Gilpin observer., 1899-07-20
BLACK HAWK.

Is. D. Jaynes Of Black Hawk, is down
visiting his family.
Mrs. Ed G. Hughes left for Denye,
Saturday morning accompanied by her
niece and nephew.
Thorrald Torkleson left for California
this week where he will engage in min.
ing. He was accompanied by his wife.
John Ballard is grading off the rear
portion OF the lots on which the old
Gregory House stood preparatory to
erecting large barn.
Boulder Tribune. July IA: Mrs. w. L.
Bottoms of Black Hawk arrived in
Boulder on visit to relatives and
friends.
Alex Taylor left for Denver Monday,
There be was called on business matters,
which will necessitate an absence of ten
days from this city.
Clarence X. Colvin general manager of
the Cook Gold Mining Company, left for
Denver Saturday afternoon where he
spent Sunday with his family. He re-
turned on Monday.
Mr., Majors in charge of the Gregory
Bobtail incline shaft workings has his
headquarters in the upper portion of the
old Black Hawk company's Office. When
he completes fixing it up he will have
very comfortable quarters.
/ Mr.. Coffin of the New York stamp
mill, has purchased the residence for
merly occupied by Henry Klein, and has
removed thereto from Bobtail hill.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Jenkins we're
among the crowd leaving here Sunday
morning for Boulder, where they listened
to Rev. Sam Jones, the great pulpit or
ator.
Mr.. Laird, who is opening up a gold
property in Hawkeye district, near to the
Stewart mine, came in Saturday to at
tend to business matters and have a
friendly chat with his friend Mr.. Major.
Quite a heavy fall of rain occurred
Just after the dinner hour Saturday in
Four-Mile gulch east of this city. The
water in many places broke over and
flooded the roadway. Fortunately no
damage was done.
Saturday afternoon ore teams were
busily engaged in hauling ore from the
bins at the mouth of the Bobtail tunnel,
taken from the Mammoth mine, worked
by A. L. Collins of Central. The ore is
trammed to surface through the Bobtail
tunnel. The Hidden Treasure mill is
treating it.
Lawrence Malstrom, student at the
State School of Mines in Golden, is in
the city, the guest OF his friend, Mr.. Bal
ley OF. the State Ore Sampling Works.
Last week he took In the cage shaft OF
the Cook mire aud several of the other
lending mines in the county.
Mr.. Stephan of the Geiger mine, Pine
district, last week commenced hauling
ore to the W. j. Chamberlain Camping
Works. He will haul a lot of the second
quality to the Rocky Mountain Concen-
traitor for treatment.
Mr.. McGinnis agent of the Colorado &
Southern railroad reports the movement
Of ore to Denver last week as being very
light. At the Chamberlain works dur
ing the same week $50 tons of galenous
ore accumulated. A number of the min
ing men of the county are not attempt
ing to ship their smelling ore owing to
the conditions existing at the smeters at
the present time.
John Nicolson has removed his family
from this city TO Idaho Springs, where he
formerly resided Mr.. Nicolson will re-
turn to Telluride. For the present he is
assisting in the erection of the new %
stamp mill that is being added to the
Rocky Mountain Concentration Works
Ben h. Hall OF Perigo, was attending
to business matters here on Saturday.
He expects to resume work on his group
of mines in Independent district in a
short time.
Foreman John Keyes of the Gilpin
stump mill, has placed long feed box
on the north side Of the mill building for
the accomm odation of quartz haulers.
M. p. Dalton of the Pactolus Placer
Mining Company, operating placers on
the North Beaver, in the northeasterly
portion of the county, left Saturday for
the property.
Mr. Hardy of the firm of Hardy "
Abey, fruit dealers at Grand Junction,
regard to handling fruit from that sec
tion. He returned Saturday afternoon
having succeeded in securing n large
number of orders. While at Denver he