Gilpin observer., 1900-12-27
BLACK HAWK.

from Atlanta, Georgia, where they have
resided during the past year. Mr.. Hoyt
will perhaps secure position in Colo
RADIO and remain in Goods country"
Miss Nellie lien 'ey of Central c ty took
Saturday evenings train here for Den
yer, where sI.e will spend her holiday
vacation with relatives and friends.
The Cook Gold Mining company has
removed it's office at the niue to the Of
flee building alongside the Boston and
Denver Mining and Milling company's
stamp mill.
Thomas Collins made shipment of
car of conc -ntraies to Denver Thursday
from his concen, ration plant in this city.
Some one removed from the Running
lode LOO pounds of smelling ore. Supt
Dunstone has a clue to the party, who
will receive the full penalty of the law.
The ore was worth over $50, which will.
make the case one OF grand larceny.
The Cook company is now using mine
water for its boiler supply, SO now they
are independent of the city supply.
Mr.. provinces, formerly foreman at the
stamp mill of the Boston and Denver
company, has resigned and has returned
to California. He is succeeded by l.. G.
Hombfeld, who has assumed his duties.
The lessees of the Dirigo mine proper
ty of G. V. Brinkerhoff, was handed a
few days ago by John Key OF the GIlpin
stamp MILL gold retort weighing about
52 ounces, cleaned up from 13 cord lot
OF ore from that mine, treated at tn 1t
mill. The tailings had not been heard
from when our informant gave us the
item. This mine has a seven foot crevice
of this quality of ore.
Dropping in last Saturday at the State
Ore Sampling works, the reporter found
the company's agent, d. H. Allen, busy
in writing bank checks for various lots
of ore sampled at the works during last
week. Some of the checks called for
large sums of money.
Several pairs of Norwegian shoes were
taken from this city to t. Twelve Mile
diggings, west of Central City Saturday.
They will be found very convenient in
that section of the country, where snow
lies deep in places.
Superintendent Sears of the Colorado
u Southern railroad came up from Den
ver last Thursday and looked over the
ground south of the Running lode on
the easterly slope of Bobtail hill, for the !
purpose of putting in switch to the
tunnel OF the National Tunnel company.
of which John j. Reilley is manager.
The Christmas Eve ball OF the fire
department in this city, was grert sue.
cess in point of attendance and financi-
ally. The Fireman's hall was crowded
and all who were in attendance give the
committee OF arrangements much credit
for the pleasant manner in which the
affair was conducted,
Boulder Tribune: The Conger- Wan
namaker company have purchased the |
old Caribou companys mill at Neither
land and are putting it up for shuft
house on their far famed tungsten mine.
The old mill was built by Breed and
Cutter in 1912 and many tons of rich
ore from the Caribou mine was treated
within its walls. Everybody has heard
,f Sam Conger, but not 80 much is
Snown of the Conger mines, n. ID. Wan.
He like his partner, was
lere in the sixties and he cut hay on
what is now known as the Boulder
county ranch and hauled it to Black
Hawk long before silver was found at
Caribou. In 1860 he sluiced in Sher-
wood gulch and he uncovered the tungs
en- lode that they are now working.
The Bostor 81 Denver Mining and
Willing company will erect snow shed
Icross Gregory street to protect their
electric Motor, and have clear track
cross that street.
The Gilpin Mill company have taken
nut the batteries and stamps of the
Iorth section of their mill, and will put
now and heavier motors, wider and
Ieepcr than those formerly in use. A
lew engine and dynamo. will be installed.
When these are in place the company
'ill generate its own electricity for
ghting purposes.
The Presbyterian and Methodist Sun
ay schools held their Christmas festiv-
lies on Monday. They were well at
ended.
Otto Rottcamp, of the Black Hawk
bakery, who has been laid up owing to
lckness is again attending to business
The Black Hawk Rifle Club will hold
turkey shoot next Sunday afternoon