Gilpin observer., 1908-06-04
From tho Files Of The Observer, Week
Ending, June o. 1888.

b. ID. ke-Vlce-PreSlQenC.
Fred Kruse-Sec'y and Treas.
w. o. McFarlane, John l. Steen, H.
C. Bolsinger and w. S. Wells.
d. ]. Mckay & Co. received the fol-
lowing returns last Sunday from the
Omaha & Grant works for the last ship
ment of Silver Blende ore: 1911 lbs,
at S717.72 per ton, $685.. 7S; 4,94O lbs, at
S229.4S per ton, S566. 81; total, less the
freight and transfer charges, 81, 1868
Mr.. F. B. Mcleod got $s1 per ton last
Wednesday for the last ore shipped from
the Notaway to the Black Hawk sam
pling works.
Friday of last week Edward Martin,
miner employed in the Aetna mine at
Nevadaville, was killed by caving
ground.
Mrs. DIR. Lake received the sad in
telligence of the death of her mother,
Mrs Alfred Tily, at Syracuse, N. Y.
Mr.. Seth J. Wilson offered his springs,
ranch, water tanks and everything con-
nected with his system of water works
to the city council at very reasonable
price.
The owners of the Hubert mine had
organized stock company on that prop
erty. 1t was stocked at S500-50, 900
shares at $40 each. The officers of the
company for the first year were:
President and Superintendent-H. c.
Bolsinger.
Vice-President- H. Busch.
Sec'y. and Treas. Thomas j. Burke.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. C. Reckling went to
Denver the first of the week. The lat
ter would remain for some time on ac-
count of i'll health.
The city council of Black Hawk at
their last meeting came to an under
standing with the Tramway company,
the latter agreeing to pay $3.50 for the
right -of-way over city ground and over
four street crossings.
The farmers Of jefferson county had
brought suit against the mill men of
Black Hawk for pollution of the water
on North Clear creek. Suit was brought
in the Supreme court.
In City Marshal Driscoll the city felt
as though they had very efficient Of
ficer and one who would do his duty.
The residence of Mr.. NJ. Levy
was found to be on fire. The occasion
of the alarm was the explosion of an oil
can in house on the south side of Casey
street nearly opposite the residence of
Mr.. Withrow. The little ten or eleven
year old daughter of Mr.. M. Levy, mer-
chant tailor of this city, was kindling
fire in the stove preparatory to cooking
supper for her father and was pouring
some coal oil on out of a can, when as
usual there was blaze and an explos-
ion, saturating the little ones clothing
with burning oil. Her screams were
heard by Mrs. Withrow, who called her
husband, and they both rushed to the
rescue. Mr.. Withrow took off his coat
and wrapped the child, who was ablaze
from head to foot, in it, while Mrs.
Withrow beat out the fire in the house
with rug. The child was badly burned
about the face and arms. and all her
hair was burned off. 1t was supposed
at first that she was fatally burned.
Joseph S. Beaman was having built
in Denver fine galvanized iron cornice
and window caps for the Armory hall.
1t was suggested that the chief of the
fire department insist that when the fire
alarms were sounded that they be given
according to the code of signals posted
in the hose houses. so that the general
public could tell something about the
location of the fire. The code of signals
provided that after the alarm was sound
ed the number of the ward in which the
fire was located should be slowly tapped.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles w. Sisson of
Pueblo, were spending few days with
Mrs. Sisson's mother, Mrs. Feehan of
Black Hawk.
Deputy U. S. Land Surveyor S. A.
Rank returned from visit to Aspen
and other points Saturday.
Mr.. j. M. Livesay handed in his resig-
nation Tuesday evening to the city
council of Black Hawk.
Born-In this city, Tuesday, June 8,
1888, to the wife of Henry Bowers, a
son. In Central City, Colorado, Thurs
day, June Z, 1888, to the wife Of Rich
ard Mayor, daughter.
Died-ln Central City, Colorado, on
Monday, June 8, 1888, Joseph. son of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Loughran, in the 9Th
year of his age. At Black Hawk, Colo
RADIO, June 9Th, 1888, of typhoid-pneu-
monia, Walter Feehan, aged 81 years.