The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-08-03

TO have the Miner sent there from
Telluride, where he has been for sew
eral months. Mr.. Conroy says it is
very hot at Dolores Camp where he is
working, ia in the shade. Says 1t
seems to him hundred miles from
nowhere and close to Hades. His ad-
dress is Dolores Camp, Naturita, Colo.
The republicans held their caucus
W. dnesday evening at City hall and
elected three delegates to the County
assembly. w. H. Corum, Elmer Wahl
and d. C. Mason were chosen. Elmer
Wahl was nominated committeeman
from Pitkin precinct and Ruby E.
Corum, committeewoman., The Coun-
ty assembly will be held in Gunnison
Saturday.
Earl Macintosh ives down from
the Ell Captain mine, making the trip
horseback. Earl says thirteen miles
on the hurricane deck of a horse is
no place for fat man. He played
ball with the Pitkin team Sunday af-
ternoon, returning home the follow
ing morning.
Geo. Phillips has been in town the
past week from Alamosa, superin-
Tending the painting of the exterior
and redecorating of the interior of
his business house on Main street,
now occupied by the Pastime pool
hall. VIM. Wiley is doing the work.
The Roosevelt Mines and Electric
company IS showing comfortable az
tivity of late, all their properties
and the saw mill being worked. each
with good force of men. The Camp
Bird is showing good ore values in
the bottom of the shaft. sa 4' aa'
Mr.. and Mrs. Jap Smith left Mon
day for Gunnison, where they will re-
side. The Smiths are old time Pitkin
residents and will be missed by their
neighbors of many years. A change
to lower altitude was deemed ad-
visable.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. S. Anderson of Sar-
gent, returned to Pitkin Saturday
from trip up on Gold hill to the Ell
Captain mine, in which Bob is inter-
|ested. They were much pleased with
the showing made in the new strike.
D. C. Mason has been painting and
otherwise improving his residence
property on upper Main street. The
large house has been made into two
apartments, making two coy homes
which the Masons will have for rent.
Gold creek was quite we'll repre-
sented at the ball game Sunday.
Among those we noted were Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. Norwood, Bud McLain, and
John Fry, Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Sellard.
and Mr.. and Mrs Vim. Murdie
Miss Mildred Pearson returned Sun
day from Parlin, where she has been
the guest of Misses Irma and Isabelle
Dice for the past week. While there
the young ladies enjoyed camping
trip up on the Cochetopa.
G. w. Linscott returned Monday
from several months spent at his
ranch at Montrose. He was checked
in the same day, Mr.. Watts being
checked out. The latter left for his
home in Denver. M
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Friends of Miss Helen Berryhill
will be pleased to learn of the new
position which she has accepted with
the Fogg store in Gunnison, the du-
ties Of which she assumed August l.
G. A. Dewey end wife left Monday
for Gunnison. They may decide to
continue on to California, where they
contemplate spending the coming
winter.
Louis Linn, brother and nephew,
made trip to Taylor park last week
with Geo. Williams. They report fine
sport fishing, making good catch.
Geo. DAILY, who has been at Bower
man the past week, left Monday for
Grand Junction, as the altitude was
too much for him.
Mrs. Scott Dickinson was an out
going passenger for Gunnison Monday
to spend few days on business and
visiting friends.
Tie Inspector VIM. Neary came in
Monday, to the great delight of our
timbermen, who have ties on the
track.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Smith and E. j.