Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-02-02
From Thursdays Daily:

From Thursdays Daily:
The Ladies' Aid society of the
Methodist church. will meet tomorrow
afternoon
G. E. McGraw of Silverton, was in
the city over night, and registered at
the Blain.
j. H Billingslea, travelling passen-
ger hustler for the Missouri Pacific is
at the Strater again.
A. Rex Mollette, the well known
Pagosa Springs attorney, is at the
Strater again today.
Don't fail to hear Chancellor Buch
tel at the Methodist church, Saturday
night.
Patterson's market is Headquarters
Tor fresh fish, oysters, and everything
good in the fresh meat line.
}. ii. O'Connor, who represents a
ladies tailoring establishment at ct,
Louis, is at the Strater.
Miss Agnes Bradley. daughter of
county Commissioner Bradley, left
this morning on visit to Denver.
Chancellor Buchtel of Denver uni
versity will deliver his lecture on
me Pleasantness of American Life"
at the Methodist church on Saturday
night. His lecture is a part of the
Methodist lecture course. Single ad-
mission soc.
Messrs. MacEaehern and Allen the
agreeable hustlers for the Denver
News-Times. left this morning for a
tussle with the natives at Trinidad
George Tynor, Florida ranchman
and school director, has business in
the city today
John kellenberger returned from
Telluride and Rico yesterday. and
went out to Silverton this morning.
Fred Bunker. formerly in business
at Aztec. is in the city on mining
business. He is interested up near
Silverton
Frank Rivers. one of the Neglected
mine owners. is on the streets again
today. after downing threatened at
tack of pneumonia.
John Harmon. formerly on night po-
lice force, has been quite i'll at his
home in this city for the past two
weeks. but is now improving.
Notice the new arrivals at the
Schutt Commission company's store.
Complete stock. of everything in the
fresh fruit and choice grocery lines
+. N. Carpenter of Pennsylvania, is
at the Strater, having arrived from
Rico yesterday with P. S. Rider. He
is interested in Rico mining proper
ties.
Have you seen the elegant display
of fresh fruits and dainties at Weight
mans fruit emporium? Makes you
think you are in some Denver fruit
store to go in there and look around.
He has fine line of dried fruits also,
both domestic and foreign.
An important mining deal has just
been consummated which will add an
other producing property to Durango's
list soon. The Aurora Gold Mining |
Milling and Tunnel company has been
incorporated under the laws of Wyo-
ming, and will do business in the Oro |
Fino district. about one mile north of
the Durango Girl, where they have |
secured a fine group of promising |
claims. which they will proceed at
once to develop. The property has
already produced over $4,000 worth |
of good ore. some of it running as
high as $500 in gold to the ton, from
TWO of the claims, the Aurora and
the Lily Bell, The corporation Is
stocked at 100. 900 shares of one dol
lar each, and is backed by Durango,
Denver and Colorado Springs capital.
The president of the company is w.
ID. NARROW, of our city, the secretary
is j. p Lewis of Denver, and the
general manager is j. T. O'Hara. of
our city, a practical mining man of
large experience. This company has
good property in good district and
there is every reason to believe that
it will be success. The ore is tel
lurum and silvante, running from
$50 to $500 in free gold. The lead is
a true tissure vein, and improves as
work progresses.
The special conveying the Denver
& Rio Grande railway officials arrived
last night about 6 o'clock. The party
consisted of Mr.. J. A. Edison, general
manager; William Caughlin. general
superintendent; Fred Wertsheimer,
superintendent of motive power and
mnchinery. Fred Wilde. II. general