Gilpin observer., 1899-10-19
BLACK HAWK.

The 10-cent dance given by the fra
department at thsir hall on Gregory
street last Thursday evening was we'll
attended, and a splendid time was had
until an early hour the following morn
ing.
Fort Collins Courier: Miss Mary Lar
son returned last Tuesday from an ex-
tended visit to the old home and with
the friends of her childhood in Sweden.
She had pleasant voyage going and
coming.
John Knowlton says that "Love is
like a .huckleberry pie; the more you
like it, the less you care how much of it
you get all over your face"
Golden Globe: Archie Slngerland
had the misfortune to get couple of
fingers mashed on his left hand Wednes.
day noon. He was assisting in laying
the foundation OF the new Bear Creek
road near Evergreen when large
boulder slipped with the above result.
Dr.. Luce, of Morrison, dressed the
wound.
The five year old son Of Mr.. John M.
Moody, postmaster at Perigo, was brought
to the Office OF DR.. j. A. Richmond this
city, for the purpose Of having his right
collar bone broken. After the fracture
was set, the lad was left here in order to
receive proper attendance, which he is
receiving at the doctors residence.
| The remains OF the late A. G. Nc
Henry, who died last Thursday from the
effects of an overdose OF chloroform,
were placed on the passenger train last
Saturday and sent to Rogers undertak-
ing establishment in Denver, where the
funeral occurred Sunday afternoon at
o'clock. The remains were escorted to
ftad Iax-a lar hos -
bers of Central City lodge No. IS, A. o.
U. W., of which he was member.
Harry Clark and Christopher Fox from
Black Hawk lodge of the Woodmen OF
the World, Of which he was also mem
accompanied the remains, and the be-
reaved wife and two children to Denver.
The funeral in Denver was under the
auspices of the Red Men, he being a
member of that order. Interment was
made at Fairmount cemetery.
Henry Bolthotf, of the Hendrie &
Bolthotf Manufacturing company, Den
YER, was up on Monday looking over the
ground to see how soon the grading
would be finished for the reception OF
the new 20 stamp section cf the Cook
Gold Mining company's new mill of
1,00O-pound stamps each. The battery
sections will be set back, rather west, 10
feet farther than the former batteries
stood. The slow drop stamps now run
ming have been enclosed by a temporary
frame end being placed in the south
part of that portion of the building
not dismantled. The old battery frames
hove been taken out and are being
burned up in the old mill site of the
Standard Gold Mining company. Mr..
Bolthoff will soon commence shipping in
the first battery section of 20 stamps.
The ashes from the battery timb,-s will
be treated for the gold they contain.
From Walter Morgan, who is engaged
in hauling mill Concentrates from the
rapid drop stamp mill of the Tonawanda
Mining and Leasing company, the infor-
nation is derived that the recent wind
storm drifted the snow so badly on the
divide between Wide Awade and the
head of Gambel gulch that il WAS with
great difficulty that he got through last
Monday.
A number OF the custom stamp mills
of the city were rather shy of ore on
Monday. The tramway train which ar
rived from the Quartz hill mines eased
them up little in the afternoon.
John McGinnis, of the Colorado &c
Southern, reports that for the second
week in October ~ cars of smelling ore
and concentrates were shipped from this
city TO the valley smelters.
| Five representatives OF the unfortunate
lodges |, o. o. f. Of Giipin county left
last Sunday to attend the meeting of
the grand lodge of Colorado which con.
vened at Cripple Creek last Monday.
Among these were Charles Hale Of
Rocky Mountain No. .. Central City;
Thorvald Crook of Scandia Lopge No. 60,
this citv, and II. p. Williams oi Russeh
Gulch Lodge No. IL.
The engine formerly in use at the
stamp mill OF tae Smith & Parmsles
company is being broken up and sent to
Denver for old iron.
Water Commissioner w. Il. Backus re-
ports a STEADY gain of wafer in the reser.
voir on Swede hill. The old reservoir is
having new roof placed. This VIII also
be filled.
John Brennan. of the Colorado EXC.
trc Light, Heat and Power Company,
who has been at Victor for several
months looking after the companys
plant at that place, dropded in last Mon.
day for short visit with Superintendent
G. A. Jenklne, Of the plant in this city.
Peter BENJAMIN, the lad who dislochted
his right shoulder blade by falling into
the tlume at Gregory Point, is up and
around. DR.. j, A. Richmond attended
him.
After being closed down for two weeks
the Penn stamp mill in Black Hawk
started up again yesterday, Stn the ore
bins well filed.
In the eighth voting precinct in this
city the vote will be about the same rs it
was last year.
lgna,z Pdher returned from Denver
Monday evening, where he met his wife,
who arrived from the east. Mr.. Parker
has taken the tailoring establishments
formerly conducted by the late A. q.
McHonry.