Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-01-21
NeieHeoRHoop NEWS.
Cortez Journal.

Cortez journal.
In Justice Barrett's court last Mon
day. the three boys charged with not
having complied with the law In butch
ering n heller Oh the range, were
bound over until the spring term oil
district court under $500 bonds each,
There has been a division made In
the Ute Indian reservation. All east
of the Animas river will have l8na-
clio as headquarters with Joe Smith
In charge, and all west OF the Animas
river will have Ft Lewis as headquar
ters with MIR. Peterson in charge. All
the Utes down here have signed pc
tition against the division. as they
would rather have II as II is
Pennington Hustler,
Much OF the Pennington fruit has
been held In cold storage in Durango
In the rooms of the Colorado Cold
Storage and Market company this win
ter and parties are now disposing oi
their goods to advantage This insti-
tuition Is a great help to our fruit men.
1t will be remembered that DR.. Coo
lidge OF Scranton. Pa. securing spec
ial rates over the d. e. X. G. railroad
and eastern roads, shipped two car
loads OF apples to his home as an ex-
pertinent. which has turned out even
better than the doctor anticipated
He has sold some of his fruit at $3.50
per box, clearing SIS cents above the
best price quoted in Durango. 1t Is
believed that Mr.. Coolidge will ship
his entire output east the coming sea
son.
Work Is still progressing on the big
ditch on the south side OF the San
Juan river: fourteen teams and good
force of men are making the dirt fly.
and the work is being pushed rapidly.
The men behind the proposition are;
Messrs. Shultz. McKinzie and Town.
end. of Bloomfield. and Camp and
Mcneil OF Durango: Judge PendletoD
and Fred Bunker of Aztec, who own
about 1900 acres of fine land that Will
be irrigated by this ditch. and which
will be ready for cultivation this
spring. This Is just a starter. as 9th
er propositions are on foot that will
make 1904 the record-breaker for
ditch building in San Juan country.
Pagosa Springs Times.
The Pagosa Lumber company start
ed the mill Monday and expects in
short time to be running at full ca
pacity, which Will be good news to
many who have been out Of employ.
ment since the shutdown,
The school board and Contractor
Kester met at this Office Saturday
evening and made their final settle
ment and received the new school
building. which had been inspected by
the board Saturday, The building cost
about $4,000 and is worth to the dis
trict every cent OF the cost.
Aztec Index.
Mr.. N. A. Conger Of La Plata valley
offers to be one of five men to invest
5000 each to make test artesian
well. 1t Is suggested that all the farm
crs on the La Plata unite and make a
test well and II it should prove fail
ure, each farmer will pay expenses
in proportion to the number of acres
OF land he owns; but II the scheme
should prove success, then the OWL
er OF the land where the well Is locat
ed will pay for making the well and
be the owner of It, This plan may yet
create the greatest boom in real es.
tate in this country that has ever been
known. Give La Plata lands plenty oi
water at all times. and they are cheap
at 500 per acre. The land is the fin
est in New Mexico. and Indications
there for artesian water are splendid.
Telluride Journal.
A soldiers guard brought over q
couple of men from the Loop last
night for having INDUCED in agita-
tion and threatening talk. They
were given a severe reprimand and
upon solemn promise TO behave
themselves hereafter were sent back
this morning and given their free
dom.
About 500 more good experienced
miners are needed In the Telluride
district. 30 mine manager informed
the Journal today. at 50 per eight
hour day. Between 700 and 500 min.
ers are now at work, an average OF
200 each at the Tomboy, Smuggler
Union ard Liberty Bell, with from
fifteen to forty at half n dozen small
er properties. Among the journal dis
patches today is one from the Mich
igan copper regions stating that be-
cause OF reduction of wages from
$2.10 to $3.50 many miners, mostly
Cornishmen, are going to the South
African mines, Cornishmen are In
varlably good miners and good citi-
zens. the percentage OF scallawags be-
ing less than other foreign natlonali-
ties. A well informed mining man
from Denver. expresses the opinion
that 5000 good miners will have no
trouble in finding steady work In Col
orado. and 1t is better than any for
eign country.
A NEW MINING DISTRICT.