Gilpin observer., 1899-05-04
BLACK HAWK.

from visit to friends at Erie, last Sat,
urday evening.
| Agricultural patent has been issued to
w. M. Bebee for certain parcel of land
northeast of this city.
L. H. Stockbridge, of the Fisk Gold
Mining Company, is out again attending
to his regular rountine of business.
| j. X. Quigley e. Co., lumber dealers of
Central City, were unloading car load
OF Eastern lumber here Monday morn
ing last.
Regular meeting of the fire department
at the city council room. Every member
is requested to attend. Business of inn
portance.
Peter Plum, prosperous Gilpin
county ranchman, says Thursdays Tran
script, was in Golden last week the guest
OF his former neighbor George Clark.
John Hannigan, foreman OF the Rocky
Mountain Concentration, reports that for
the month OF April the works treated
110s tons of crude ore, which produced
420 tons Of concentrates.
Silas B. Bertenshaw, former owner and
operator Of the Black Hawk foundry,
but now a resident of Denver, was tran
sacting business here on Monday, re.
turning home on the afternoon train.
The New York Mill company are keep
ing the full capacity OF their mill, run
ming so slow and 20 fast drop stamps.
The latter weigh 1000 pounds each end
put through 80 tons Of ore every 81
hours.
E. s. Blake has purchased the livery
stable and business in this city formerly
conducted by John Bitter on Gregory
street. He is putting in new floors and
will otherwise improve the property. He
will run first class livery business.
Charles Klais, clerk Of the recently Or
ganized Gregory camp No. 502, Woodmen
OF the World, instituted in this city re-
Gently, has received a large lot of blanks
from the distributing officer Of Colorado.
The charter will probably be received
the first of the coming week.
The United Moderns of this place, gave
another OF their pleasant social parties
at their hall on Gregory street last Sat
urday evening, Prof. Albert Lintz's or
chestra furnishing the music. Although
the weather was inclement theEs was u
fair attendance Of young people there.
Messrs. Colvin and Dalton OF the
Gregory Bobtail Consolidated Mines last
Monday received new steel wire rope
$500 feet in length, which Mr.. Majors.
the underground superintendent, has
placed ON the drum OF the large holster
at the mouth Of the Gregory incline
shaft
While at the Gilpin stamp mill the first
of the week a reporter of The OBSERVER
IVES shown two beautiful gold retorts
from the workings Of the cage shaft on
the Cook mine on Bobtail hill. They had
an aggregate weight Of 10 ounces, and
were well worth sl8 per ounce at the
banks in Central City.
Thorvald Crook has carpenters engaged
in rearranging the show windows of his
brick building on Gregory street, now oc-
cupied as dry goods store by Charles
Klais. 1t is his intention to have the
front painted, as also the front of the
postofllce building below the former,
which is also owned by him.
City assessor Jere S. Borham oa Mon
day morning commenced distributing
schedules among the taxpayers, which
are made returnable to him at his Office
on Saturday, May -. He expects to
have his assessment roll completed 50 as
to hand in 10 the council at its regular
meeting on Tuesday evening, June 6.
The following is list of the standing
committees OF the city council for the
ensuing municipal year: Finance-A. f.
Grutzmacher, w. III. Buckner; streets
and alleys -Buckner and Rogers: fire and
water Willinsky, Nelson and McNevins;
unsold lots and grounds - McNevins,
Rogers and Buckner; police - Grutz-
macher and Nelson; health Buckner
and Grutzmacher.
Fine line OF perfumes Just received at
Hyndman's book store.