Gilpin observer., 1899-10-05
BLACK HAWK.

Mr.. Steffar, of the Geiger mine. Pine
district. returned from Denver last Fri
tiay morning and Immediately drove out
to the mine.
Millmen complain Of a scarcity of wa
ter in Clear Creek. On Friday there
was hardly sufficient amount TO run
une five stamp battery at X. l.. Martins
miIl " hich is the uppernost mill on the
treek.
There are n numper of noteworthy i'm
provements being made in Black Hawk
ftnat none more extensive than the i'm
proyements being added by Manager
Frederick Kruse of the Gilpin Tramway.
4 stone retaining wall is being placed
along the east side of Clear Creek near
to the stone ORE room above the Hidden
Treasure Mill. This will contine the WA
ter to it's proper channel, and will avoid
its breaking over and forming anchor ice
during extreme cold weather.
The new fiume which leads from the
creek To the Fullerton upper stamp mill
which is to supply the water wheel is
compile ed and the headgate put in. The
auma has been covered over to protect 1t
from the frost. The water whe,l is to be
nut in first class order. AS soon as the
ftim6ers can be delivered the contractors,
Nk.Farlane Il Co. will put in new ele-
.yated track for the tramway, over which
the ore ears from the Gunnell properties
on Gunnell hill will hc switched into the
building. aud the ore dumped into The
large ore bins in front OF the stamp bat
terles. The mill is al'o provided With a
Gp h rse power boiler ar. first class en-
zine OF 30 horse power. The'improre
ments to the mill will be completed some
l-ngth OF time in advance of the devel
opment mapped out 10y The president oi
he company +. c. Young. at the Gun
nell, East Whiting and otner property o!
the company in Central.
\. L. Collins Of the Hidden Treasure
Mil Company, has placed new fire and
burglar proof safe in the Office of the
company at the mill. This will make The
amalg I'm cleaned up and retorted doubl,
safe from those Of u light fingered dis
positi IN.
The mill men, samplers and concentra
tors complained last week of "shyness
of ore all due to the large number o
miners who spent the week at the carni
val in Denver. They claim that it vii
take fully ten days time before ore vii
be c ming ir for Treatment as rtgularl
as before. II is patent fact that til
miners will not have as large pay da
ns they had last month.
Water pipes are being put in TO cor
meet with tine new barn Just complete
for the Coors Brewing Company q
Golden.
Fred Hill who has been working at tn
Rock Flour mill at Golden, mas returne
to this city, where he will remain.
The Golden Globe of Saturday say
that Archie Slingerland came in frol
Telluride Wednesday, for a couple {
weeks vacation. He has good job in
smelter there.
Miss Vina Bland, of Georgetown a
rived Tuesday. and will visit friends i
the Quartz Mill city.
The operators OF the Never Swea
Gold Mining company have received
Baby holster which they are placing o
thier mine on the south side OF Gregor
street at the foot OF Bobuail hill.
d. II. Mcclellan has thrown out th
Elsapp mill put in by the Oro MininI
Milling, and Ore Reduction Compan
some time ago in their mill building b,
below the Alsdorf Bros. Concentratin
plant in the lower portion OF the cit
1t is sa d that stamps will not be install
ed to take the place OF the Elsapp mil
Below this point the Denver partit