Gilpin observer., 1901-09-05
RUSSELL euLcH.

\ Ernest Le Neve Foster returned from
Denver Mondey morning.
The Specie Payment mine buildings
are receiving fresh coat OF paint.
The ladies' OF the Methodist church,
this place, held picnic at Georgetown,
Clear Creek county, yesterday.
The small steam holster OF the Min
nesota mine has been purchased and
taken to mine 10 Vsrmillion district.
VIM. Clotsworthy has recently made a
very promising lode location in Russell
district, called the Independence lode.'
Tuesday the Wau'auga mine output.
ted so tons of ore, which was sent to
Black Hawk for treatment via the Gil.
pin tramway.
Miss Jones, OF Denver, who has been
visiting Mrs. Stephen Davis and daugh-
ter. at this place, returned home last
Saturday afternoon.
Louis Catani and A. Lavato have
leased the Cissler lode, and are unwa-
terinQ the main shaft, preparatory to
working that mine.
Louis Reiss left MONDAY for Denver
where he met the lady of his choice, who
her first and only love.
Gus Broehmer. OF Central City, has
sold to William Entenu-r, OF the same
city, haifinterest in the Great Presi-
dent lode, in Russell district.
Three weddings are on the tapis.
namely Albert Albisini, Anton Rompani
and Louis Reiss, who have concluded it
is folly to longer lead bachelor life.
E. P. Owens, who has been visiting
relatives residing in Minneapolis. Min
nesota, returned last evening. He suf-
fered greatly from the heat while in
that city.
At the rate the water is being lowered
in No or he east shaft OF the Topeka
mine, it will be ready for the rasump-
'ion OF active work by the latter part OF
the coming week.
Miss Maggie jenkins, one Of the
teachers OF the public schools OF this
place, came up from Denver. last week,
and has taken room at the residence OF
Mrs. Thomas Parry. this place.
The Misses Annie Richards and Nellie
and Mrs. Frank Stansfield, on Klein
avenue, last Saturday and Sunday The
ladies returned to Central City the first
of the week.
President and g"nera manager E. w
Williams, OF the Colorado Specie Pay.
ment Gold Mining company arrived in
Central City Monday evening. Since
then he has been at the mines of the
company on B, lle7ieu mountain.
Chris Hesse!bine, of Denver, was ut
the tirst of the week looking sfter the
mines in which he was Interested. PeteI
Barnab; has taken lease of portion
OF the First Centennial mine, north o
the Saratoga, formerly worked undel
the management OF Mr.. Hesselbine.
The water which the tramway com
pany has been using for their engines
tak,n at the Saratoga mine. was Sc
highly impregnatad with sulphur tina
its use has been discontinued. The en-
, cnes hereafter will take their supply o
e water from the new tank put in along
side the tramway bridge crossing OIL
Russell gulch.
Mr. Montgomery, Who is putting in
bucket tramway from the Saratoga Nc
/. or east shaft, to convey the dunn
from that shaft to a point alongsid
: No. 2 shaft, 30 as TO connect with tn
: track OF the Gilpin tramwsy, where it |
loaded into cars OF that company 70
, transportation to Black Hawk, ant
thence via the Colorado & Southern
railroad to the Carpenter smelter, a
!, Golden, returned from a business trip
Denver on Monday.
. SUDDEN DEATH of $. 8. JOHNsON
: Sylvanus s. ohnson. prominen
q mining man Of this place. and for
number OF years in charge OF the Lotu
' group OF mines in this district, owned b
j., Lep and Charles Stsrnbergsr, died sud
j denly last Monday morning about
|" o'clock. johnson arose early that morr
. ing, Hs was his usual custom, went t
% breakfast at jacob Drehers, and at
quite heartily. lie then left for tn
Lotus mine. and was taken sick, cou
i plainny Of u pain in his chest. He the
went to his room, near the mine, and d
Foutz summoned, but it was too lat
T. johnson expiring before the arrival {
e the doctor. Death was ascribed I
Is heart failure.
ID. ceased had been resident OF tn