Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-02-17

their lungs should not overlook this
pneumonia weather.
The humane agent listened to num-
erous complaints recently and has
made as many Investigations.
VIII the bike riders have any new
courses in the country this yearf
They talked about this last year.
People from Aztec and Pennington
first tell you about the weather ana
they boast the finest in the world.
The Denver Times has been giving
good deal Of attention to the indus
tries of the southwest for sometime.
Jessie Shields and Billy Hanks are
doing development work for Sullivan.
Rogers and Sullivan, on prospects
near Trimble Springs.
Miss Eggeman, who is teaching
school at Trimble Springs, went out
this morning to visit her sister. who
10 ltdChlnS On tut
The San Juan Telephone company
is the name of the new organization
which will place Fruitland, New Mex
leo in touch with the world.
The fusion legislature promises to
cap the climax of its inglory last win
ter Few are the remaining days of
fusion rule in Colorado.
A boy builds a structure with his
play blocks, and when in the zenith
of his glory. the dinktum falls to
pieces. Men so frequently suffer sim
liar experiences.
The trains going into Silvertou
carry many passengers, but those
coming out carry few. Sometimes
the conductor has only the "brakie"
to talk to.
Work at the new cold storage plant
progresses steadily. and with the ex-
ception of few days of bad weather.
the enterprise has been favored with
sunshine. 1t is to be a most sub
stantial structure.
Frank Blackmer Is up from New
Mexico. where he says the people
have the finest weather in the world
md more prosperous conditions than
any other sections west of the Mis-
souri, river.
1t is not known what progress the
contractors are making on the West
Mancos property of the Durango No.
l combination. nothing having been
heard from them since they blew up
their stove thawing giant powder and
bought another.
Increasing population will create a
demand for double the production we
have had any year on the ranch and
range. Will the production at home
be increased or will we notify Kan
sas and Nebraska that we will make
greater draughts on them.
Telluride appears to be having as
much trouble suppressing the efforts
of outside papers to scandaliZe the
place as it has had In any other way
during the year of its horrors and sor-
rows. The New York Sun carried
off the bun for lying.
The aerial tramway hurried San
Juan county to greater production and
has given her an opportunity to take
enough money from the tops of the
to conduct deep mining
tunnels at the bases of water levels.
Great is the wire rope when stretched
over the trolleys and moving.
Placer mining on the San Juan river
continues. and the country is slowly
creeping into. recognition for its pro-
duclion of gold. which is generally so
fine that 1t Is recovered with difi-
Guilty. but some of the miners prefer to
spend their winters In that climate.
and while there they make ex-
penses." and sometimes more.
aida mine above Silverton. to Chicago
parties for SIS, ,0O0 has gone to Mexico
to spend the winter. The Esmeralda
was turned down by alleged experts
within less than a year at twenty-five
and thirty thousand dollars, and the
purchasers figure that they are pay
ing only for the ore In sight. There
are experts and experts, and some of
them have been in the San Juan.
w. j. Hayden won the Sam Camp
bell pillow raffled yesterday evening
by Mrs. Mack. Mrs. Hargeshimer
and other ladies. These good ladies'
and the friends Of Mr.. Campbell and
family who have nGt to conteu with
much misfortune. are we'll pleased
with the interest taken In the raffle
and the splendid results.
Four miles of wagon road which
miners built up Lightner creek at
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