Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-05-15
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| ter rain yesterday afternoon than the
one OF Sunday, there being a steady
| downpour for nearly two hours.
| The rain is great boon to ranchmen
| and stoekgrowers.
Apricots are as large as hickory
| nuts while chab apples and other
fruits have passed the blossoming
stage witn an outlook for the largest
| crop of fruit in the history OF the
county.
OuRAY, Colo. May 13.-Two deeds
were filed in this county this morn
ing. one Transferring 10 claims to the
new Camp Bird Mining company of
Denver. consideration, $75,000 and
the other conveying 81 claims to the
Camp Bird Co, Limited. of London
consideration. S3.125 900. Mr.. Benson
will be manager of the new company
which took possession of the proper
ties this morning.
TELLURIDE. Colo. May l3.-With
the recovery yesterday afternoon of
two snowslide victims, Wade Grow
and Fred c. Clemmer, only one body
that of Trowbridge, remains under the
snow as a result of the Liberty Bell
slide The remains of Grove were
shipped to Pueblo this morning. while
Clemmer will be buried here Thurs
day under the auspices of the union.
SILVERTON. May 13.-The five
Cinnamon who have returned to Sill
vcrton We're the cause of considerable
commotion last night Three of them
have reopened the o. X restaurant
and two are conducting laundry.
Last night, or rather this morning
about ] O'Clock a crowd estimated at
from Is to 80 started out to run the
Cinnamon out of town They first
vent to the restaurant where they
picked up two, not noticing the third
who was in a bunk. They then re-
paired to the laundry where they met
with resistance, two shots being fred
rom within. These shots were re-
turned by a fusilade from the outside
after which the door was broken
down and the Cinnamon being pulled
out. and the four being placed at the
head of the delegation. were started
iown the Anmas canon. In the
meantime the Chinaman overlooked
in the restaurant ran to the city hall
arousing the citizens. when the facts
became known. The marshal endeav-
ored to locate the men engaged in
the affair, but could not. This morn
ing the -four Cinnamon who spent the
night in the canon returned to town
and have asked for protection. For
| Onately no one was injured by the
shooting, although one of the Mongol-
lians is reported to have been quite
badly pounded up 1t was reported
| that large sum of money had been
| taken from one of the Cinnamon, but
| this is not verified.
I.ater--It seems quite certain that
one of the Cinnamon was relieved of
$500. The Miners union disclaim any
knowledge or connection with the af-
fair, and the better class of citizens
condemn the proceedings.
SILVERTON. Colo, May l3.-Ten
informations have been filed so far
in the district court by Charles A.
Johnson Two are against II. l..
Scott and two against Charles Special.
one against the latter for burglary and
larceny and the other for assault with
intent to commit murder The above
are the two who escaped from the
county jail some weeks ago and were
captured at Chama yesterday and re-
turned to Silverton last night. When
the men broke Jail they entered a
miners cabin and stole goods to the
value of about $50. 1t is thought
Scott will plead guilty while Special
will stand trial on the charge of as
The other iniormations are: Balls
| fragi. for stealing ore from the Sun
nysde mine valued at several hun
dred dollars; l.. b. Pierce, assault and
burglary; Mike Dryer and Orville
| Brown, robbery, being fugitives from
| Justice; AL Collins. Tor assault with
intent to commit murder. The Tragi
trial Is set Tor tomorrow morning.
| The court is occupied today with
civil business. but the docket is light
in this line,
oURAY, Colo, May 13.-Andrew j.
Finch. one OF the early pioneers OF
the San Juan, having driven stage for
Barlow & Sanderson in the seventies.
died at this place this morning
AZTEC. n. NJ, May l4.-Mr. Bert
| Brown and Miss Kate Anderson were
married here last evening. Both are
well known young people and they
have well wishes OF many friends.
Another ranch on the La Plata
changed owners yesterday. an outsid-
or paying $4,000 cash.
| SILVERTON, Colo. May Lids
trict Attorney Charles A. johnson has
been conyersing with quite a number
of citizens since arriving in Silverton
concerning the water question which
Durango is agitating. Mr. Johnson
says a few people do not take Duran
| gos agitation at all serious. but the
ajorlty OF the business men talk Sc
riously as well as mill owners, and
when the Durango committee arrives
to go over the situation a cordial re-
ception will be rendered as the gen
eral feeling is that every effort possi-
Bile should be made to remedy as much
OF the evil complained of as possible.
SILVERToN. Colo. May 1i.-There
is nothing specially new in The at
, tack on the Cinnamon night before