The Elk Mountain pilot., 1881-06-16

fding faith, and is interested in some
good mining property.
D. May & Co. opened mammoth
tent year ago chuck full of clothing,
but erected building 2ox4o and
have done a good business ever since.
Their store would be credit to Den
yer. VIM. Taughenbaugh has charge
of the business.
Windsor Hotel, Ayres & Browning,
is new enterprise and one of the
finest hotels in the county. One year
ago there was not place for man to
lay his head, but now we have hotel
accommodation to suit the most fas-
tidious.
Dunn & Maloney's law Office comes
next, who have held the fort for one
year.
E. p. Stevens has a real estate Office
next door, and is an old resldenter
here, owning considerable real estate
and mining property. He was for
sometime postmaster, but finally re-
signed in order to turn his attention
to mining. Crossing Avenue E., is
the store lately occupied by Charles
Brann. 1t is large store building,
built there within the last six months
Next to this is Myers & Baney's, who
have been carrying on the baking
business in little housed up place,
but now have handsome two story
building, and without a doubt one of
the finest west of the range. They
are now doing large business in the
fancy cake and bakery line.
The Postofice comes next, which is
transformed from log cabin a year
ago to neat and commodiols frame
building with all the conveniences.
W. V. Van Osterne is the public SER
want, and gives general satisfaction.
N. Malcolm, occupies the postoffice
for news depot, and his business has
increased from mere stand to a full
grown store in one year. =.
Adjoining the postoffice is Woods
& Highward's tonsorlal establishment.
They started shop a year ago in the
postoffice without chair or looking
glass, but now have as fine a shop as
there is in the county, with handsome
mirrors, bath rooms, and a man can
get as fine scraplng there as he can
if he was on Broadway. ..
The Little Daisy saloon comes next
which has recently been added to the
town as fixture. -
Davidson & Brust keep the Capitol
cigar store next. Gus Davidson came
here from Kansas City, and done
small business in a log cabin last sum-
mer. During the winter he took in
Sam Brust, as partner, and erected a
large store, adding gents furnishing
goods to their stock. Metropolitan in
the extreme.
Sappington & Unthank, of Canon'
City, run a handsome saloon lately
occupied by Jos. Selig. This place is
fitted up with handsome fixtures, and
also this firm does handsome jobbing
trade in liquors.
Fitzgerald & Foley, occupy large
TWO story frame house as saloon;
which is vast improvement on one
year ago. 7
Bartlett & Peabody, formerly A. f,
Bartlett & Co., do large mercantile
business. Mr.. 4. E. Bartlett boasts
|of having the first stock of goods in
the town. He came here from Canon
City, where he was with house for
several years, and deserves much credit
for his enterprisessnd success in busi-
ness, as he opened in log cabin, but
now occupies store 2ox6o, and car
ries a stock of goods amounting to
over $40, 1000.
Cornwall, Craven & Cornwall, As
sayers and Dep. U. S. mineral survey
ors, one year ago did business in a
log cabin, but now have two story
frame structure which is a credit to the
town. These boys are old citizens
here, being among the first settlers in
'79, and come from Brooklyn, N. Y,
where they spent the winter.
O'Mahoney g. Trainor started
blacksmith shop year ago under