Gilpin observer., 1906-10-18
APEX AND VICINITY

Joseph L. Walters, superintendent o.
the Evergreen mine, has been daub bine
his cabin during the past week, and il
looks very neat.
j. G. Wear, of Plymouth, Ills, arrived
on Wednesday and is guest of the
Apex hotel.
Mrs. Fred Rudolph and two sons, Ray
and Henry, are visiting with Mr.. Ru-
dolph's brother, on the Rudolph ranch
below Black Hawk.
Fred Rudolph is figuring on making a
trip to Seattle, Wash, sometime in the
near future.
The board of registration was in ses-
sion on Tuesday.
We figure that about 100 votes will be
polled on election day and three thirds
Of the vote will be cast for the Demo.
cratic party.
H. II. Hall, who is running on the Re
publican ticket for county clerk and re-
corder, was visitor to this section on
Tuesday, and was mingling with the
Democrats in Apex.
Messrs. Num- and Parsons came in
from Little Mammoth gulch on Satur
day and that evening, accompanied by
Miss Iona Bell Knigh ht and Miss Gertie
Gobel, took in the show at Central City
They experienced a very cold ride on
their return trip.
The new road to the Rochester mine
on Utah hill has been completed. and
we must say it is first-class one in
every particular.
L. f. Buehrle was visitor to Central
City on Tuesday.
A young man by the name OF Joe Hol.
land, who is in arrears with several of
our business men, has made himself
scarce in Apex, and he is being sought
for and is in great demand.
We are sorry to state that what we
might term IL few "deadbeats" in our
camp, and we understand they are not
to be tolerated any longer. The sheriff
will be asked TO call on one of our
prominent citizens, after lapse Of
five or six months ia which he jumped
out and beat small board bill. He has
stated that he canno. be forced to pay
it, and so he will have to be showed, :"
which is an easy matter.
Mr., Cuno; the chemist aud assayer at
the Imperial office, went TO Denver or
Wednesday to visit his family and take
in the sights.
Walter Petro and Walter Smith have
taken contract for hauling 60,C90 or
70,0C0 feet of lumber from Tolland for
the Evergreen mine, which will be used
in the construction OF the new smelter.
Matt Clennon, r. C. Russell and
Charlie Baer composed the board of reg
istration this week.
Snow fell on Wednesday morning but
from all indications it wont amount to
much.
Ray Knight returned home Saturday
evening after an absence of week spent
in Central City.
The meat market of Quiller S Gabardi
seems to be doing a rushing business in
this section of Pine creek. Their ser
vices are great benefit to our people.
We have heard all kinds of compli.
ments in regard to the write.up of the
Imperial company in The Observer of
last week. We have been broached on
the subject by some of our prominent
mining men, all wanting space in your
paper, saying that the matter of display
and write-up in general is something
very much different and far above that
which has appeared in other county pa
pers. The Observer is an up. .to.date
newspaper and is gaining widespread
notoriety in this part OF the county
The people fully appreciate the work
being done by The Observer in this camp
Ira Pollard has returned from the easi
where he sold a portion Of the lease il
tho Ingram mine. ira is wonderfully
elated over the showing in the Ingram
Mike Whalen was II visitor to Contra
City last Tuesday.
Billy Barrick, superintendent of tht
Rochester mine, while breaking up som,
ore Mt that property, accidentally got 4
piece Of rock in his eye, which has made
it very painful during the past week.
Jon LoTs.
Catholic Fair.