Gilpin observer., 1901-05-16
BLACK HAWK.

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RADIO railroad freight train pulled in with
three engines attached to it. Freight
traffic on this end of the road is picking
up.
Anton Mehrlch. formerly of the Black
Hawk Pharmacy paid his daughter, Mrs.
C. E. Stout visit last week, returning
to his home in Cripple Creek Wednesday
afternoon.
McFarlane & Co. have received on
order Tor new S-inch Cornish pump
which will be placed at the 1900 foot
level of the pump shaft of the Gunnell
mine, this city.
Squire Peter Peterson, of Gilpin, spent
several days here this week, the guest
of Mr. and Mrs w. c. Stevens.
The recently elected president, secre-
tary and treasurer of School District
No. 8, embracing this city, have qualified.
A rumor is current that local pool
are trying to secure an option on the
Hard Money mine at Hughesville, Fair
field district, north Of this city. The
mine is silver proposition.
The managers OF the local ore pur-
chasing agencies in this city have not as
yet received any official notice Of con-
solidation Of the works in this city.
C. W. Baldwin, of Chicago, Illinois,
who is interested in the National Mining
and Tunnel company, was a visitor to
Black Hawk last Tuesday. The com
pany are doing considerable development
work on their property.
McFarlane & Co., at their foundry in
this city are getting out the patterns for
new automatic ore feeders which are to
be used in the new rapid drop stamp
mill of the Avon Gold Mining and Mill
ing company and the Gregory-Buel
Consolidated companys rapid drop
stamp mill,
Mrs. George A. james has fitted up
her residence on Main street, this city,
and removed thereto from Denver. The
premises look like new place since its
renovation.
Mr.. Rogers, the hardware merchant, is
now lonely widower, his wife being on
visit with her relatives in Massa-
chusetts.
Stroehle & Son, at their boiler works
in this city, are kept busy turning out
new work, besides enjoying a large
amount of repair work, which keeps
their workmen unusually busy.
j. G. Klein, of Golden, was up Satur-
day attending to his real estate and min
ing interests in and near this city.
City Clerk F. A. Rudolph last Thurs
day received intelligence of the death of
Fred Claus, near Golden. The remains
we're buried at that place. Deceased
in the early sixties worked for Smith X
Tyler as teamster hauling in lumber
from their saw mill on the South Boul.
der to their lumber yard in this city.
Otto Shelter has removed his family
to this city from Central City, having
taken up residence on Clear Creek
street. Otto will remain in charge of
the Black Hawk bakery, while his part
ner, Frank Fl. Owen, will have charge OF
the Union bakery 10 Central.
Mr.. Barton was in Tuesday from
Perigo laying in supply Of hay, grain
and provisions. 1t keeps him pretty
busy nowadays in hauling stamp mill
concentrates and smelling ore to this
city from the stamp mills at Perigo and
Gilpin. He reports the roadway gradu'
ally getting into good condition and the
accumulated snow rapidly disappearing.
Mining matters in that portion Of Gilpin
county are improving.
From Fred T. Gooch, who was in the
city last Tuesday from Rollinsville, the
information is received that Thomas
Forbes, who resides between Gilpin and
Rollinsville, is;lying very i'll OF pneumonia
and that his life is despaired OF. Mr..
Forbes is member of Gilpin County
Pioneers association and has resided in
that portion of the county since 1853.
j. j. Reilley, of the National Tunne,
and Mining company, yesterday morn.
ing started up the new gasolene engine
and air compressor received recently by
that company, Tuesday morning for the
first time using air drills. Both the ma
chinery and air drills worked very satis-
factorily. The engine is oneo OF the latest
patterns of its type, embracing mum
ber of improvements not attached to any
other similar plant in Gilpin county.