Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-12-19


Millicent White is recovering iron
scarlet fever
Digging for frozen water pipes an,
running street sprinklers at the sam,
time cannot be Witnessed at man,
places. and Durango Is among tn,
few at present.
Heavy ore trains arrive from Sill
verton daily. and quite as large
trains of coal, lumber and supplies
continue to go into the great mining
camp. Silverton continues to build
as fast as building supplies can be
carried in.
Houses which have not been occu-
pied for years in Durango, this win
ter have from one to several families
In them, and this has not made quar-
antine more effective. One small
building at Animas City which had
not been occupied for twenty years
has family in 1t now.
In the district court today the nu-
merous water adjudications were post
poned for hearing until February 10.
Messrs. Davidson. Ritter and Nc
Closkey represent large number of
those who are seeking adjudication
There are probably hundred of
such cases for hearing by the district
court.
Cripple Creek parties are pros
pecting In the La Platas and will
probably remain in the district
through the winter. Late advices
from Cripple Creek are that five
thousand people. the overflow. have
departed from that camp during the
past few weeks. There ia much
talk over there about the La Platas
and 1t is expected that several hun
dred prospectors from there will be
in La Platas next year.
County clerk Weaver says the stu
alton relating to La Plata county's
poor is about the same as year ago,
about the same number. When 1t is
considered that there are from twelve
to fifteen hundred more people in Du-
range now than one year ago, 1t may
be said that the situation is more
favorable. The causes of depend
ency are about the same as usual,
sickness. age and infirmity
The Neglected mine is getting It's
winter supplies into camp and mov-
ing out good deal of ore. The mule
pack train makes round trip be-
tween Durango and Oro Fino each
day. carrying in supplies and bring
Ing out ore. The wood chopping
force has been discharged and the
company will put in its own wood
The mill has closed until more water
can be had which will probably be
In February II not sooner.
Baggagemaster Kettlewell, of the
Denver & Rio Grande, returned to the
city Saturday evening with his fam
lily after nearly two months in the
east. spending most of the time in
Canada. Since returning Mr.. Ket-
tlewell has kept close at home and
thereby given the vigilant reporter
'"t So-by. iIoWtNtI. we
he is looking fine as silk. and, being
minus the moustache. friends are apt
TO pass him by without recognition.
To illustrate the practicability of
quarantine In Durango. what the
mother of small family said few
days ago will be apt There are two
boys and two girls. The girls were
first attacked with scarlet fever and
then the boys took it. The mother
says: we did not call doctor.
but cured 1t ourselves. When the
girls were well enough, in few days,
they went to school as they had done,
and we doctored the boys, and in a
little while they were all in school
again"
Durango's city council met yester-
day evening. but not much business
Was transacted, owing to the absence
OF some of the members. A new or
dinance was introduced having for
its purpose the creation of a purchas-
ing committee. but as 1t was an or
tirely new proposition to some
of the members present 1t was de-
cided to defer the consideration Of
the measure until a future me sting
when all the members will be pres
ent. 1t ia understood that some of
the members will oppose the new Or
dinance