Gilpin observer., 1907-11-14
CHESTNUT COLUMN
From the Files of The Observer, Week
Ending November 10th, 1887.

Anything you needed in the harness
line VIM. Mclaughlin could fix you up
to-date.
The New York store was one of the
oldest and most reliable stores in the
state.
Chas. Miller was doing all kinds of ex
pressing.
The Golden Globe accused Geo. West
(GivemhelD of stealing a Ute pony. 1t
further stated that if George had only
stolen old Colorow with that pony and
brought him over to Golden so that they
could of had barbecue over him they
would have forgiven George for all past,
present and future sins-even to the
stealing of that hoss.
About II o'clock Saturday morning
a miner named Koepernight was in
stantly killed by falling from back
stope in the Fisk mine.
All the candidates who ran at the late
election We're talking about organizing
an anti-treating society.
This issue said that Col. Jack Dormer
was the happiest man in the state since
the election. He was "despsed and re-
jected" by some men but the boys stood
by him. A good many of his old friends
here, and among them the writer, are
glad of the colonel's good luck.
The Whiting mine during the last
month produced as follows. Smelling
ore, 1000; mill ore, 726 ounces, IL pvt,
about $l2,9sO; s15,9sO Besides this
there was some mill ore not yet heard
from, and four carloads of tailings that
would swell the product considerably.
Charles Briton met with painful ac-
cident in Black Hawk which would keep
him in the house for some time. AS he
was going down the sidewalk in front of
Curtis store and watching something
on the opposite side of the street, some
one raised the cellar hatch in front of
him and he fell into the cellar. The
muscles of one of his legs were badly
strained.
Sylvester Nichols had gone to Denver
to collect some bets he won on Web
ber's election, and returned on Tuesday
evening. While he was gone he visited
his brother Foster at Pueblo.
This Office was informed that Judge
Belford, since his defeat, had joined the
prohibition party. But what matters
that if man is honest and in earnest.
A Denver pool was working the Get
tysburg lode on Bates hill and were TAX
ing out some good ore.
The water was taken out of the Gale
donia mine at Wide Awake and sinking
commenced.
VIM. Thomas, John Peckham, George
Wisbeck and James Dohoney had taken
a three years lease on the Pyrenees
mine in Nevadaville district. Tributers
on this property before the lease was
given made in one month $l95.OO to the
man.
McFarlane brothers had the contract
of placing the new plant of machinery
and erecting the building or shaft house
on the Baxter mine in Spring gulch.
Mrs. Otto Reckling and Miss Damn
of Black Hawk, were visiting friends in
Georgetown.
E. L. Moody got returns for several
lots of dressed and blank ct tailings from
the Hill house lode yesterday. A lot of
about Z tons of dressed tailings brought
$50. 16. A lot of blanket tailings brought
at the rate of sl63. .46 per ton.
Births-In Central City, Colorado,
Monday, Nov. Ia, 1887, to the wife of
William Richards, a daughter. In Cen
trail City, Nov. Is, 1887, to the wife of
Thomas Launder, daughter.
Deaths-In Central City, Colorado,
Sunday, Nov. 13, 1887, Lavina, wife of
John Stephens, aged 81 years. At his
home near Golden, Jefferson county,
Nov. 10, 1887, w. H. Penrose, aged
about 35 years, of consumption.