Gilpin observer., 1900-03-22
BLACK HAWK.

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sented her husband on March 12 with 6
choice sample of girl babies. This ac-
counts for the smile on Harry's counte.
nance.
Golden Transcript: Dame rumor has
it that a popular young couple here
abouts are soon to be joined in the holy
bonds OF matrimony. The young man
is well and favorably know here, and his
fair spouse comes of a highly respected
family of Black Hawk. Who are they?
The music loving people of the Quartz
Mill City should not forget the enter
tainment to be given at the Opera house
in Central City the evening of March 2S,
when the Boulder University Glee and
Mandolin club will appear.
at meeting Of the citizens of Black
Hawk, held at the council room last
Saturday night, the following ticket was
placed in nomination: For mayor. James
V. Thompson, present incumbent: treas
urer, Thomas Crooke; aldermen first
ward, Frank Teats, AL. Rogers: second
ward, Patsy McNevins; third ward, A.
Grutzmacher.
Two four horse ore wagons are now
daily hauling concentrates from the
Peterson stamp mill at Gilpin, in Cen
tral Mining district, north of here.
Owing to the bad condition of the roads
the wagons came in via the Dory hill
hill road instead of Lump gulch to Wide
Awake and thence down to North Clear
creek and TO this city.
Mr.. D. II. Allen has been appointed by
Messrs. Bailey tS Moning as the agent of
their State Ore Sampling works in the
Quartz Mill City. He has arrived here
ard entered upon his duties. Mr.. Nelson
Franklin, whom he succeeds, will remain
here until Mr.. Allen familiarizes himself
with the works and its customers, which
will be the first of April, after which he
will take up a residence at Cripple
Creek.
The mills of the city seem to have a
very good supply of custom ore. The
Rocky Mountain Stamp Mil and Con-
centration works are also we'll supplied.
Philip Rohling, the dry goods merch
ant, returned from a trip to Denver
Tuesday evening.
Walter y, Scott has formed pool in
this city Ntss will operate mine on Tip
Top mountain, in the Perigo belt OF
veins.
Preston Holbrook, the recently ap.
pointed postmaster to succeed Mrs. Ella
Bostwick who resigned, is familariging
himself with his duties.' He will take
possession of the office the first of the
coming month.
Messrs. Nelson Franklin and L. +.
Olden returned from Cripple Creol. ON
Thursday last. The latter gentleman
left again on Monday for that place,
where he win superintend the erection
OF the Eagle companys sampling works
at that place, which was recently or
ganized in this city and Central City to-
operate at Cripple Creek. The new com
pany has filed its articles of incorpora.
ton with the secretary of state in Den
yer.
Tony Baer left Sunday for visit with
his family in Denver, returning Tuesday
evening.
George Scheer, who is one of the
stockholders in the After Supper Leas
ing company, is feeling quite jubilant
over the strike in the workings of the
After Supper lode.
Ed Keast is suffering from an attack
OF sciatic rheumatism, and talks of visit
ing Glenwood Springs and try the cura
tive powers of the mineral springs at
that place for his ailment
Hon. l.. G. Snyder returned to Denver
Monday morning.
a Boulder special to Monday evening y
Denver Times says James Mensel, a well
known miner Of Boulder and Gilpin
counties, died Saturday night. Death
was caused by paralysis. A week ago
his right leg was amputated on account
Of it being diseased. He lacked the
physical strength to recover from the
shock. He was - years of age and a
native Of Denmark. \ widow survives
him.
Owing to the scarcity OF coal cars the
Colorado Il Southern Railroad compan,
are bringing to this market box cars that
are laden with that essential to the mil
and mining men Of the county.
The Denver " Boston Mining ant
Milling company, this city, have passec
through the hard country rock in driv
ing the adit through Bates hill to Chas,
gulch, and have discarded the use OF nj