Gilpin observer., 1900-05-24
BLACK HAWK.


day. Mr.. Rohling returned Monday.
John Stroehle and George Forman
were visitors 10 Yankee, Clear Creek
county, Saturday, going and returning
horseback. On their return they rode
through heavy snow storm which
turned into rain when they reached
Peck Flats.
Joseph Gilluly, Of Leadville, came up
from Denver last Thursday evening on
a short visit with his sister, Mrs. Walter
E. Scott. He had just returned from
Chicago with two carloads of draught
horses which he was taking up to the
Cloud City.
Neil Burroughs has nicely located in
his new quarters in DR.. j. A. Richmonds
building, underneath the DOCTORS office
on Gregory street. 1t is much better
location he claims for his line of bust.
ness.
A letter received from George Scheer
states that he is at the Pueblo mineral
springs trying the curative powers of the
spring water for his rheumatism.
John Key. of the Gilpin Mill company,
reports plenty of ore, and keeps the full
quota OF stamps fifty dropping.
Last Thursday friction double en-
glne and boiler was received in Black
Hawk for the Doodle mine, in Eureka
district. 1t has been taken to the prop
erty.
On Saturday two carloads OF machinery
one OF which was for the new rapid drop
stamp mill of the Boston & Denver Min
ing and Milling company, the other con.
tanning a gasoline engine and fixtures
consigned TO Mr.. Holman, were received
in Black Hawk.
E. F. Olden writes from Victor. Teller
county, to Messrs. John Key and w. o.
Jenkins that in grading off for the new
building of the Eagle sampling works ut
that place, bed of hard rock was en-
countered which had delayed the cree.
tion of the works.
Mrs. Eliza Robinson, widow of George
Robinson, died at the residence of her
sister, Mrs. Grey in Golden, at 1O:3O a.
m. last Friday morning. She was one of
the'pioneer ladies of the state, crossing
the plains in 1860. Mr.. and Mrs Robin.
son settled on a ranch east of this city in
that year. Her husband died number
OF years ago. She leaves a son, Charles
Il. Robinson, and daughter, Miss Kate
Robinson, both residents of this city
Nelson Franklin, former agent of the
State Ore Sampling works in this city,
came up from Denver Sunday morning,
where he has been ordering a plant of
machinery for the new samplingN works
of'the Eagle company, composed of Gil.
pin county capitalists of which he is
the general manager. He returned to
Denver on the afternoon train of that
day.
Street Commissioner w. K. Backus
finds plenty of labor this week to harden
up his muscles in cleaning up the accu-
mulated mud on Gregory street below
the postofiice, which is being taken away
by teams and deposited in other portions
OF the city, where the streets need fill
ing up.
Tony Baer returned from Denver
Tuesday morning, where he spent two
days with his family in that city.
Thompson & Cameron have been
awarded the contract for the erection OF
four-roomed cottage on Clear Creek
street, below the residence of w. l..
Crossley. 1t will be built for W. G.
kriley, whose family will occupy it.
John O'Meara came in from Perigo
Wednesday, returning on Monday. He
is interested in lease on the Perigo
mine at that place.
Seven brakes for use in the ore bins at
the Crown Point.Viiginia mine have
been turned out at the foundry Of Nc
FLrlane & Co., this city.
The mother OF tho late Mrs. Joseph
Winniger arrived from her home in
Toledo, Ohio, on Tuesday.
There was quite an increase in the
amount Of water in North Clear creek,
caused by the snow and rain storm OF
Friday night and Sunday.
Otto Schefiier, OF the Black Hawk
bakery, has received a new soda foun.
tain which will supplant the former one
at the bakery here. The latter will he
placed In the Union bakery, in Hawley
block. Central City.
Mrs. Thomas Davey left here on Mon
day for DelamAr, Idaho, where she will
join her husband, who is engaged in
mining at that place.