Gilpin observer., 1899-08-31
RUSSELL euLcH.

turns to assume his duties rs pastor Of
the l'resbyterian church at Jackson
Ohio, next Monday. The reverend gpE
tleman has enjoyed his summer varn-
ion, and returns much benefited by III {,
limitation OF mountain ozone. His friepfs
and companion, Mr Lloyd Williams. who,
accompanied him here, will also return,
on that day
ExCounty Commissioner w. Fl. onip-
trail, who has been recuperatinc AT
Armada Tor len DAYS, returned last Fri
day evening, He is much improved by
his lay of.
Last Friday morning u driver in tho
employ of Richard Hughes, while max
ing an attempt to reach the Wautauez,
with quartz wagon by means of shosr
cut, the four horses he was driviD,
through the giving away of ground wer,.
precipitated into prospect pit just east
of the shaft building. The result WINS "a
general tangle-up OF the horses, the,
wheel horses being on top of the swing
or lead horses. In few moments u
rescuing party We're on the ground ana
the horses eXtractt q without any serio,,ss
injury to them. The driver of the hoYs.ss
was advised to seek another and more
lucrative position.
S. S. johnson, who was called to Dsx.-
yer on business last Saturday, returned
Monday.
y practical woman of this place thr
other day remarked that she read adyer-
tisements in paper more closely than
anything else. "And long ago." she said
81 quit buying of those who never ad-
vertise. 1t seems to me that the mer-
chant who advertiscs invites me to trade
with him, while he who does not. i'm
presses me with the idea that he doesn't
care enough about trade to ask for it..
Then, too, | know the man who advertis-
es has fresh goods, for the reason that
he sells more"
Steam was raised for the first time.
Tuesday at the Frontenac mine. This
mine will be heard from under the man
agement of Mr.. Richards.
Mrs Elizabeth Jones is visiting frien ds.
in Denver.
Major G. F. Turner of Dahlonega, Ga
and daughter, Myrtle, visited friends.
here yesterday. They were en- route Il,
Grand lake.
w. o. Williams has the honor of being
the second person who has found petrs-
fled ice in this District. He was exhibit
ing specimens of the petrification Tues
day afternoon at his place of business
opposite the postofiicc.
A. b. Cole of Arvada came up here las,
Saturday and returned Monday, accom-
panied by his wife and child, who ba,t>
been visiting the family of j. f. Cheat
ley, in Leavenworth gulch.
Mr.. Evans and wife of Pittsburg, Mr.
Jones and wife of Victor, Griffith JONES.
wife and child of Central City, represent
ing four generations, were visiting reta-
lives in this place Saturday.
Mrs. E. w. Williams OF Denver arrived
last Monday and will visit with Frank
Stanstield and wife.
Miss Helena Adamson OF Colorado
Springs, after visit OF two weeks with
Miss Pauline Cheatley, has gone hosns.-
The Russell Gulch Social club is in
creasing in numbers. The meetings arr
largely attended.
The Russell Gulch Base Ball nine and
hn I,.lx
the grounds OF the latter last Sunday
AT the close of the game the score stood
% to "a in favor of the ellison nine.
John Tooker Henderson, one of the.
pioneer prospectors of Russell GulsAs
who settled here in 1859, died at his res-
idence in Denver last Monday evening.
aged Us years. Securing quito sum az
money, he returned to Denver in 1860
and opened paint shop in that embryo
city. lr 1861 he married Miss Margaret
Sabbington, by whom he had six Chi
dren; his wife and children survive him
George Dunbar Henderson, living En
Leadvile, A. Wash, residing in Central
City, Charles T., n mail carrier in Den
yer, l.. Hickey, Florida, and Wilma, 70
siding with their mother in Denver. Thss
deceased, IN 1863, was attracted to Vir-
ginia City, Montana, by the marvelousIy
rich placer diggings, his wife and self
making the trip by wagon from Denver
He was in Virginia City in the stirring
times OF the vigilantes, and was cap, aim
of one of the companies He returr4a