Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-09-12

It is stated that some syndicate has
been locating all the available ground
In the Needle mountains. where
there are Indications of mineral veins.
The district begun thirty years ago
under the same plan of procedure
and has been cursed much In the
| same way ever since. And the dis
| trict deserves a better fate.
VIII Musser is making some salts
| factory determinations for gold with
Frank Hartman's new combination Of
chemical formulas for testing ores.
Had there been more Of chemical test
ing in the La Plata district there
would have been much more fire as
saying. for when the prospector by
a test at three or four cents. he has
something he will hurry TO the asay-
er to prove 1t and to learn the definite
value.
Some OF the opinions and ideas ex-
pressed by some of the socalled ex-
perts coming into the La Plata dis
trict during the past ten years make
1t palmer to plain people that the
district has been damned more than
one way. None Of them have really
known anything about the geology
of the district, that they might predi-
ct an intelligent idea. and more
than dozen of them have subjected
themselves to ridicule.
of his church. He reports a very sue
cessful meeting of the ministers. Rev.
N. H. Lee is the new presiding elder
of the Rio Grande District. OF which
| Durango is a part. Mr.. Lee is a good
man and fine singer and no doubt he
will make successful presiding ell
der. DIR. Kirkbride. who has had
charge of the district for the past six
years, becomes the minister to the
First church in Pueblo. The outlook
for a good year In Durango is encour-
!; aging.
| Morgan Steward who was down
yesterday evening from his home
stock range says cattle are looking
fine on all the hills and slopes and
that he believes that even should
there be a heavy winter there will
be plenty of hay for feeding through
storms Mr. Steward says the scheme
of dividing Colorado ranges with New
Mexico stock and Colorado people
having to winter stock in New Mexico
and pay taxes in both places, Is a
difficult one for a new man to get
onto.
| Confidence is growing in business
circles that the fair and race me,
which is to be held on the IS. 80.
and Both of this month will be a
thorough success. At first there was
fear in certain quarters that the fair
could not be made a success. but a
determined push by the pushers has
assured magnificent display Of the
products of the field and orchard and
the coming of many good horses.
The guarantee fund secured by the
directors assures that all purses will
be paid whether there is rain or shine
Joe Newman and his company were
greeted by large and appreciative au-
dience. The show was all 1t was ad-
vertised to be. Mr.. Newman might
add still further to the merit Of his
show by cutting out the comedietta
"A Happy Pair" as II has been played
here about every year for several
years. This is the third time in the
last few weeks 1t has been presented
before Durango audiences, and the
same troupe that played 1t here play.
ed all along the line. and people are
awful tired OF 1t. Everything else was
new and pleasing. The ladies' are all
highly talented and have in no way
been overestimated. The company
went to Silverton this morning and
play there this evening.