A. Mayer, an old western man,
who by a mere accident came to our
camp last spring, soon saw that he had
struck the right place. He opened a
meat market here and, to say the least,
is making money.
H, B. Corwin, opened grocery
store in large tent, and the Major
says it rained on him every day until
he erected handsome store and is
now doing good business.
Enterprise ahead. Mr.. A. He,liger,
better knwon as Reasonable Abe, is
now one of the leading business men
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