Gilpin observer., 1899-09-07
BLACK HAWK.

:
Tuesday morning for the fall and winter
term with Professor G. Fl. Blakeley as
principal, Miss j. Francis Hiatt, assist
ant principal, Miss Katie Sutton having
charge Of the intermediate, Miss Helen
Bennett in charge OF the second primary
and Miss Kath.r .ryne Nelson in charge of
the primary department. The attend
ance for the opening day was flattering
County Commissioner Ed c. Hughes
came in Tuesday morning from his camp
IN North Clear creek, where he has
force OF men working or the county road
around Nagle hill, which he has placed
in better condition than ever before.
dense smoke and shortly afterv ard
bright blaze was seen to issue la
Sunday evening from the easterly sloI e
of Cyclops hill, caused by the spreading
OF fire from camp fire that had been
kindled in the afternoon near prospect
hole. Fortunately no wind prevailed
and the fire did no damage.
Dennis Sexton, former employe at
the New York mill this city, who left
here IA months ago and has since been
doing service in the navy on the gunboat
Mayfiower, has returned having BET n
honorably discharged from the service Of
the navy.
A car load OF gold bearing ore was re-
csived at the Hidden Treasure stamp
mill in this city, this week, from mine
near Sorocco, New Mexico.
Osgood Blake, with Robins & Scheer,
grocery merchants, has purchased the
Otto Hanson residence on Swede hill.
Consideration, $4,000.
a. L. Collins returned Friday from a
three days business trip to Perigo. He
started that afternoon for the Smuggler-
Union mine, Telluride.
A. H. Whitford, who is an authority.
says that some women go off and have a
big cry, who should go off and hunt a
big club, and use it.
Three teams are kept busy in hauling
stamp mill concentrates from Perigo, In
dependent district. The bulk of it is
purchased by the State Ore Sampling
works in this city.
Miss Elizabeth Killcroft of Denver,
who has been visiting the family of Geo.
Schneider in this city, returned home on
Sunday.
Mrs. B. Kelley, formerly of the Colo
RADIO House, this city, but lately of Vic
tor, is here. 1t is probable that she will
again locate in the Quartz mill city.
Manager Theodore Nelson OF the Gun
nell Mining and Milling company's mills,
is experiencing considerable difficulty
nova days from the shines that collect
at the head Of the mill race which sup
plies the Mead and Polar Star stamr
mills with water. The volume of watel
in the creek is decreasing every day, ne
cessitating shoveling out OF the shines in
order to prevent the water from breaking
over the embankments This has to be
done twice every week in the present
condition OF low water in the creek
Theodore says sit is rather Shiny sort
of business"
The streets OF the city are in terrible
dusty condition, and owing to the scar
city OF water, pending the repair of the
new reservoir on Swede hill, sprinkling
is prohibited. j. II. Tierney, who has
the contract for repairing the reservoir,
expects to have the work completed by
the 18th instant, when water will again
be plentiful and the dust laid again.
G. W. Schneider aud wife Of Apex
were guests at the Gilpin Tuesday
Fred H. Buckman OF Golden was at
tending to business here Tuesday.
Fred L. Gooch, proprietor of the Rol.
Inns House at Rollinsville, was in the cit,
last Tuesday. He was accompanied b,
Mr.. Old of Deadwood City, Dakota. He
is opening up prospects near Rollnsville
Hon. l.. G. Snyder was up from Den.
YER this week, arriving here on Monday
He is the possessor of piece of scriI
issued by Roworth Il Cannon in the earl,
days. 1t is Of the denomination of y
cents and redeemable in merchandise oil
gold. 1t is No. i5 of the issue, dated
January 20, 1868, and benrs the imprint
OF the Dububue, Iowa, Evening Times
both Mr.. Roworth and Mr.. Cannon com.
ing to Colorado from that city in 1860
1t is quite souvenir OF the early days o
Central City. The vignet OF the scrip o
that denomination is hunter leaning or
his trusty rifle. Mr.. Snyder secured i,
OF Mr.. Brainard OF Denver, who was for
merly resident Of the county seat o
the Little Kingdom.