Gilpin observer., 1900-04-12
BLACK HAWK.

ted new 10 slow drop stamp mill, the
stamps of which weigh 500 pounds, and
the mortars 1900 pounds each. The mill
will be shipped to point on Chicago
Creek, abuot IL miles south of Idaho
Springs, where it will be erected by Mr..
Branscomb, who has opened a claim that
carries free milling ore.
Frank Speers and wife left yesterday
for Colorado Springs, where they will re-
side in the future, the altitude here be-
ing too high for Mrs. Speers.
John Keys of the Gilpin Mill Com
pany. left Friday morning for Kingsley,
Kansas, where he was summoned by the
death of his aged father. During his alb
sence William Weston, his old stand by
will keep the fifty stamps dropping.
w. L. Newell of Berthoud, Larimer
county, arrived Sunday evening, called
here by the death of his brother-in-law
Lemuel Bradley. Mr.. Newell remained
here until after the funeral.
John Maginnis, agent of the Colorado
~ 'ocaeiiNihS iNpoilo W ADTI o,
there was shipped to the Denver smelt-
ers 56 cars of smelling ore and concen
trates.
Muddy is no name for the condition
OF Main and Gregory streets this city.
1t is almost impossible to keep the cross.
ings in proper shape.
The muddy condition of the roads
leading to the mines OF the county has
not as yet interfered with the transpor-
tation of ore, and the custom stamp mills
seem to be we'll supplied with ore.
The Golden Transcript of last Thurs
day says that Joe Zilligan expects to
start for California in a few days. He
will attend to the training of a couple Of
race horses during the summer.
j. E. Waters has been appointed agent
of the Covers Mines Syndicate in place
OF Francis G. White, resigned. The syn
dicate is operating the Running Lode
group Of veins. which are situated on the
easterly slope OF Bobtail hill.
Charles Witty, an smploye of the New
York Mill Company WAS struck on the
head last Friday by falling plank. DR..
Richmond took several stitches in the
cut inflicted.
Matte Murray left for Weston, Mo-,
Friday morning, being summoned there
by a telegram stating that her aged
mother was very i'll.
Golden Globe: G. J. Klein has rented
the Gilpin house at Black Hawk, and
this week moved his family into his brick
house in North Golden. Their many
old friends here are glad to see them
back here.
Manager Dalton has removed to the
Bobtail tunnel the new ore car manufac-
tured by Stroehle and Son at their boiler
works in this city for the Denver & Bos-
ton Mining and Milling Company, where
it will be used in transporting the ore
through the tunnel and the Smith l.
Parmalee adit to the new mill OF that
company.
Mrs. f. M. Allen who was shot some
time ago was taken to the county hos
pital in Denver Tuesday. She will be
examined by the Mays in the hopes
that it will be enable the physicians to
treat her more successfully, as her con-
dition is critical at present.
Gilpin Tramway engines Nos. 3 and A
pulled out Of the depot in this city Tues
day with twenty cars, five of which were
ladened with coal for the Kansas Bnr.
roughs mines on Quartz Hill. The train
got through all right despite the deep
snow.
DIR. f. p. Reed leaves today for Kan
sas City, Mo-, where he will visit friends
and relatives. After bridal trip Of
about three weeks he will return here
and go to housekeeping.
Mrs. Coyote and children, who have
been visiting her sister, Mrs. j. C. Mar
tin, in this city, left yesterday morning
for their home in Des Moines, Iowa.
Mrs. M. f. Bostwick. former post.
mistress in this city, and family left for
Denver this morning.
George Rasmussen has been appointed
deputy marshal OF this city. He is Il
| competent man.
John Miller who is engaged in teaming
between Perigo and this city, informed n
reporter OF The OBSERVER on Monday
that last Saturday the road which was
badly drifted with snow around Gold