Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-01-06

From Thursdays Daily.
Montezuma county is seeking CAPT
tai for artesian boring for the sec
tions which have not been covered
by irrigating ditches.
There is no more excuse for send
Ing To eastern houses FOR dry goods
than there is for sending away for
printing.
Peter Fassbinder thinks he will be
able TO ship some ore this year from
his property on Flagler's Fork OF the
junction creek.
Montezuma county IL producing the
bulk OF the home grown pork sold in
Durango. The conditions are as ia.
vorable for raising hogs I'm La Plata
county.
II is not likely that any OF the
Pennington fruit belt people will tear
up any more orchards to plant alfal-
IA instead. Fruit is bringing too
good price to give way to alfalfa.
Old timers urge that had the coun-
ty seat remained at Parrott City. the
La Plata district would have been 20
velopment and production of the
mines.
The Durango Light and Power Co.
has been making many improvements
during the past few months. and pre-
pairing generally for increased busi.
ness which Is sure to be realized dur.
ing the coming year.
Fear liz expressed that dipththeria
at Sllverton will be transmitted to
Durango Get out your dipththeria
cures and preventatives and be pre-.
pared for emergencies. The scarlet
fever is keeping us very busy
Dick Shields wants to know II Col
orado has any Jurisdiction over It's
game when wintering out OF the state
In New Mexico. He says II the
game is killed while visiting. It might
as well be killed before leaving tho
state.
Building up Durango's back
country should he the policy to which
our people should first be devoted at
all times. When the country is pop
ulous and productive the city is safe
enough. Every town on the Pacific
coast pursues this policy.
Storage reservoirs and artesian
wells would relieve the high tension
In the irrigation situation presented
here and there throughout the farm
ing sections. A flowing artesian well
located to distribute its water ad
vantageously would be better than q
rain country.
Silvcrton parties Interested In the
lockwood section are confident they
have values aud quantities OF mineral
which viii enable them to concentrat,
successfully. When this is don.
lockwood may prove II good little
camp.
! The tract OF land known AZ Piedri
Park, folr by six miles. selected b,
the state. in lieu OF It's sections /,
and 36 ON the Ute reservation. is no
entirely under fence az yet. but tn,
contract for fencing is under progress
| by the state.
The stables and corals OF Durango
are filled up every night with the an
| imals and teams of our country
neighbors. There has been much
more travel than usual to Durango
during the November and December
days. the winter having remained
open.
| Telluride Is the only mining camI
In the San Juan which sustains q
daily newspaper. and the Tellurid,
people appear to take a good deal o
pride in the support of their loca
daily. the Journal. which Is filed witt
advertising OF the Telluride mercan
uie rstaUllHntncntS.
| 1t IN said there ia n probability o
extending the Pagosa Northern rail
way into Elmwood mining camp tn,
coming year. Some good properties
have been opened in that camp, th'
product being chiefly milling or con
centrating material. A railroad II
short time would no doubt make q
producing camp OF Elwood.
Visiting strangers frequently ask
why 1t is that the Durango country
more than 20 years engaged In agri
culture, cannot product much NOR,
than half OF the products OF the farm
required in the country. A quarter
Of n million year sent out for meats
and other products OF the farm Is O
problem that win have to be explain
ed again and again. Durango viii
try TO eNtricate itself from the grasJ