MINEBK00314

• County: Gilpin
• Volume: 1
• Document: Inspectr
• Suffix: A

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and that each mould, in addition, run the buckets in each shaft to
;ull capacity.
Lir. C. A. Palmer, General I,imiager of the I,iollie Gibson I,?ine at
dspen, tendered the use of orie of his patent sinking pumps, with capac-
!ty o' 1500 gallons per minute. This offer was accepted, bhe pump
goaded ir_ Aspen by the L4ollie Gibson Co. and transported true of charge
by the Denver & Rio Grmido and Union Pacific Donvor 2: Gulf to Black
3arck anri rsiurn. These Railroad companies also furnished trmtsportat-
Iar.'or a man to take charge of pump from Aspen to Black hawk and ro-
tarn. The Donvor & Hio Granflo ~rpross Company also transported some
1800 pounds free of charge feom Aspen to Black HawY.. >;ator the Palmor
pang and fittings, weighing about 18,000 pounds, wore returned to
dspon by the Gulfl and Rio Grande Railroads free of charge. Tho ll[id-
Iand Railroad likewise tendered its services for the use of this do-
'1'krtment. Acknowledgement is at this time made for the courtesies
ertendofl, together with the assurance of t]io high appreciation of spno
entertained by the citizens of Gilpin County, and morn especially the
nenbera of the bereaved famillos, the mind orraors turd officers of this
aepartmon t .
Prior to the arrival of the Pnlmor Pump, ono of the pumps bolong-
Sri;to the Bob Tnil Comp mry was refitted, lowered to place and put to
.urr., making fair headway in lotiroring the water. On 8optombor iGth
the Palmor Pump was loworofl to place anfl connected mid proved oven
er thnn was orpootofl.
On 8optombor 20th, the body of Thomas Y/1111oms was x•ocovorod in
alooPY hollow. Tho body was found lu a winze about 16 toot bolorr

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