Gilpin observer., 1899-01-19
BLACK HAWK.


this week, which was brought by sled as
far as Missouri Lakes and thence to the
State Ore Sampling Works in this city
by wagon. The driver represents the
roads in that portion of the county as
in bad condition for r'wagons.
The State Ore Sampling Works and
the Chamberlain Works are dong very
prosperous business and have no COM
olaint to make of scarcity of ore.
! The Rocky Mountain conceutrator has
met with several break downs this
month, which have retarded it from put
ting through the usual quantity of ORE
Manager A. L. Collins now has the
works all right agair, and were running
the first OF the week as usual.
At the New York stamp mills new
guides Tor the stamps of the 20 rapid
drop portion of the mill were being put
in the first Of the week. The company
were running 80 stamps of the slow drop
pattern.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Beattie now oc-
cupy the rooms over the Palace restsu-
rant, on Gregory street, Joseph Winnie
gar and family having removed to the T.
j. Oyler residence, on Chase street.
w. Il. Cochrane came in from Tip Top
mountain last Saturday, where he has
been engaged in doing some prospecting.
| Billy has great faith in that portion of
| nawkeye district.
Mr.. B. w. Read, representative Of the
Pierce patent separator and amalga-
mator, left Monday morning for Grant
vile, western Georgia, where he will
place several machines in mills and on
placers for several large companies
operating in that section.
The family of Lucien K. Smith have
recently removed from Aspen, Pitkin
county, to Seattle, Washington, where
they have taken up permanent resi-
dence.
Mrs. John Heugel, who has been visit
ing her sister, Mrs Hines, in Central,
left for Denver Monday, where she will
take up permanent residence.
E. II. Grenfell, of the Colorado &
Southern railroad, reports last weeks
shipments of smelling ore and concen-
trates to have been II cars, making n
total of 139 cars for the first two weeks
iu January.
The unusual large snow drifts in the
gulches forming the tributaries of North
Clear creek will furnish plenty of water
for next summers supply. This will be
blessing to the stamp mill owners
whose mills are supplied with water
wheels.
George Forman, the ore purchaser, has
a chunk of ore from the True Democracy
lode, Nevada district, on exhibition in
one of the windows of his Office on
Gregory street. weighing u. pounds. 1t
is galenous carrying copper-iron.
The plant of the Gilpin County Re-
publican was taken to Central on Mon
day.
Water Commissioner Backus reports
that there is a falling off in the water
supply. The springs north and east of
the new reservoir have not yet been
turned into the mains.
E. E. Clark, the hardware merchant,
sent up to the Gold Collar mine, in Pros
ser gulch, Eureka district, on Monday
an IA inch steel wire rope coo feet in
length. The mine is being looked after
by Mr.. L. H. Stockbridge for the east
ern owners.
Mr.. Charles z. Jenkins, OF the electric
light company, returned from Denver
Monday evening.
MIR. and Mrs. r. ]. VanValkenburg, OF
Erie, are in the city, the guests OF their
daughter, Mrs. Ed. c. Hughes.
Mrs. Helen l.. Grenfell was admitted
to membership in the Woman's club OF
Denver at a meeting held last Friday
afternoon.
Charles Britton, OF Tip Top mountain,
who has been recuperating his health in
Denver for week, returned Monday
evening. Charley says the high altitude
Of that section is rather wearisome TO
the lungs, and that one needs a change
to lower altitude once in n while.
Correct.
Mr.. Samuel j. Harris and Miss Ellen
Hines were married at the M. T.. par-
sonage in Central City, January II, Rev.
j. L. Coffmar officiating. The wedding
was very quiet affair.
The Choicest and Best.
rons of Joseph Dennis City Market, in