Gilpin observer., 1907-10-03
CHESTNUT COLUMN
From the Files of The Observer, Week
Ending October 9Th, 1857.

Albert Lintz had moved his station
cry store from the old postoffice on Eu-
reka street to the new and elegant post
Office building at the head of Main
street.
William Roach showed the Observer
editor returns from ore taken out of the
Golden Wedge that went $3.50 to the ton.
Smith & Co., who owned the extern
sion of the Manhattan lode had bo-
nsnza.- Their milling ore was yielding
from Is to II ounces gold and the smelt-
ing ore from $50 to $3.50.
The Gunnell company had deposited
another fine gold retort in the First Ma
tional bank. 1t weighed 7s4 ounces and
was worth sl3, 200, and was the result
of September's run of mill ore.
Louis Roy had sample assay from
his new find on Mishler's ranch, north
of Black Hawk, from depth of about
Is feet which returned 3s7 ounces of sill
yer to the ton. He had an S-inch streak
of this.
L. S. Newell & Co, on the West Flack
got gold retort weighing n ounces
from 10-cord lot of mill ore.
The McFarlane brothers had taken a
contract for the erection of shaft
house, Office and boarding house at Wide
Awake for company that was prepar-
ing to start up the Caledonia.
L. S. Newell & Co., on the Ivanhoe,
shipped $4,000 pounds of ore that had
been running $40 to the ton. They were
running battery at the New York mill
and were getting from $50 to S25 ton
for the concentrates.
The pool operating the Hyndman-
Burroughs lode had placed their mach
inery and were commencing to hoist
water. The pool was strong one, con-
sisting of the following gentlemen: S.
Teats, B. F. Pease, G. w. Mabee, T.
Cody, A. Bitzenhofer, ]. S. D. Manvlle
and M. B. Hyndman.
Married-At the First Presbyterian
church, on Tuesday, October 4th, 1887,
by Rev. James Mcfarland, Evan d.
Morgan and Miss Emma j. Farley, both
of this city. Many friends of the con-
tracing parties gathered at the church
to witness the ceremony. After the
couple were united the guests were
driven to the Morgan residence on
Spring street where sumptuous din
ner awaited them. The newlyweds left
on the afternoon train for Denver and
upon their return Thursday evening
reception was rendered them at the
home of the groom's mother.
The editor of the Register claimed
that he wasn't objecting to the removal
of the postofiice to the head of Main
street on account of the distance, but
because in going for his mail he would
have to pass the Observer Office. The
editor of the Observer at that time, ac-
cording to the Register man, was fel-
low who would smile in your face while
he was cutting your throat or while you
was cutting his.
Theodore Nelson, the gentlemanly
lOTeIlldIl dI Ifc L OltT Quar- IIlll WAS Rel-
ting so cranky he wouldn't talk to any
body unless there was or ounce ore
in sight.
Edna, the youngest daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Chris Peterson, had died on
the 25th of September at the age of four
years.
Boellert & Flick bought the black
smithing and wagon making business of
Thompson & Staub in Black Hawk.
Thompson & Staub were notifying those
indebted to them that an immediate set
tlement would be acceptable as well as
appreciated. Some of their patrons to
this very day have not needed the notice.
Henry Bolsinger had discovered the
existence Of two new clubs in Denver.
One was called the DIRTY Club" and
the other the "Unclean Twelve"