Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-01-02


Lumberton to spend Sunday In Duran
go. took the morning train for Den
yer.
The organization OF a rifle club
for shooting practice is talked OF In
Durango. an interest probably suggest-
cd by the war clouds that hover over
the world powers
A big double-header freight pulled |
ou. to Silverton last night and re-
turned early this morning Live
ly exercise for the railway crews. |
No danger Of sun stroke.
Whether Durango ever gets a pack |
ing house or not, the people will try |
to ge; away from the methods prac- |
ticed in Durango by outside packing |
houses. An excessive rate of three |
or four cents per pound on all meats |
robs the consumer and does not help |
the local stockgrower.
The reported discovery OF rich tel |
lurium ore In American Basin above
Silverton occurred at an lnconvenient
time for boom. as great hardsbips
Will be suffered by the prospector who
goes there after the deep SHOWS have
fallen. The country will no doubt be
thorougly investigated next spring.
Harvey s. Tbayer of the Boulder
University spent the night In Duran
go, arranging for the annual tour of
the university glee club. which Will
be in Durango early in April.
Durangoites visiting Silverton these
days say II is frigid proposition
TO make that morning train for their
return. Some of them wait for the
accommodation miS-up in the after
noon. And Durango's Italian zeph-
yrs continue to whirl around the cor
ner. Johnnie, throw in some coal.
The Silverton train pulled out 16
loads this morning. principally coal.
Our Silyerton neighbors have largely
increased their demands for coal the
past month. They have enjoyed fine
weather for getting their coal in. and
Will probably be well prepared for
anything In the nature OF snow
blockade.
It is frequently remarked by those
who have experienced the rigor3 of
the past six weeks In Durango. that
the Creator WAS wise and provident In
seeing that coal underlaid this south.
western region. The ancient Aztecs
probably did not know how to mine
coal. ana they took to the pinon
and cedar woods on the south.
Some of the surrounding farmers
| who have been making big money
for few years are considering the
| opportunities for making more money
| by building in Durango. One of them
| said yesterday that he did not want
| to live here because he couldn't catch
| step or keep up the gait, but he con-
sidered II good place to build and
rent houses.
Potatoes and onions will be as good
crops for profit next year as anything
the farmer can raise. Tomatoes
raised here are superior to the Cali
iornia product and are god money
makers. Seven.tenths OF the chick
ems eaten in the country are pur.
| chased from Kansas and Nebraska.
| If you are looking for an opportunity.
investigate the truth OF these state
ments
| Some OF our farmers have quit rails
Ing wheat They claim that the San
Luis valley controls the wheat market
of Durango. and that when the valley
has a surplus. the farmer here gets
half price by the flooding of this sec
tion with San Luis wheat and flour
This is unfortunate for the farming
industry and for the home cansum-
ers of breadstufYs to be thrown into
the hands OF the San Luis valley
wheat growers.
| Discussion of the questions relat-
ing to the reorganization of TIE once
powerful Democratic party in La
Plata county excite situations both
ludricrous and pathetic. They can
not agree on Messiah or Jumbo
as long as they have to contend with
hoodoo. and drifting on the rocks,
| my ~ ~ hNaiN pht hiohi'ht anu ~
laughter the next. They are now
burning voodoo weed TO change their
luck
ID. Swickheimer. the successful
| Rico mine operator is In the city.
having brought down Ave carloads of
ore from the wellinton group. which
is producing little ore all the time
under the ordinary course OF work for
development The main ore bodies
VIII not be reached for two or thee
months, when their big Logan vein
VIII be cut Mr.. Swickheimer is pro-
ceeding practically to the thorough
| opening of his Wellington group of
mines, having performed over 1900
teet OF work during the past year
Child Burned to Death.