Gilpin observer., 1900-02-01
RUSSELL GuLcH.

died in Denver Sunday night January
IL, 1900 he was born 10 Kingston, Can
ada, on the 6th of November, 1S47, says
the Denver Republican. He was every
thing and anything from matchmaker
to heavy machinist Particularly was
he an inventor, as many patents OF his
extant this day will show. Full of that
fire of finding or proving something new
he was impractical as business man,
HIS loss will be regretted by all who
knew him we'll, as we'll as by his rela-
tives, who in this country consist of one
brother, two nephews and one brother
in South Dakota, and one sister in Lon
don, England.
A marriage license has been granted
by County Clerk and Recorder j. S. Up
degraff to Thomas Turner and Miss
Annie Keast OF this place.
A. J. Richardson, one of the owners of
the Topeka mine, returned Sunday even
ing from business visit to Denver.
A letter recently received from Mrs.
Elizabeth Jones, who is in Denver re-
ceiving medical treatment, states that
her heelth is gradually improving. This
will be pleasant news to her many friends
in this place.
L. Sternbcrg last Friday received at
the depot of the Colorado & Southern
Railroad company in Central 10000 feet
of lumber which will be used at his
Lotus mine in this district. Andrew
Elliott has delivered the same at the
mine.
The Topeka Mine company last Satur
day received large lot of iron air pip
ing, which will be attached to the air
compressors at both the east and west
shafts, with which to supply the air
drills that are to be used in future de
velopment work on that group of veins
Neil Mckay delivered the piping at the
mine, which was received in Black Hawk
the day previons.
John Hummel, who formed one of the
party of twelve men under the leader
ship of Green Russell, the first discoverer
of gold in Russell gulch, was one of the
discoverers of the great Cape Nome dis
coveries, whittier he went in 1893. He is
now visiting at Wallace, Idaho, and re-
lates many stories of the marvellous
richness of the bench placers on the far
northern sea. He is weary of hard work
for the pittance of 5000 to 81 900 month
and has returned to take rest. He re-
lates that he was four times ship
wrecked. Although advanced in years,
he proposes to lead party on his return
to Cape Nome, starting from Seattle in
the spring, says the Mining Reporter.
Edward Jones, the wide awake Russell
Gulch meat and vegetable dealer, was a
visitor to Denver Saturday afternoon, re-
turning the following evening.
Thomas Roberts, OF this place, Tues.
day morning while cleaning the engine
at the Justice mine Lake district had
the index finger of the left hand badly
lacerated by being caught by the piston
rod of the engine. DR.. Moore was sent
for who amputated the finger at the
second joint.
Miss Belle Williams, of Idaho Springs,
is visiting her sister Mrs. Roe in this
place.
A benefit dance for John Martin will
be given at Odd Fellows hall this place
on st. Valentines night, Wednesday
February II, 1909. Tickets 81. Pur-
chase one and assist worthy man.
Jerry Williams is now shift boss at
the Springdale mine, worked under the
management OF Fred S. Bolsinger.
Tuesday morning, William Stearns,
more commonly known as dock, had
his right leg broken by horse which he
was riding, slipping and falling upon
him. DR.. Abe Ashbaugh, Of Central
was called in, who set the fracture. The
young man is resting as quietly as the
nature OF the fracture will permit.
Although the wind blew perfect
hurricane here Sunday night and Mon
day morning, no damage was sustained
was sustained to dwellings, or mine
buildings.
"How the New Flyer had its Picture
Taken" is the title OF properly illustra-
ted phamphlet, reprinted from the Den.
yer Evening Post OF May IA, 1899, issued
by the Burlington & Missouri railroad
company, copy of which has been re