Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-01-19

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John Pierson, Dolores stockman
came in on the Southern yesterday. re.
turning this morning.
Frank Eldredgef made a sale this
morning of residence property on
9th avenue to Miss Anna Sohallas.
John McDermott, a La Plata. New
Mexico. sheep man, was at the Inter
Ocean yesterday and started for home
this morning.
b. w. Ritter Republican state COM
mitteeman. leaves for Denver tomor-
row to attend the special meeting call
ed for Monday.
i. Schilling. master mechanic for
the fourth division of the Rio Grande
with headquarters at Alamosa, spent
last night in the city.
A. II. Phelps, the Denver min
ing promoter, who has been in
vesting heavily in La Plata county
properties. is in Hesperus today on
mining business.
Ernest Louie. a Milwaukee clothing
man, went out over the eastern this
morning. He is interested with j. f.
O'Hara in some promising mining
claims In the La Plata district.
Mr. md Mrs lhart MnrlnpJop no
turned to their home at Hesperus this
morning. They had been here attend
ing the funeral of the little son of Mr..
and Mrs. j. w. Gedney Jr Mrs. Nc
Clendon is sister of Mr.. Gedney.
Judge Russell and the court Off
cials left for Pagosa Springs this
morning to hold the Archuleta county
district Nurt next week There are
no very important cases on the docket,
and the session will probably last one
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Gedney Jr. bur
led their fourteen-months'-o little
son yesterday. The little one died
suddenly of heart failure at the
Psrins Peak mine on the 18th inst.
The services were conducted at the
house by Ensign Frisbee, of the Sal
vation Army. The death by heart fail
ure of one SO. young is very rare
occurrence, only five or six previous
cases having been known to the medl-
cal fraternity.
T, t.N,
| case of Cyrus G. Graden VS.. Charles
e. Herr was decided In favor of the
plaintiff. This was a suit to try
tax title, and the title was knocked
out because no proof of publication
of the delinquent tax list had ever
been filed by the publisher. Defend
ant gave notice of appeal to the su-
preme court.
|. Morrison, who was formerly In
the tailoring business in Durango but
since of Denver, spent last night In
Durango and left this morning for the
La Platas, where he is associated with
Denver parties mining. From ship
ment of ton sample they got s4S.-
so gold They own what Is known as
the Gertrude group. situated near Par
rott His visit is to arrange for work
on larger scale. they having had
five men working the past six months,
Colonel A. r. Leach, U. s. land of
lce inspector, and Marshall Johnson.
commissioner appointed by Judge Hal
lett to appralse lumber held
by the United States under court
injunction. are back from the Pine
river district, where they made inven-
tory Of logs and lumber tied up by the
injunction and cut from public lands
They will visit all the mills of this
southwestern district, and 1t will prob
ably take at least three weeks to com
plete the inventory. They got next to
the Pagosa Junction mill and the Biggs
mill at Edith
j. T. O'Hara was in Silverton last
week. to report for some Durango peo-
pie on mining proposition located
near there. Mr. O'Hara has had con
siderable experience during the past
thirteen years in mines and mining In
vestments in Cripple Creek. Boulder
and Old Mexico. He considers the
San Juan country to have the best
prospects for solid development of
any section he knows of. Says that
we have the lasting gold propositions
here, the foundation for permanent
prosperity,
II have had considerable experience
In mines and in handling mining prop
critics" said j. A. Snedaker, a Denver
mining expert. to a Herald scribe yes.
terday. "and I am pleased to tell you
that | consider the San Juan district
the best for sure. safe investment of
any section of Colorado. The mines
are most permanent and the condi-
tions the most favorable in every way
! predict great future for the mining
Interests of this section" Mr.. Sneda-
ker Is interested in the Green Mount
ain property near Silverton. and was
passing through on his return to his
headquarters at Denver.
NJ, b. Conley brought in town this
morning the largest mountain lion,
with head and feet attached, ever seen
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