Gilpin observer., 1905-03-16


and it is not known whether the place
will be reopened or not. Mr. league
left here Tuesday afternoon for Chey-
enne where he proposes to reside in the
future. MIR. and Mrs. league have many
friends in the community who dislike
very much to see them leave the city
permanently.
Frank G. Young, manager of the Gun
pell Mining company, came up from
Denver Tuesday morning to attend to
some mining matters. Mr.. Young said
his company at present was operating all
their mills on Clear creek, and that by
Summer til ey intend to have the shaft
house Of the Gunnell mine in Eureka
gulch, which was destroyed by fire last
summer, rebuilt, and active operations
on the property will then be resumed.
A new plant of machinery will be in
stalled to replace that which was also
damaged by the fire, and quite large
force Of men will be put to work.
A. Rachofsky, the we'll known dry
goods merchant, returned Saturday from
his five weeks visit in the east. While
away Mr.. Rachofsky combined business
with pleasure. and besides being in New
York he spent several days in few of
the other large cities in the east. He
was in Washington on the day the presi-
dent was inaugurated and saw the whole
show. He said the occasion was one
long to be remembered as more people
were on the streets in Washington on
that day from various parts of the world
than be had ever seen before in one gath
ering. Mr.. Rachofsky claims to have
had very pleasant trip.
Mrs. Thomas Eade went to Denver Mon
day afternoon where she remained to be
in attendance at the funeral of her un-
Gle. Geo. Shissler, who committed the
awful murder Sunday and was after
wards killed himself Mrs. FADE, just a
short time ago. while returning from a
trip to Washington, stopped of in Den
yer for few days and visited at the
Shissler home. She knew of the bitter
feeling existing between her uncle and
Sill, and being more or less familiar with
the trouble was not surprised when she
heard OF the shooting on Sunday, al
though she had not anticipated such an
awful tragedy. Her husband, Marshal
Thomas Fade, left for Denver Tuesday
aftefIoon where he will remain a week
or SO to attend the funeral of Shissler,
Joseph Jones has been appointed to act
as marshal during the absence of Mr..
Fade.
VIM. j. Lamont, who has been assist
ing McFarlane l. Co. the last month in
the preparation of material for the new
Gold Dirt mill, which is being construct
ed by that firm near Rollinsville, made a
trip to Leyden Sunday morning to pro-
cure further leave Of absence from bis
regular employers. lie returned Mon
day morning and will resume work for
McFarlane & Co. Quite an amusing in
cident was connected with Mr.. Lamont's
trip. While in hurry to leave the train
at Golden he thoughtlessly picked up a
grip which looked something like his,
but was not by any means. Instead the
satchel belonged to some lady. Mr.. La
mont didn't discover his mistake until
he went to take some working clothes
out Of the satchel and then to his utter
surprise found an assortment OF trinkets
such as Dickens tells about in his "Old
Curiosity Shop" There were hat pine
hair pins and clothes pins; keys. samples
of dress goods, shoe laces, perfumes and
sachet bags, bottle Of smelling salts anc
the indispensable box Of powder anc
chamois skin. Then there was wearing
apparel, contained in the feminine ward
robe, that modesty would not permit
J OF Mr.. Lamont mentioning.