Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-08-01
SAN JUAN
SAY SOS
Happenings Above Timber
Line in the Mines at
Silverton Town
And Doings Near the 400
Mark" in the Social
Swim

SILVERTON. July 31.-(Special to
The Herald) .-Silverton and San Juan
county have worn off the fringes of a
boom which came on in a most natural
way. While this boom was precipi-
tated by the steady and unfailing min
eral production of San Juan county.
there was limit or dead line. The
investor who came here to do busi-
ness with money found what he want
ed and went to work, or, failing, went
away. The promoter made something
stick, fell down or went on down the
line hunting.
The mining fraternity is learning
that there are two things which may
be done in San Juan county within
the lines of practicability. They can
pay from half million to
three million for prod NC ers.
or they can come here with from $780,
900 to 100000 and help to develop
mines. There is the making of more
good mines all around Silverton
typewriter is a good thing to have
when you have to write for cranky
linotype operator.
Everybody here is interested
in the price of cabbage and potatoes
for the fall trade.
Silverton has permitted its postof
fee force to do double work. with only
$500 year clerk hire. Silverton has
been handling letter mail for at least
5000 people for at least four months.
| Two ladies have done all this work.
Is this not dead wrong?
Silverton receives twice as much
express matter as Durango. and the
Rio Grande has no delivery wagon or
zip town office.
Silverton is not going to stop. but
is going right on.
A. r. Liverman is here with his
Tontine policy and is doing business.
He wanted to come down and see
Nose. anyway.
Mrs. w. Y. Kinney gave the second
| of series of picnic excursions from
SiIverton to Gladstone yesterday.
Those who enjoyed the delightful
| ride were: Mrs Kendrick. Mrs. Bar
nett, Mrs. McKeon. Mrs Harry Brown.
Miss Mabel Brown, Mrs. Brink and
daughter, Miss Gertrude Miss Barton,
| of California, Mo-, Miss Masters of
New York, Miss Walling of Potsdam,
N. Y. Mrs. Frank B. Brown. Mrs. Dy-
| son and son and daughter. the Misses
Hunter of Chicago. Emma Wakelin
| George. Miss Lena Watson, Mrs Err
nest Grill. Miss Lutz Miss Foster.
Mrs. Gibbs, Mrs Geo. II. Barnes. The
merry party was royalty welcomed
at the pretty little town Of Gladstone.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. C. Gribbles were pre-
pared for them and served ice cream
and refreshments at the Gold King
mill hotel
Leaving Si.yerton. the route along
Cement Creek to Gladstone is an end
less Kaleidoscope chain Of mountain
scenery, dotted nearly all the way with
mine dumps and mills.
The kinneys are royal hosts, and
they find time for many friends be
tween January and the January that
follows. Their guests when they ar
rived yesterday evening filled a 25-
ton gondola. one of the largest and
longest on narrow gauge rail iivay.
They had abandoned the passenger
coach. When they pulled into the
passenger depot. Gus George looked
like he would have had more fun II
he had gone along. The third and
last excursion will he given next week
Silverton people seem to be very
much at home at an altitude OF over
5000 feet, and, say. this water would
be luxury in Durango
Try to get Finney Jon IS, Parshall
and Charlie Newman to come home.