Hinrichs, Gustave

composer and operatic conductor; born in Ludwigslust, Mecklenburg, Germany, in 1850; educated at Mecklenburg and Hamburg; went to the U. S., settling in San Francisco and conducting operas and concerts; was a istant conductor of the American Opera Company under Theodore Thomas, (1885); on the reorganization of the company (1887), he became its sole conductor. He afterward conceived the idea of producing grand opera at popular prices, and conducted several succe ful seasons at Philadelphia and elsewhere. Has composed several operas, one of which Ontioro, was produced at Philadelphia, July 28, 1890. Hins'dale, in Colorado , a S.W. co.; area , 1,400 sq. m. Drained by Rio Grande del Norte and the Lake Fork of Gunnison river. Surface, mountainous. Has gold and silver mines. Cap . Lake City. Pop . (1897) about 650. Hin'ton, in West Virginia , a post-village, cap. of Summers co., on C. & O. R.R.; has railroad repair shops and lumber mills. Pop . (1897) about 2,780.