Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-07-30


the round trip is only 50, and should
insure big crowd.
Grandma" Greenfield left for Pu-
eblo this morning to visit with her son
Walter and TO also he present az an
interesting event which Is slated some
time the coming month OF course
we promised not to mention names
although nine out Of ten Durangoite
know all about it.
Yesterdays arrivals at the Palace
were: f. w. Clary, Denver; James
Price. Mancos; John L. Eckel, Denver
NJ. Wapmc. Porter, Colo; William
Mcclure. Buffalo, N. y; Albert NJ.
Horle, Mancos; Charles Jooper, Por-
ter; Toliver Brooks. Antonitoi J. X.
Thompson, Pueblo. Mr. and Mrs. A b
Ray. Denver; c. W. Albee, Chama; 6.
IL Densmore Chama.
There is some dissatisfaction among
the ball boys because only $500 was
incorporated by the fair committee
for baseball during fair week The
boys claim this viii not insure attend.
lnce Of more than one club. The
Herald is not the arbiter in this mat
ter and the matter should be laid be
fore the proper officials. Ii must be
admitted that the games last year
were strong features However, il
should be known beforehand what
clubs will participate. In this cnunec
lion a provisional appropriation might
be made II will be We'll 10 inyesti-
gate.
Marshal William Wickline and Os
wald Link. returned last evening from
the vicinity of ORC Elmo, where they
have been the last fourteeN days look
ing after their mining interests Mr.
| Wickline reports that the hills in thai
section are fun of men and that blast
ing may be'heard upon all sides every
| day He expresses a firmer faith that
| this district has a great future in store
| and thinks that ere long there Will be
| other mines equal to the Neglected
| and Durango Girl opened up. The Big
| Six and the Kenebec claims. which
the two gentlemen own, situated about
| lUIEt lilita lIbll N}ib y lllb lAt A'iE
| Six has a tunnel 800 feet long ana
The Kennebec has tunnel in 200 feet
and a shaft 100 feet deep Both claims
have.a very encouraging showing.
A very pretty wedding took place
| this morning at the home OF Mr.. and
| Mrs. James Phcney on Sixth avenue
when Miss Letha p. DeJarald, sister
Of Mrs Pheney became the wife OF
Mr.. Charles A. Black. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. w. H. Fergu
son in the presence Of the above men
Toned along with Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Palmer OF Silyerton. the father, Jer
ONE DeJarald, and an aunt, Mrs Hen
ry Bauer, the Two latter coming over
from Mancos last evening to attend
| the wedding After the knot was tieG
the company partook OF a sumptuous
wedding breakfast The bridal party
ihen took carriages to the depot, the
couple leaving on the $3.50 train for
Pueblo. friends shewering them with
rice and good wishes The bride has
been visiting her sister in this city
the past month or six weeks. The
groom Is a Missouri Pacific passenger
conductor running out Of Pueblo anD
the couple will make their home in
the latter city. residing for the pres
ent at the Imperial hotel. The Her
aid with n large circle Of friends
more especially railroad people, extend
congratulations
| ton
savage state to that OF civilization is
working admirably with a great many
of the Navajo Indians, who are begin
ming to learn that to live one mus
work Quite number have been en-
| ployed on the new water works line
that is to supply Durango with water
and there are about a hundred ant
| Gity working on the grade OF the Sll-
yerton Northern railroad between Eu
rella and Animas Forks They re
| teiys 81 per day and board themselves
They are very tractable, are goou
workers and give fair satisfaction
| They take a small piece Of canvas OF
a few gunnysdcks and make lean-tt
which is little more than a wind-break.
and in this. wrapped usually in a sin
gle blanket, the occupant sleeps
The cooking is done in the open air on
a typical Indian FIRE The casual OBJ
server can see nothing about their
camps 10 eat, but when meal tim,
comes they usually produce a handful
of -four from somewhere and little
mutton or beef. and go 10 cooking. A
clean Hat rock does for a lrend-board
and a sun lapiack is patted between
the hands until the proper 'hinuess
is attained. when lt is cooked in q
dry lryingpan on a bed oil Goals, Bak
ing powder? Bless you, no! Moth
ing but flour and water, and salt, ii
they have il. and if not, it does moi
matter One thing noticeable'is is that
many OF these Indians wear shoes in
stead of moccasins, all wear overalls
and quite number have discarded
their blankets for coats and vests. II
is only few years since ii was quite
an innovation for an Indian to be seen
in this section dressed in white mans
clothes.
There is considerable changing IL
the labor camp. the Indians coming