Gilpin observer., 1900-12-20
BLACK HAWK.

on Monday to spend few days here with
his brother, W. c. Stevens, and visit his
sister, Mrs. James Cannon, in Nevada
vilA. Elisha still retains mining inter-
its in G lpin county.
Robins Il Scheer are giving out calen-
dars for 1901 to their customers The,
designs are neat and catch the eyes at
the first glance.
Water Commissioner w. r. Backus in
forms The OBSERVER that the inflow Of
water at the large reservoir on Swede
hill has decimated fully one. third within
the past 10 days.
Both the Presby terian and Methodist
Sunday school of this place are arrang-
ing for Christmas tree festivities.
Last Friday DIR. }. A. Richmond re-
ported to Marshal Backus mild case OF
scarlet fever on Swede hill. child OF
Mr.. Trumbull was taken with it. The
house was quarantined at once.
Wilbur Rule, who has been employed
by George Collins at the Rocky Noun
tain stamp mill and concentrator, has
Central City to Routt county, where he
"ill engage in stock raising He will
leave for his new home about the first of
the year.
On Monday, as Marshal Backus was
returning from the new reservoir, two,
little children called to him that house
belonging to Mrs. Barton was on fire. He
found upon examination that children
had set fire to quantity of clothing on
the second floor of the dwelling He soon
put out the fire, and it was fortunate
that he came along Just when he did
George Johnstone, native of the
Quartz mill city, but of late years lesid-
ing in Denver, is here looking after a
prospect on Silver creek
Kit Murphy, of the Colorado house, is
p Uniting the outside of that hostelry.
The two gasoline engines for the Chi.
cago- Carr Gold Mining company. Bobtail
hill, were received here Saturday. On
Monday they were taken to the mine by
James Cody. One bas % horse capacity
which will be used for hoisting: the 9TH
er is of II horse power capacity, which
will be used to run the air compressor,
that will furnish power for the drills
that the manager, Bruce M Myers, will
install for future development work on
the mine.
T he Colorado e Southern Railroad
company has made co cent rate on low
grade ore from this city to Dumont,
Clear Creek county. The rate to Idaho
Springs is 30 cents per ton on low grade
ore. 1t remains to he seen whether tho
shippers will pay the extra 10 cents per
ton to Dumout.
Gregory Camp No. 904, Woodmen OF
the World, have elected the following
officers:
p. G. c.. Arthur Gray.
c. C, Neil Burroughs.
A. L., Henry r. Eatwell
Clerk, Herman Rudolph.
Escort, William Hooper.
Sentry, Thomas Beattie.
| Watchman, c. F. Moore
Manager, William Moore.
Friday was pay day with the Cook
Mining company, that corporation pay
ing off its employees.
| Louis c. Snyder has been elected pres
ident Of the Endowment rank, Knights
OF Pythias, this city; vice pre- sident, s.
V. Newell; ecrettry and treasurer, Phil
ip Rolling.
Black Hawk lodge No. H. A. F.. & A..
NJ, hns elected and installed
w. NJ, c. Il. Stout.
S. W, John Stroehle.
}. w, William Maughan.
Secretary, +. A. Rudolph.
Treasurer, William Mitchell
Tyler, Peter d. Graham.
j. d., George II. Scheer.
S. s., J. H. Matthews.
j. S., w. w. Graham.
Trustee, three years, II. L. Clark.
Trustee, two years, Ed c. Hughes.
The Epworth league Of the Methodist
church in this city on Saturday evening:
closed a successful three days entertain
ment and bnzaar held at that church
which netted good sum of money
George Collins, manager OF the Rocky
Mountain - stamp mill and concentra-
tor, hng accepted Il good position with the
Smuggler Union Mining and Milling Co.
at Telluride. He soon leaves for that
point His wife and little son will tako
up residence at Boulder after leaving
Central City.
The funeral of the late Timothy Healy
took plncc lnst Sunday from the Presly.