Gilpin observer., 1899-10-26
RUSSELL euLcH.

w @touudy mOrnlDg Ten men we're nut
at work in grading off for the new i'm
mine.
~ ". Williams and a party of friends
last tuesday took in the Specie Payment
tnine on Bellevieu mountain.
Miss Lizzie Jones returned from Dan
yer Monday evening, where she attended
Inc wedding Of her friend. Miss Marv
ourge, which took place in that city sev.
eral days ago. ~ ivy '0'
., up 70 last Friday noon there had been
oio votes registered in this voting pre-
G,nct. The board will meet again next
tuesday and also on Monday. Nov. a
the day preceding election.
William H. Quintrall paid Freeland a
business visit last Friday, driving over in
ing. 'o o'oN'
Geofge Dempster, of the Hill-Banta
consolidated mines in Russell district.
was married in Denver last Thursday to
MISS Maggie Jones, of Idaho Springs.
p. w. Williams spent Friday here ar
irving from Denver the day preyions.:
Bear in mind the election dance that
VIII occur at Zancanella Bros. hall next
s|"SeAAhy ofculuR.
When the news of the sale of the To-
peka mine was an assured fact, and that
the deeds conveying the property to the
new purchasers had been filed for record
last Saturday it caused a general good
feeling to prevail among business men
and the community Of this place at large
as well.
l.. N. Eby returned from Denver last
Saturday morning.
The Wautauga mine continues to ship
its entire production of second class ore
to Idaho Springs for concentration.
Richard Hughes has the contract for
hauling the ore to that point.
Frank Stansfield left Saturday morn.
ing to spend Sunday with his wife and
cnild in Denver, where they have been
visiting relatives and friends for some
time past.
hugh L. Williams returned from Grip
pie Greek on Monday, where he attended
the last annual meeting OF the state
grand lodge |. o. o. F..
Sam Nilsson, the contractor, after a
visit at Cripple Creek and Victor, has
returned. He states that Victor is being
rebuilt on substantial basis, large
brick business houses and residences
| supplanting those that burned in the
late conflagration. The streets have
been regularly laid out, grades establish
ed, which will give the rebuilt portion a
much better appearance. Sam will re-
main here this winter.
The building below the residence Sc.
cured by Mr.. Townsend, the new N ana
ger OF the Topeka mine. is being fitted
up for an Office for the new company.
The election dance to be given on Sat
urday. evening Nov. a, at ZancaneIls
Bros. hhall promises to be great even
and Will be largely attended.
Quite a number of eastern parties
were boxing around among the mines ol
Russell district on Tuesday.
Religious services are held at the M
E. church on Haman Avenue every Sun.
day at IL o'clock A. NJ. The Sunday.
school connected with the church il
held at ! 30 P. NJ. and is quite largely
attended.
Eby and Riley have commenced ship
ping stamp mill ore to the Gilpin STAMP
mill at Black Hawk. and have quite an
amount OF ore out on the dump at their
Defiance mine. The new shaft sunk by
them is 80 feet deep, sinking being con
tinued. They have their new shat,
house up, and for the present are using q
whip for hoisting the ore.
One OF the boilers for the Grown Point
Virginia mine passed through here yes
terday from the Black Hawk boilel
works OF Stroehie Il Son,
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