Gilpin observer., 1900-09-06
BLACK HAWK.

DIR. j. b. Dabney, an old time friend J
of DR.. j. A. Richmond, was up from Den
yer Saturday remaining here until Mon
day morning.
Fred I. Go och of Rollinsville, was over
Saturday attending to business matters
here and in Central City. He returned
in the evening.
Last Saturday the top of the city
platform scales at the head of Main
street was removed and the scales thor
ough.y cleaned and balanced.
James V. Thompson, his honor the
mayor, came in from Perigo Friday even
ing, where he has been opening up
portion of the Perigo vein in sinking a
new shaft.
City attorney James NJ. Seright after
visit with friends and relatives at his
old home in Ohio, returned Saturday
morning Mr.. Seright was greatly i'm
proved by his visit to the Buckeye state.
1t is rumored that a certain we'll
known bachelor and an equally well
known lady will soon be married. Both
are prominent in church circles.
Phil Rohling last week brought down
from the Belmont Chemung mine fine
large piece of ore containing large guam
titles of bright yellow and gray copper
iron, which he placed in front of his
store fOom on Gregory street.
| Under instructions from headq uarters
in Denver station agent McGinnis of the
Colorado ~ Southern company has been
prohibited from giving the number of
cars of ore and concentrates that are
shipped away from this point weekly to
Denver and elsewhere. Hence the news
paper men will now be compelled to Sc
cure these items from the Denver offices.
Mr. provinces foreman of the Boston &
Denver dining and Milling compauy's
new mill, has placed small water pipe
in front of the retorting furnace on the
west side OF the mill building, which
will be used for spraying the pipe of the
retorts IN which the anna gam from the
mill is retorted. Il viii be a decided
| improvement over curing thu water on
by means Of ii tia cup, and s!veS labor
George Fertig was r ag in on Satur
day from his Golden Sheaf mite. He
reported that Wnldhardt and Kurri have
opened up fine streak OF mineral in the
Vermilion district.
Our old pioaenr friend John c. Ben
son was in from Hawkcye district Satur
day John nolds his age remarkably
J well. He is still engaged in mining il
that portion of Gilpin county.
The Boston & Denver Mining ant
Milling Company on Saturday received
two new, ore cars from Denver. The
, we're loaded into ore wagons and take
to the Bobtail tunnel and placed on tn
> track OF the electric motor. By mean
OF this motor over 200 tons day are be
ing delivered to the compauy's 80 stam]
rapid drop mill.
The Indies Aid society of the NJ. Z
church will meet with Mrs. Arthu
| y,
tember IL. There wilt also be tea
Everybody as invited.
Mrs. Eliza A. Giddings died at he
home, 100 South Water ST., Denver, las
Thursday. She was the mother of Mrs
w. III. Mellor former resident of th
city, now sesiding at Idaho Springs. Th,
funeral occurred Friday at lO:30 a. IN
Interment was made at Golden.
Melvin p. Dalton, general manager o
the Boston and Denver Mining and Mill
ing company, came up from Denver
Tuesday morning to see how matter.
were jogging along at the mill.
/. M. Smith, electrical engineer, son o
Alonzo Smith, a former well known resi-
dent of Black Hawk, and at one time
head engineer OF the old Black Hawk
Mining and Milling company. was Wis
itor here Tuesday. He had Just return
ed from the plant OF the Oro Verdi Min.
ing company, west of Yankee, where he
arranged the gasolene plant and New
Era electric drills Of that company. He
left for his home in Denver that after
noon.
Mrs. NJ. +. Skinner, one of the pioneer
women of this city, died at her home in
Idaho Springs last Thursday morning at
the age of 81 years. She had been in
poor health for some time and her death
was due TO complication OF Diseases
Mrs Skinner came to Black Hawk in
the early sos, at that time being Mrs.