Gilpin observer., 1899-09-21
BLACK HAWK.

tricts.
Harry Kimber left last Friday morn
ing for Santa Barbara, Cal
This week McFarlane & Co. com
menced the work of putting in the new
fiume which furnishes the water for the
wheel at the upper Fullerton mill on
North Clear creek, above this city. The
, same firm has been awarded the contract
for putting in 96s feet of new fiuming for
the Randolph Mill company. Both mills
are supplied with water wheels of sufiic-
lent capacity to run the entire number
of stamps that each mill contains.
Messrs. o. T. Sparks and Frank May
hew, of Nevadavil]e, paid the new water
reservoir on Swede hill, this city, a visit
and examination last Friday. They We're
getting pointers in order to post them
selves in regard to the new gravity water
system and reservoir that is to be built
in the Town of Mines. The former gen
tleman met many old time friends while
here.
The shipment of smelling ore and con
centrates from this city by rail for the
second week in the present month was
SO cars, the same as the preceding week,
making a total for the first two weeks in
September of l72 cars.
County Commissioner Ed c. Hughes
is still in camp at the mouth of Peck
1,L r.r 6 H.,
ing on the road leading from that point
into this city and Central. The white
tents used by them for their quarters,
give that particular spot the appearance
of a typical mining camp.
Jake Klein, formerly of this city, has
taken clerkship in the grocery store OF
julius Schultz in Golden.
Alex Taylor left for Denver Monday
morning on mining business. He will
return to-day.
Postmaster Fred T. Gooch of Rollins
vile, accompanied by his wife, were
visitors to this city on Monday.
c. E. Jenkins, wife and daughter
Helen returned Saturday evening from
Grand Junction, where they attended
the Peach Day celebration and visited
with Grandpa Jenkins
Thomas Collins, the veritable Tom,
came in Saturday from the Jere Lee
stamp mill on Silver creek, west of
Yankee. He is still keeping the stamps
dropping, using water as a motor, the
mill being provided with water wheel.
The ore comes from lode mining claim
adjacent to the mill.
The pleasant home of Thcrvald Kof-
ford was blessed with the appearance of
a bright 10-pound boy last Monday.
This makes queen and king for the
happy father.
Mrs. Matte Ballard came up from
Denver Saturday, being again sum.
moned here through the critical illness
Of her father. G. A. James.
Water from the supply springs will be
let into the new reservoir on Swede hill
this evening or tomorrow morning. Con
tractor James Tierney having completed
the necessary repairs and placement o.
a Portland cement floor and sides. 1t
has n capacity Of storing 100000 gal
Ions of water.
Thorvald Crook returned from Flor.
ence on Saturday.
The Firemen's dance announced to
come off at Sons of America hall Saiur.
day evening was postponed until next
Saturday evening, owing to the return
OF the comrades of the First Colorado
Regiment volunteers.
Charles Richards, formerly a clerk at
the Golden Rule store in Central, is
holding down similar position at Rohl-
ing Bros. dry goods store in this city.
ID. }. Smiths wife presented HIM Mon
day with 9-pound daughter. Mother
and daughter are getting along finely,
and the delighted fathers Joy is beyond
description, SO reports Dr. Richmond.
Detective Connors, OF the Denver
police force, last Sunday arrested Ollie
Maxwell on n charge Of larceny as bailee.
Miss Maxwell was bailee for Joseph
Egger, of this city, who has been work
ing tribute pitch in the Pittsbure
mine, in Lake district, Some time ago
he gave Miss Maxwell 500 TO keep for
him, and she skipped out with the
money. Egger located her in Denver,
and had her arrested. She was brought
back here.
Hon. w. j. Lewis is the possessor Of n
handsome water spaniel called Tricks"