Gilpin observer., 1899-05-04
RUSSELL auLcA.

K Mrs. John r Hughes. who has been
dangerously III. is convalescing, and u in
a fair way for recovery.
Frank Stansfleld, after spending Sun
day with his wife and friends in Denver,
returned Tuesday evening.
I AT the school election held here last
Monday. David s. Davis was elected
treasurer, forty-two votes being cast.
Cyril G. Chance left Monday afternoon
for New Mexico, where he will engage in
mining in connection with Mr.. Craig, his
partner.
]. B. Phillips, Of the Wautauga mine,
was chipping stamp mill ore to one Of
the custom stamp mills in Black Hawk
Tuesday.
Henry P. Lowe, OF the Topeka, and
Ernest LIE Neve Foster, Of the Saratoga
and CASTOR Mining companies, returned
from Denver the first of the week.
Complaint has been made to the agent
of the Humane society against a party
here who is in the habit of beating in an
unmerciful manner a span of horses.
The patriotic young men of the place
celebrated Dewey Day, Monday, by can
nonading. Many thought it was on ac-
count of the return of Lieutenant
Hughes from Manila.
Some of the young people of Russell
Gulch are talking up ball game, foot
race and other amusements for the COM
ing Fourth of July. The festivities will
cease with a ball at Odd Fellows hall.
Mrs. Elizabeth Jones, who left here
some time ago for Denver to receive
medical treatment and recuperate, is
much better by the change. At present
she is the guest of Mrs. L. P. Davies, in
that city.
Robert D. Sterling returned from Den
yer Tuesday evening, much to the de-
light of his friend, J. Walter Best, who
has been the sole occupant of Bachelor
headquarters since the departure of
Cyril c. Chance.
On account OF the small plant OF ma
chinery in use at the Lillian mine, Craig,
Hughes & Chance have closed down
operations on that mine. Work will be
resumed again, providing they can secure
renewal of their lease.
Mrs. L. N. Eby, who left here for Cedar
Falls, Iowa, April 90, arrived there on
April "a. Her sister, to whose bedside
leIo IA IL
April 26. Her husband, who -accompa.
MED her to Denver, has returned.
Two ore teams are kept busy in haul
ing ore from the Minnesota mine, south
of the Lotus, to Excelsior flats, where it
is loaded into tramway cars and taken to
the Rocky Mountain concentrator in
Black Hawk. Mr.. Collins is anxious to
get the ore that has been accumulating
at this property during the winter
treated and shipped to the smelter.
Idaho Springs Gazette: Mclean, the
photographer, has taken an underground
view in the s0O-foot level of the Topeka
mine which shows the vein of gold-bear-
ing quartz that is from two to eight
inches wide. By skillful touch OF the
brush he has brought out the rich color
Of the mineral, and he declares that it is
not whit overdrawn. This streak, that
is almost solid gold, lies in n wide body
Of ore that of itself may be regarded as
very valuable. The Topeka is in Russell
GuIch.
The attention Of the road supervisor
in this district is called 10 the almost
impassable condition of the road at the
junction Of Haman, Williams and Mus
cleville avenue. Tuesday morning it re-
quired four span Of horses to draw a
wsgon load Of ore from the Specie Pay
ment from a point near Abs Mellow's
brick business building onto Hyman
avenue. A few loads OF rock to be used
as macadam would place it in good con-
dition. The most part OF the roadway is
directly in front Of Quintrall & Hughes
grocery store.