Gilpin observer., 1899-03-02
BLACK HAWK.

Last week as fas. as coal was received
here over the Colorado g. Southern rail,
road, the teamsters hauled it away to
the consumers. By furnishing the mills
and some of the mines with the slack
coal, sutiicient amount of lump coal
was furnished families for heating pur-
poses. 1t has taxed the railroad compa-
ny TO some extent to transport the coal
from Golden to this place There is a
large amount of coal at Golden awaiting
transportation.
Capt. w. b. Jenness, on his return
from Denver last week, dropped off the
train and remained here long enough to
visit friends in Central and examine a
mining property in Russell district. The
captain reports that he has met with a
number of delays at the Village Belle. at
Eidora on account of the severity of the
weather.
John Gilman of Fl. j. Kruse & Son.
grocers of Central, pissed through the
city on his return from near lIldora,
driving his fleet footed steed to cutter
John, however, was walking. lust to give
his steed a rest, after the good sleirhing
he enjoyed north of the summit of Dory
Hill.
The United Moderns gave another of
their delightful social parties last Satur-
day evening at their hall on Grepory
street. Hoyt's "Contented Woman" nt
the opera house IN Central on the same
evening caused many to be absent who
otherwise would have attended.
The announcement made that work in
the incline shaft on the Gregory lode and
in the crosscut over to the Bobtail vein
is to stop on March Is, was quite
StITnriCn n thn hnciraaa
Quartz Mil city.
Golden Globe: Mrs. Steve Erwin
came down from Black Hawk on Friday
OF last week to visit her mother, Mrs.
Petrie. She was threatened with pneu-
mona, which she says is very prevalent
up there.
w. S. Blaine and Milton Flick, both
formerly employed at the incline shaft
on the Gregory lode, left last Sunday for
Mexico, where they have accepted posi-
tions with large mining company.
The funeral of Mrs. w. S. Floyd, who
died at the family residence in Mountain
House district, last Tuesday, will occur
from the M. Il. church, this city, Sunday
afternoon at 80.
McFarlane d Co., at their foundry in
this city, have fixed up the plant of ma
chinery that is to be used on the West
f,lack mine recently leased to pool OF
Nevadaville men.
Fred Il. Hughes returned from bus
mess trip to Denver Sunday. or course
he attended the Sousa entertainment
Saturday evening Who wouldn't il
they could?
The New York mill company will place
a new electric dynamo of sixty light ca
pacity in their mill building in the lower
portion OF the city, for lighting pur-
poses.
Boulder Herald: Mrs Walter Bot
toms and child, after visiting relatives in
Boulder for some days, returned to their
home in Black Hawk yesterday
The ll-months old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Wennou died Tuesday and was
buried in the city cemetery in Central
yesterday.
Osgood Blake is the proud father of a
bright baby girl that pulls the beam at
lO12 pounds. There is nothing like it.
Lem Bradley, who has had quite tus-
sic with la grippe, which threatened to
develop into pneumonia, is out again.
Matthew NJ. Smith, who resided here
in the sos, representa- Chairea county in
the present session in Denver.