Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-03-05

7 County Superintendent Young
leaves for Denver in the morning, to
be absent about two weeks.
| Mayor Sam c. Wall and family have
arrived as far as Denver on their re
turn trip from California, and are ex-
pected back home soon.
| DR.. r. II. washburn. dentist of
Telluride. is visiting Durango accom-
panied by his wife. They are pleased
with the appearance OF our city. and
the doctor may decide to locate here.
The miner Blake who had his back
injured at the Ute coal mine some
weeks ago, Is in a very dangerous
condition. He was operated on at
Mercy hospital this morning, but
there are small hopes for his recoy
cry
| The funeral of Con" williams was
held at the NJ. L. church this after
noon at l O'Clock and was largely at
tended. The X. OF P's and A. o. U.
| WIS were out in force and had charge
VI INC arrangements al ht' t IA
Hawke delivered the funeral address
| Durango Is slated for a good-sized
| building boom as soon as spring fairly
opens. Durango is all right, and will
keep improving right along. as rapid
ly as the needs of the city demand
There are enterprises now under way
which will justify the erection of one
| hundred new residences and several
business blocks before snow flies next
fall.
The Durango women--bless them
have taken the initiative in the mat
ter of securing free public library
for our city. The Woman's club, as
will be seen by the report of their last
meeting. has started the ball to roll
ing by donating s25 as nucleus for
the movement. Let their good exam.
pie bear immediate and abundant
fruit. says The Herald
Charles Fleck and partner, w. S.
Hankey. came in yesterday from their
claims on Lightner creek. They re-
port plenty of snow and they used
the snow shoes for abont fifteen miles
OF the trip in. They are getting along
nicely with their work. and are now
In about 40 feet on their tunnel. with
better looking ore all the way. An
assay will be made this afternoon on
some OF the newest ore from the Ella
F.
The only two mines in the ORC Fino
district that have had any considera-
BILE amount of work done on them are
the Neglected and Durango Girl. No
other workings have been completed
for as much as one hundred feet.
There is great future in store for
that district. Where such bonanzas
can be developed there are others. 1t
is strictly a poor mans camp, where
Intelligent work counts.
Announcements have been received
of the marriage at Salem. o., on Feb
ruary 2Cth, of Edna Elizabeth Howell
and Fordham Newall Orr. Miss How
ell is the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Warren T.. Howell. the manager of the
oah Juan Noh' N NiuA company vi
this city. Mr.. Howell went east re
|, Gently to attend the wedding of his
daughter He will return to Durango
soon and will bring his family with
him to make their future home here.
Miss Lena Barber, who visited Du-
! range some weeks ago, resumed her
position In the county assessors of
flee in Denver yesterday. Miss Bar
Der. along with a number of others,
was laid on early in the year until the
constitutionality of the Rush bill was
decided. and in the new arrangement
1t was uncertain as to what help would
be required. The many friends of Miss
Barber will be pleased to learn that
she is one OF the fortunate ones to be
retained permanently. which means
at least two years employment.
: II is reported that carload of ore
recently shipped from the Durango
Girl to our smeter. ran around the
81 900 mark John Herr has roasted
} specimen in his window. covered all
over with little gold buttons, which
would run about SIS to the pound. The
Durango Girl is evidently going to
make great mine. and there are 9th
ers just as good In the La Platas. only
waiting for the development to bring
/ them to the front The Oro Fino dis
! trict will make one of the greatest
, gold camps in the state-sure.
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