Gilpin observer., 1899-03-09
BLACK HAWK.

BLACK HAWK.
Thorwald Torkelson Of this CITY will
take up his residence at Telluride, Colo.
The home of James Rafferty, was glad
dened by the arrival of a little baby girl
Tuesday.
Joe Crowley, who has been engaged in
mining near this city, has returned to
his home in Golden.
Hon. Lewis G. Snyder came up from
Denver on business last Tuesday evening.
He will return Saturday afternoon.
George A. James, an old time citizen
OF this place, is confined to his residence
on Main street, with Bright's disease.
Staylate- Tommy, do you think your
sister is fond of me? Tommy don't
know. She gave me quarter to set the
clock half an hour fast.
Another shipment of smelling ore
from the Lillian mine in Russell district
passed through the city for the sampling
works Tuesday afternoon.
Prof. De Long of the State University
at Boulder, will deliver a lecture here to-
morrow evening, for the benefit of the
public school library fund. Tickets %
cents.
Water Commissioner W. r. Backus re-
ports the new reservoirs half full of
water, and that the warm weather of the
past two days has tended to increase the
supply.
The Gilpin Mill company are now rum
ming to their fall capacity on custom ore.
AS their mill is not connected with the
tramway lines, the ore is all transported
by teamsters from the mines.
D. ]. Smith, an employe of the electric
light plant, last Tuesday afternoon was
struck on the left side of his neck with a
piece OF steel from a large bar of drill
steel which he and Ray Stout had broken
in two. DR.. Richmond was called and cut
the steel out
Judge Ashbaugh in Central last Thurs.
day married Mr.. John Rolling and Miss
Maude Mitchell. two well known young
society people here. They are happily
mated. Both are held in high esteem
among their friends and acquaintances
in the Quartz Mill City.
James Champion became involved in n
fracas with a wood butcher Tuesday, and
IN the scrap his right wrist received !.
bad cut by coming in contact with a pane
OF glass. DIR. Richmond sewed it up. His
wrist will prevent him from showing a
jack plane for some days.
1t is pretty generally understood in
this city, that the property of the New
Gregory Gold Mining and Milling com.
pany in this city, which will be sold at
sherif's sale on Saturday, March %, will
pass into hands OF parties who are now
operating mines in the Quartz Mill City.
Henry Muhlheisep, brother.in-law of
DIR. 9. B. Richmond, came up from Den
yer last Saturday, and moved his family
to that city, where they will reside in
the future Henry has secured position
as fireman with the Denver & Rio
Grande railroad company, on passen.
ger.
One of the four horse teams belonging
to George Weisbeck ran away while they
were being driven down Lawrence street,
Central, Tuesday afternoon, One Of the
lead horses was so badly injured that
after reaching the Polar Star mill, this
city, he had to be shot to put an end
to his misery.
George Fertig Of the Golden Sheaf
mine west OF the Surprise, Vermillion
district, came in on Monday and re.
NAMED over night. George says that
since the first OF March up to last Sun.
uuy tNtuiuSs lHTtt letb VI SHOW Itll IN
that section. He predicts heavy snow
storms in May. He is still working his
mine.
The shipment OF smelling ore and con-
ccntratcs to Denver smelters during the
month of February, 1892 as furnished by
Il. II. Grenfell Of the Colorado Il South.
ern railway company, foots up 203 cars
falling Off of 30 cars over the correspond.
ing month OF 1898 This was due to the
blockaded condition OF the Gilpln tram.
way company's main track and the sid.
ings back to the leading producing mines
OF the county.
Henry jacobson, foreman at McFar-
lane & Co.'s foundry 10 this city, who on
Wednesday OF last week had piece OF
steel from n casting which he was chip
ping, strike him between the eyes, im-
bedding itself in his head. is getting
along nicely. 1t was thought at first,
after its removal by Drs. Rammell and
Abe Ashbaugh, that he might possibly
lose the sight OF one eve. Since then,
however, he has been able to see objects.
He is still confined to his home and it
will be some time before no will be able
10 be out or TO resume his accustomed
duties ut the foundry.
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