Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-06-08
IcouRAoiho OUTLOOK
DURANGO AND SOUTHWEST

II A. The Herald predicted. June is
ff4inxine about a renewal OF business
SM Ali lines. especially In the mining
Sid. The road TO oro Flno district
S&,l soon be lined with teams and
&.ck trains hauling supplies and ma
9l,inery to several mines. A new
5zck train started yesterday and 9th
isrs will be on the road az the season
SsAlvsnces.
S The White. West, Turner and Han
IXvud,ente sent their first load up the
8uIch tbi. morning to the Porcupine
s5srnup. which has been developed sui
Hsacient 10 show rich gold values. and
Ia The purpose of the owners 10
,usb systematic work from now on
and turn their property into paying
eS,roposition They own group oil ten
sa-,a.ms in the Orc F'ino district which
|9has attracted good desi OF attention
,s1or some time past and the owners
sshaye the right Kind Of energy To de
lsyelop this group into valuable prop
@erty.
! Then comes the Edith Mining com
many. owning group Of claims join
ing IN. Neglected Behind this com
many are several wealthy mine opera
1 tors of Denver and knowing what
their property shows, viii soon be nj
work. Latest improved boisting ma
cbinery will he erected and large
shaft put down This companys prop
erty embraces some of the Oldest 10
cations In The district. known AS the
Blaneett and Hart claims. which were
considered valuable fifteen years ago
There are others In The group which
give equal promise. and as soon a. ihe
road is In condition 10 haul mnchin
cry. work will he pushed on ih's prop
rryt.
Tho Swamp Angel. another com
pany. which owns valuable ground ~
this same district. have ample capital
10 work and something good viii be
heard from this property before
many months. This property was
more fully written up few weeks
ago.
The Providence Gold Mining com
pnny have valuable property which
was mentioned few days ago, work
on all these properties viii be pushed
with the opening up OF the roads and
the Orc Fino district viii be bee.
hive uf activity In 80 days, and II Is
probable more than one thousand
miners will be working under ground
inside of 30 days.
The Needle Mining district. iribu
tary To Durango. ls n section that Ut.
tie has been said about, but The people
of Durango will wake M some morn.
Ing and find AT their very doors n
rich region There are several indi'
yidunis. as well as companies doing
development work and each year the
ore shipments Increase and the pros
poets are good for very busy year
for the Needles. There are parties
figuring on deals which, II they 70
through. viii place thai camp ON the
map NV a steady producer.
Aside from the mining industry,
there is the lockwood enterprise
which is assuming shape for heavy
expenditures The water works for
the city OF Durango viii soon be un
der full swing. The above represents
fair idea of what there is before us
this season Aside from those enter
priscs there are many dliches being
constructed and nearing csLi,.i elton
which brings under the farmers hand
thousands Of fertile acres OF land In
La Plata county What more could
the people Of Durango ask for or wish
for Lot the knocker and Agiiatof
stand aside and allow the good work
10 40 ON aud Durango aud the south.
west viii he the most prosperous sec
tions IN the state We have the ma
icrial which nature In great abund.
apce has placed nj our command To
work out. and there are hundreds of
thousands Of dollars awaiting mn op
portuniiy To he employed right In our
midst. and the time is ripe for nm
awakening from our slumb.rs. some
thing everyone has waited patiently
for years to msierialise