Gilpin observer., 1901-11-21
BLACK HAWK.

Manager Steve Hoskin Of the Colo
rado- Carr G. NJ. 4 NJ. company, after
considerable detention met with in ge.-
ting the aerial tramway from the mine
to the coropany's stamp mill in this city,
in working order, is now pleased that
the job is accomplished. The buckets
used on the tramway have capacity Of
from 700 to 900 pounds each.
The work of preparing the ground for
the erection of new 25 stamp mill by
McFarlane & Co. for the Union & Bonan-
"a Tunnel company, has been commenc-
ed. 1t will be provided with two cob.
p. boilers, large engine, air compressor
and dynamo, besides improved methods
for concentration OF the ore and slimes
from the stamp batteries.
Flick & Son have turned out very
nice light delivery wagon for the steam
bottling works of Frank Beaman in Cen
trail City. Frank now has it in use.
John Belcher has been elected chief
of the fire department of this city, and
Albert Eatwell assistant chief.
The new Dory hill road has been COM
pleted and accepted. and the balance of
the contract price, that of 1925, paid the
contractors.
The mayors warrant for the collection
of taxes for the year 1900 has been ex-
tended to the regular meeting in Decem-
ber
Oney Hoins, who knocked his brother
in n-law, Philip Hollenbeck, off bakery
wagon last week and was put under $500
bonds, was committed to the county Jail
Tuesday afternoon in default of bond, to
await the action of the January term Of
the district court.
Mrs. S. T. Hale of Denver came up
Monday on visit with her son, Charles
Haze of the Clark Hardware company,
and his wife. She returned Tuesday
afternoon.
William H. Cochrane of Perigo, came
in on Monday on visit with friends in
the Quartz Mill City. He returned yes
terday.
Among others who took the train here
Tuesday afternoon for Denver were
Messrs. John Odgers and Michael Downs
of Central City.
Street Commissioner VIM. R. Backus
is putting in new bridge at the junction
Of Merchant and Horne streets on Swede
hill.
The water commissioner reports the
new reservoir gaining at the rate OF an
inch and half of water every day, and
that the same is half full OF water.
D. h. Allen, manager OF the State Ore
Sampling Works, reports rushing bus
mess this month and the ore sampled
carrying good values in gold. .s,
E. e. Clark, president Of the Clark
Hardware company, this city, spent the
greater portion of this week attending to
business matters here.
Meesrs. Sitterly, Hoffmeister and
Brewer, all residents and business men
OF Golden, we're visitors here on Tuesday
and were shown around by their old
time friend Joseph Waldhardt.
John Kurri Of the Ohio group Of mines
in Vermillion district, came in on Satur-
day for mining supplies and have a cha.
with the boys.
Work on the building of the Gilpin
Feed & Coal company, is being rushed
as Mr.. Manson, the manager, is anxious
to get to doing business at the old stand
again.
The new boiler shop OF Stroehle
Son is about completed. 1t is quite ar
addition to the city.
The Gilpin Mill company continue tc
have good run on custom ore and sew
eral lots are outside the mill building
awaiting room in the ore bins on the in
side.
Alfred n. Whitford is still confined tt
his residence on Richman street from
the accident that befell him Novembei
4. His wrist is still in very bad cor
dition and quite painful.
The New York Mill company is run
ming its so slow drop light weight stamps
and 20 heavy weight stamps, n total o
70 stamps. The secretary Of the com
pany, John +. Hopkins, spends most o
his time at the mill.
The oven at the Black Hawk baker.
is to he put in splendid condition, th'
brick for which has been recsived.