Mrs A. D. Silk, for many years a resident of this district, and later still well-known as the proprietress of the Leviathan Hotel, Dunedin, died at her daughter's residence at Nevada, Dunedin, on Saturday, in her 60th year. Mrs Silk came to Otago from Victoria with her husband, the late Mr George Silk, in the early sixties and settled at Wetherstones, where her husband carried on mining operations for some years. In later years she carried on business in Ross Place and subsequently removed to Dunedin, taking over the Leviathan which prospered wonderfully under her excellent business direction. In addition to the business management of her hotel, she embarked on a large scale in mining enterprises, in which, with her characteristic shrewdness and business acumen, she was very successful. She was the principal owner of mines at Nenthorn and in the Lakes district, and was largely interested in dredging on the Nevis River. She leaves a family of five daughters — Mrs Smith (Stirling), Mrs Jas. Hunter (St. Clair), Mrs Milne (Papiatua), Mrs Salvesen (Roslyn), and one unmarried, and one son; also a brother, Mr Edward Mills, Blue Spur. -Tuapeka Times, 14/6/1899.
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