The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-05-01
IS YEARS AGO
Copied from the Files Of the Elk nj.
Pilot, Thsa Printed In Irwin

Mrs. Knight.
Morris Click has returned from
Glenwood Springs.
Joe Parker has moved his family
down from Pittsburg for the winter.
The Mullen House in Gunnison is
receiving it's share of Gunnison coun-
ty trade.
Col. John Cameron, coal superin-
tendent of the c. C. & l. company,
was in town last week.
The Black Queen of Crystal City
has opened up into a large pocket of
rich ore and is showing way up.
Miss Mollie Cheney and Mr.. James
Allison were married last Friday eve
ming at the Mullen House in Gunni-
son.
Carlisle Bros. have bought out the
meat market belonging to James Nc
gee and James Lawley, and will run
it for the present.
Miss Bessie Patrick went to Denver
on Saturday morning. She will re-
main with her sister, Mrs. Howard
F. Smith, this winter.
William Eugene Grout, the dapper
little express messenger who has been
running between Gunnison and Crest
ed Butte, has been called to Denver.
John Gibson's daughter, who has
been attending school at Wolfe Hall
in Denver, arrived home on Saturday
and will spend the holidays with her
parents.
Charley Julian has been resting for
the last few days owing to the severe
storm. There are twenty-five head
of stock in camp and very little feed
for them.
w. E. Jarvis of Gothic, brought his
family over last Saturday and start
ed them for their old home, McGreg-
or, Iowa. The two little boys will go
to school this winter.
The Belle of Titusvirle, Crystal, is
improving rapidly. The vein is wild
ening and carries a considerable
quantity Of wire silver. Good pro-
gress is beingmade with the work.
DR.. Forham, who started to Den
yer last Saturday, returned home
after stopping on Marshall Pass for
two days in an attempt to reach the
Queen City. Travelling is very uncer-
tain these days of storm.
Miss Fannie Bray is the most pop
ular young lady in Crested Butte. She
was awarded the water pitcher,
which was put on the Christmas tree
by five excruciatingly homely bach
elors. Compliments, Miss Fannie.
There has been a postoffice estab-
lished at the coal breaker, four miles
above Crested Butte, and it is named
Anthracite. Henry A. Otis, the hand
some and popular young bookkeeper
of the Colorado Fuel Co. is the post
master
Our young people to the number OF
twenty couple, visited the residence
of Mr.. S. A. Cory the other evening
and gave them quite surprise party.
Mrs. Cory soon took in the situation
and arranged so that very pleasant
evening was spent.
Kellie Cookson and Elden Chest
nut have been working the assess
ment on the St. George in Redwell
Basin. This property belongs to J.
B. Cartwright of western Missouri.
Mr.. Cookson reports the vein four
feet in width and showing fifteen
inches of solid mineral, galena, iron
and sulphurets.
On Monday last, as VIM. Holden,
Melvin Stillwell, Joseph Mccullough,
Frank Bertlett, C. S. Cramer, George
Sweeney, and w. A. Wood were COM
ing down from the Augusta mine,
thew were caught in a snow slide
and carried down the mountain about
1000 feet. Joe Mccullough was the
first to get out. None of them were
hurt very seriously.
At the largest wedding party ever
assembled in Crested Butte, Miss
Mamie Boulton and Mr.. Robert Glib
son were united in marriage. Judge
Thomas Hockey administered the
marriage vow. Miss Boulton is the
only daughter of w. E. Boulton of
Anthracite, formerly of C. B. Robert
Gibson is the youngest son of John
Gibson, foreman of the C. c. & l.
mine.
At a program given in the new
stone school house building on Ma
room Ave, the following took part:
Mary Lawrence, May Hopes, Gus
Shaefer, Bessie Estes, Roy Evans,