The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-10-25
20 YEARS AGO
From Files of The pItkfn Miner

From Files of The Pitkin Miner
w, G. Neiderhut of Tin Cup, was a
Pitkin visitor.
Fred Merriwether and Ed Rolf were
over from Tin Cup.
Ed Hawkins returned from short
trip to Cripple Greek.
Mrs. A, Lejune and daughter, left
for Denver to spend the winter.
Rufus Knopp moved his family over
from Bowerman first of the week.
G. A. Dewey returned on Saturday
from business trip to the county
seat.
Frank Dice was advertising for
horses to winter on his ranch three
miles below Ohio City.
Ralph Hamlin returned from a
years stay in Shelton, Wash, He re-
NAMED here with his father, Al HAM
| lin.
Mr., and Mrs. ]. A. Norwood and
Mrs. C. E. Teed left for FIT. Collins
to attend I. o. o. F, Grand Lodge at
that place.
From the Paonia Gazette:-Mrs. c.
T. Rawalt and son Verne, went to
Gunnison to get the rest of their
household goods and have them
shipped to Paonia.
The Little Dell tunnel in the Gold
Brick district was in 800 feet, driven
by j. H. Robinson, lessee. Eight
inches of high grade gold ore and sill
yer ore was showing in the two-foot
vein.
st. Bernard and Metropole in the
gold belt, owned by Henderson, Nc
Williams and Hamlin, were being op-
Grated by them, Shipping ore was
drift from the bottom of the 35-foot
shaft.
Among the patent applications we
note the following: Harvey w, Dice,
for the Du Quesne Mining company,
on the Sen, Beck lode claim in the
Gold Brick district; B. w. Lewis, CO.
4 owner with number of others on 80
4 acres, known as the Chicago Placer
| Mining claim in the Tomichi Mining
district; also 160 acres of placer land
known as the st, Louis Placer Mining
Iclaim, bearing gold and silver in the
Tomichi mining district; Mrs. Jennie
Carlin made application for patent
on the Braganza lode, bearing gold,
in the Quartz Creek mining district.
R. r, Williams & Co. were adver-
tisers in the Miner Staple and Fan
cy groceries, Hardware, Mems fur
nishings. Mrs. l. E. Rhamey, of the
Pitkin Cafe, advertised reasonable
rates, good service and splendid
meals. E, E. Brooke, as proprietor of
the Phoenix Meat Market, advertised
beef, pork, mutton, ranch produce,
confectionery and cigars. The Com
mercial hotel was operated by Mrs.
Eva Stidd and Sunday dinner at six
o'clock was leader in her ad. A new
fruit store was advertised by S. E
Cary; North Fork fruits and vegeta-
bles were advertised Scott Dickin-
son, was proprietor of the White
House hotel, everything first class.
j. C. Nisely, Assayer, was another ad.
The Pitkin Bank, R. R. Williams,
president, C. W. Winslow, cashier,
was advertising for business; Earl
Wilcox advertised the fact that he
, was Notary Public; card for Civil
and Mining Engineer, was run by r.
A. Skues; O. H. Aikine ran a similar
, one; Robt. Parlin advertised his stage
, line with the hours of arrival and de-
, parture; Scott Dickinson ran a big
ad for his General Merchandise store;
coal. wood and lumber were to be had
by applying to VIM. Poe, who adver-
tised coal at $3.50 per ton; A. F.
Pettingill had drug store and was a
good advertiser of the same; Christ
Jaus in his ad advised the ladies that
he had bread, pies, cakes and cookies
for sale. A livery stable too, adver-
$ tised high class rigs and saddle
horses, w. f, Harmon & Co proprie.
tors; fine bath room in connection
r with Tonsorial Parlors, was advertised
by F. w. Sargents; Earl Price told
q the public thru the Miner, that he
, would teach shorthand three evenings
a week at the school house; and last
but not least, was DIR. Prices Cream
Baking Powder