Gilpin observer., 1900-04-19


vided for by the last session of the legis-
lature between Silver Plume and Green
lake. That amount OF money $4,000
distributed in this part of the county
would be quite help, to say nothing oi
the advantages of the road itself, and it
is to be hoped that it can be constructed
during the coming summer, and, il so,
the sooner the work is commenced the
better.
The Georgetown fire department is
agitating Fourth OF July celebration.
James Bowden made an unsuccessful
attempt Monday morning to return TO
the Gold Dirt mine north of this city,
but found the snow too deep, and re-
turned to his home in this city. There
were other parties with him who made
the same attempt.
mining on Sheridan hill and on up TO
Yankee hill are complaining bitterly of
the condition of the road leading from
this city to those points. They should
bring the matter before the board of
| county commissioners at their next
meeting.
Tuesday morning Rudolph Fuelscher
was delivering Zang company's beer
around in bobsleds, they being preferable
to wagon on account of snow.
Gus Reedy, the mail and express car
rier between this city and Yankee hill,
made an unsuccessful attempt to reach
Yankee hill with the mail Monday morn
ing, ard was forced to return. He left
Tuesday morning with pack animal on
which were tightly bound the mail
sacks, determined to get through if pos
sble.
Quicksilver has gone up TO 551 per
flask of 76 pounds. T he increased
activity in mining manufacturing was
the cause of the rise in its price
On account of the severe storm last
Sunday, the program of Easter music
that was to have been rendered at the
Methodist church was pos poned one
week. The Sunday School also post
poned its program.
The Denver Times of Tuesday says the
timber over ten inches in diameter on
certain public land in Jefferson county
was sold last Monday to the Colorado Tie
and Lumber Company, 1,6S0000 feet be-
ing contracted for at 81 per 1000.
The scholars of st. Aloysius Academy
are enjoying their Easter vacation this
week.
Owing to the bad condition OF the
streets no session of the public schools
was held on Monday. Tuesday but one
session was held lasting from o'clock
a. m. to 1:30 p. m.
The funeral of Thomas Feeley, the
young man who died at the Washington
house Wednesday, April II, occurred
last Saturday morning from the Churct
OF the Assumption. He was buried il
the Catholic cemetery.
The front lobby of the city council
I room has been curtailed somewhat, which
i a great Improvement besides affording
the clerk, treasurer, water collector, and
water Commissioner more Office room.
a land slide below Black Hawk de.
tained the passenger train last evening
about two hours from arriving in Black
Hawk on schedule time.
John Leidlnger left Saturday TO visit
his parents on Shardan Hill. Getting
caught out there by the heavy fall Of
snow he has not yet returned to this city.
The first passenger train since last
Sunday afternoon came in last evening
being nearly three hours behind time.
owing to land slide below Black Hawk.
James Broadwell, pioneer resident of
Denver, died Tuesday night at his ranch
aear Bazetipe, II miles east Of Denver.
He was a native OF Illinois and % years
Of age.
Another snow slide occurred.last We'd
nesday morning Letween Geors setown
and Silver Plume, no damage WI s done
further than covering up the wagon roaG.
AS the snow is very deep in that local
| ity more snow slides are Anticipated.
Wanted-A lady to take charge Of an
office. Address lock box I39.
The stone wall iu front OF the White
residence just above the new county
building on Eureka street, gave way last
Thursday evening. Fortunately no one
was passing along the sidewalk at the
time.
There is plenty of water in both the
city reservoirs, there having been an over
flow ever since the 10th of March last.