Gilpin observer., 1899-11-23
BLACK HAWK.

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visiting relatives and friends in Pennsyl-
vania, returned to her hon in this CITY
last Thursday.
John Foster of the Foster ranch east
OF this city, was married in Denver the
evening of the 18th instant to Mrs. Belle
Mckinnon. They will reside at the
ranch.
Mr.. \. L. Collins after a weeks visit
with his family in Central, and attend
ing to mining business here in Nevada
vile, Russell Gulch and at Perieo. re,
turned to Telluride Monday afternoon.
Quite an amount of stamp mill ore
from the Lillian mine, Russell district is
being hauled to the Gilpin stamp mill
for treatment in this city.
John Sleep has started an undertaking
establishment in the Quartz Mill City,
in the room occupied by j. d. Hendrick-
son as a second hand store.
The Colorado & Southern Railroad
are using every endeavor to remove the
blockade Of coal at Golden, caused from
the scarcity of cars.
Charley Hickox, of the Eclipse Stable,
Central, last Monday afternoon took the
100 horse power boiler deceived here Sat
urday, to the Hill mine, in Russell dis
trict, property of the Hill-Banta Con
solidated Mines company.
Timber for the new S0.rapid drop
stamp mill of the Cook Gold Mining
company is being received, and the grad
ing for the second terrace or floor is
about completed.
Theodore Weldemyer has purchased
the merchant tailoring establishment
conducted by the late A. G. McHenry,
and will continue the business at the old
stand in DR.. Richmond's building on
Gregory street.
The Cook Gold Mining company is
digging the pits or holes for the placing
OF their trolley line from the entrance of
the Bobtail tunnel which will cross
Gregory street at that point and extend
up to the mouth of the Smith Parmelee
adit on the Gregory lode, on the north
side of Gregory gulch.
John Webster is nursing a very sore
thumb on his right hand, caused by it
coming in contact with large lump of
coal. After being dressed by DR.. j. A.
Richmond, John thinks it will be all
right before Thanksgiving, so he can
carve that turkey.
The Gilpin Mill Company having re-
ceived portion of the lumber for their
new warehouse on the corner of Clark
and Clear Creek streets, have COM
menced its erection.
John Maginnis, agent of the Cole
RADIO & Southern in this city, accompa-
MED by his daughter, Miss Mollie, left
Sunday morning for Denver, where they
spent several days Of the present week
enjoying vacation.
There is one sorely disappointed man
in the Quartz Mill City. He had counted
on being able to catch hold OF the COM
cts tail, and being switched into king
dom come with his boots on, but the
comet failed to put in an appearance.
In addition to the two 125 horse power
engines received here by Saturday morn
ing's freight train consigned to the Gold
Coin Mines Company, were two 100 horse
power boilers one of them for the Hill
Banta Consolidated Mines company, the
other for the 80 stamp rapid drop mill
being erected here by the Boston and
Denver Milling Company.
A. II. Whitford, who was awarded the
contract for repairing the old reservoir,
has put in new timbers as well as joists
to support the bottom and roof of the
same. He will also erect high board
around the new reservoir, which will be
eight feet in height. The new reservoir
has capacity of storing 100000 gallons
OF water or fifteen times greater amount
than the old one. Water Commissioner
Backus informs The OBSERVER that the
new reservoirs is being filled in order to
test the etrength'of the repairs made to
it by j. Ii. Tierney, the party who had
the contract for the repairs. AS soon as
it is filled water will be run into the old
reservoir, and after being filed, the water
there will be held in case OF any emere.
ency that might arise.
Death of Michael Sullivan.