The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-03-10
Ths Durango papers.


From the DufsLfo Herald.
During b recnnt visit 10 Farmington a
representative pi the Herald was pleased
10 lind the people enjoying q degree Of
prosperity thar compares favorably with
accounts from the most favored local
itiee in the United States. And speak
ing Of favored localities IL would be din
cult TO lind one that Wonld best San Juan
county. New Mexico Ia this Va mean
for people WIN desire to pursue agri-
culture, stock sising and fruit culture.
the excellent crops o. tne past tive or
throe years have placed the residents
above EHnt aud and they are today q
happy and contented people. A few
8l0ukmen have suffered losses during
the winter but those having hay aud
grain for sale have prospered 1t the
stoukmen'n oXrenee. The outlook for
she summer Wis never more promising.
Old settlera thilk the cold winter means
an abundant harvest 5i grain and fruit
this scanon--alreHst ia the hne OF apples
aud this class ai fruit is the most profit.
able az apples ran be handled without
loss any time daring the fall or winter.
The acreage THE season will be much
larger thun her t0forc, Many rev Or
chHrda will commence bearing this
season and the field will be accordingly
larger than her toiOre This mtans Gun.
plOyment for more men 10 caring and
hauling the fruit 10 market which will
prove Denehcisi~to Durango as we'll AZ
| San Juau county. The town Of Farm
| ingtoR is feeling the effects Of good times
aud is growing fast. Many new store
aud reaideuco building have been erect
ed thS past year and the place 10 begin
ming to put on snetrOpollton airs.
r. L. f. Simpson, Indian trader al
Gallegos canon. N. M, is 10 Town today
Concerning the proposed railroad from
! Albuquerqus 10 Durango, Mr.. Simpson
believes il will 20 In thig year, but thinku
the old surveys should by followed, that
is, though Galegos instead Of Large
canon on account OF the superior natur A
advantages OF the former which no think,
offers 4 splendid grade directly ia line Ol
communication He says the crying
need Of the people 10 the southwestern
country n = wooden factory The farm
ers receive abOst niue cents FOR their
wool NOW whereas ii they did their owl
washing aud cleaning such an enterpTIe,
would bring them twenty or thirty cent?
q pound aud a. the same time yield
handsome profit to the manufactures.
G. e. Mcconnell returpod last nigh
after an absence Of nearly three week
and from developments he has not allow
ed any grass to grow under his feet, haV
Ing purchased 10 ths frst place the Gal
loWay brand and bunch OF cattle in thl
Paradox valley amounting in the neigh
borhood Of five thousand head. and II
turn sold the bunch to Nessrs George
West and lrv AcGrsw, invoviug a dsa
OF about S150.OOO This closes out about
the last Of the latge herds of cattle o
the western SLOPE The cattle are TO b,
gathered and delivered during the sum
mer The fact that Durango men and
Durango capita engineered the deH
speaks we'll for lis city. Concerning
tbs ParadoE 81 pioes Mr. MeCon
nell says Ins 81 ali thap has Dee
claimed for them and he pr edicts bi
boom in this direction as a consequence
as Durango will be direetly beneittsd
He says Durango, the Ute reservation
and the southwest are ghs main subject
Of conversation iR Denver and that VI
ORn look forward to s advent Of NOR
people this season than in the history c
the gouthwsst