Gilpin observer., 1900-07-12
RUSSELL GuLcH.
Chris Hesselbine came up from his
home in Denver last Monday morning.


George Godfrey, OF Cripple Creek.
after visit here with relatives and
friends for several days, returned home
Saturday evening
The defective boiler at the Wautaupa
mine, which proved a great source of an
noyance to the manager, Mr.. Phillips,
has been repaired by DR.. Stroehle, of
Black Hawk, and is now doing its work.
Sylvanus S. johnson has returned
from Denver, and is kept busy at the
Lotus mine in looking after the de-
velopment of that property.
Parties who recently leased the KolSo-
mo mine in the easterly portion of the
district commenced work last Friday.
The home of Evan Evans was made
happy last week by the advent of a little
son. Mother and child doing nicely.
Joe Orr is fixing up his place of bust
ness at the head of Williams steeet in
fine shape. Joe believes in cleanliness.
The new shaft building on the West
Calhoun is completed. It is being
worked by outside parties who have
placed Captain w. S. Shaw in charge of
the development work.
The Court of American Forestars re-
Gently established here, which works in
the italian language, now hus member
ship of sixty active members. Other
applications are to be acted on at the.
next regular meeting.
E. w. Williams paid the Specie Pay
ment group of mines on Bellevieu noun
tain a visit last Tuesday in company
with the superintendent Frank Stans-
field. This property is looking finely,
and gives promise of being one of the
large ore producers in that belt of veins.
New York parties are Interested with
Messrs Williams and Potter in the
group.
Charles Rice, formerly in charge of
mines in Virginia canon, has removed
his family from Freeland, Clear Creek
county, to this place. Charley will again
engage in mining here.
John Mellow, formerly at the Hidden
| Quartz hill, Nevada district, left last
Friday for Cripple Creek. Should he
secure permanent work there or at Vic
tor he will send for his family who still
reside here.
The Russell Gulch boys who spent
their Fourth of July in Denver have re-
turned and are at work again.
Sinking on the Old Town lode in Gra-
ham gulch is going forward with two.
shifts of miners
Mrs. Richard Martin left for Lead
vile last week to attend the wedding of
a daughter residing in the Cloud City.
The manager of the Wautauga mine
has resumed sinking in the main shaft
large amount of ore is being shipped
to the Rocky Mountain stamp mill and
concentrator in Black Hawk for treat
ment from this property.
Hughes & Co., owners of the Lillian
No. vein, north Of Pewabic mountain,
are doing their assessment work. The
property will likely be worked continu-
ously.
Isaac Hall left last week for Leadville
where he will take charge of mine.
David Woods returned from Chicago
last week. He was glad to get back and
escape the heated term that is being ex-
perienced in that section. David says
there Is nothing more invigoratng than
mountain atmosphere.
Jdm l.. Hughes is laid up at his resi-
dence with lame foot into which few
days ago he sunk the bit of pick
while working in the Old Town mine.
A game OF base ball between the local
club of this place and the Idaho Springs
club has been arranged to come off next
Sunday on the grounds OF the local club.
1t promises to be an interesting game.
A lad named Sachs, whose father re-
sides here, plfered from the old man
check calling for $50. After securing
the $50 the lad lit out for Idaho Springs.
He was overtaken and the full sum of
money, minus 10 cents which he had
spent, was returned TO the irate parent.
Ernest LIE Neve Foster, general mana
ger of the Saratoga Cyc!ops Mining
company, returned from Denver Tuesday
evening.
Change In Time.
Train No. SO for Idaho Springs, Silver