Gilpin observer., 1899-07-27
BLACK HAWK.


ore and concentrates for last week to be
55 cars.
Hon. l.. G. Snyder returned to Denver
on. Saturday evenings Miners special
train. He came up again the first of she
week.
Mrs. Gross Mason will be in Black
Hawk for the last three DAYS of this
week. and will be glad to see any of her
pupils.
Last Saturdays freight brought up a
small sized steam hoist known as Baby
holster, which was consigned to j.
Horner.
George Fertig came in Friday from the
Twelve Mile diggings where he is run
ming a cross-cut to catch vein in which
he is interested.
Conductor Reeds freight train Satur-
day morning was belated owing to the
heavy pull. 1t arrived just ahead of
Conductor Moore's passenger train.
Russell Paul, youngest son of DR.
Henry Paul, is holding down a position
at the concentration works of Alsdorf G.
Co., below the Penn mill in this city.
Friend John Hannigan's countenance
is wreathed in smiles these days, owing
to the fact that his wife and two daugh-
tiers are up from Denver visiting him.
Pster e. johnson OF Boulder, passed
through yesterday on his way to Middle
Park. He remained here long enough to
shake hands with his friends and former
neighbors.
The smoke stack was placed on the
new 125 horse power boiler received sew
era! days ago and placed in the boiler
room at the mouth Of the incline shaft
of the Gregory -Bobtail Consolidated
properties.
The new water reservoir on Swede
hill is in leaky condition, and will
have to be repainted before cold weather
sets in or there will be a scarcity of
water in the City of Quartz Mills the
coming winter.
A. Fl. Whitford says that the only one
that does not seem scared to death at
the advent of the kissing bug is the old
maid. Like the ancient maiden crying
in the wilderness, she says: "Anybody,
o Lord! Anybodyv'
Golden Transcript: Phil Rolling, q
we'll known and wealthy business man
Of Black Hawk, has purchased John
McEachern's residence near the School
OF Mines, and will shortly bring his
family here to reside.
Sons Of America hall, in Burlington g.
Clark's block on Gregory street, has had
new floor laid and other improvements
added, which makes it very attractive.
Messrs. Thorvald. Crook and w. H.
Cochrane have the renting Of it.
l., A iair-haired Golden boy and a blue
eyed Blsck Hawk girl took a conveyance
for Boulder park Sunday OF last week.
Everything went smoothly until they
reached the park. Then the girl got
bran new and sidetracked the Golden
youth. He saw her again when it was
time to 60 home.
Joseph Waldhardt left Thursday for
the Ohio group OF mines in the head OF
Freeman gulch, remaining there until
the following day. He reports the water
in the mines Of that locality as receeding,
but that there are plenty Of deep snow
drifts yet remaining, especially in the
head Of the gulches and in the timber.
The Gilpin mill keeps pounding away
on custom ore, with good supply on
hand and other lots coming in daily.
Mr.. Keys informs The OBSERVER that
the stamp mill ore treated OF late is of a
much better grade, which is a signifi-
cant fact that some OF the mining men
are getting into better chutes of ore.
The OBSERVER never knew of mining
man who could not stand prosperity.
A picked nine of this place crossed
bats last Sunday afternoon in this city
with the Gem Extension club of ellison
gulch, on the ball grounds of the latter
club, in ellison gulch, Just over the line
in Clear Creek county. There was a
large attendance OF the miners of that
section, as well as ladies fond OF the ma
tional game. The picked nine from
Gilpin county carried off the honors by
score of "a to 2G, pretty close game.
Dropping into the moulding room Of
the Black Hawk foundry The OBSERVER
representative found the employees in
that department busy in arranging for
drawing off n large number Of castings
the first OF the week. The double en-.
gine friction holster injured in the fire
at the Theodore mine some time ago is
also being repnired. The pntterna for