Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-08-10

vado, N. NJ. about 45 miles south Of
Joe Emblinger relates an annoying
experience with ''Dutchman" and
Joe is not Irish. He says: II said
gin us trink. De bartender say. 4
no set EN- up; you haf to pay. l say
you be a tam phool; ! no ask you TO
set 'em up; you be a Dutch hOosier.
/ got de money to pay dem thinks"
Joe Weinig says he has learned
something recently about handling La
Plata ore; he tried sorting on his new
bonanza with half-inch mesh screen
or grizzley and got better results In
cobbing the ore from the country
rock than he had ever done before and
satisfied himself that his whole vein
o. about five feet will run $58 per ton.
.Ioe SAYS he is not trying to cheat, for
he doesn't want TO sell. The proper
ty is on the east end Of the Durango
Girl.
1t would be sad story II all the
awful drudgery done by poor fellows
In the La Plata mountains TO no avail
were written. None of them are to
he blamed they did the best they
could. Probably half million dol
lars worth of work has been wasted
through lack Of knowledge of what
could be done best; most Of this by
men who found 1t dif1cult to fnd sub
by misguided companies. But all
these men helped to bring the great
gold district to its present splendid
position among the gold camps of the
earth Many Of the boys are dead;
others might as well be for all the
good they have done themselves but
their work lives. The Herald has a
compassion that partakes Of affection
for the prospector. He laid the foun-
daton for the magnificent structure
known as the Centennial State.
II may be that none Of the guar
antee fund for the fall fair will be
called for. II any is called for It may
not be over 5 or 10 per cent. So in
case 10 per cent was called for for a
party who had subscribed $50 would
be called upon for only 81 when 1t
came to settle up. Last fall there
was guarantee fund. but the fair
made enough money to pay all ex-
penses and paid some debts left over
from the year before. Nothing short
of rain every day of the fair could
make a great deficit and make 1t ne
cessary to call on subscribers for
great amount OF money. Parties sub
scribing stand little chance OF being
called upon to pay great per cent
of all they subscribe. Bear this In
mind wnen the committee calls on
them.
Several days ago a member OF the
Herald stan informed the authorities
that the lowest dive that disgraces
the town was located Just across the
lower footbridge. and that 1t was fire.
quented by small boys. from the ages
of 10 to 10 years. Marshal Wickline
was notified. but he said it was out
side the city limits Then Sheriff
Thompson was notified, but he said
IL was in the marshars jurisdiction.
He thought the marshal had jurisdic-
tion over such things mile out OF the
city. And there you are. The man
who reported the case passed that
way today and heard great noise OF
romping boys in tine house and he
looked in. There were fte small
boys. The parents of these boys are
evidently criminally careless and do
not care what becomes OF them, but
even If the parents do not care the
community and society should care,
and they should be prevented from
basking in such Influences as they are
now allowed TO indulge in. An effort
will be made to reach the case in
some way that will reach
Did YOU see those clouds over be-
yond Perin's peak last evening? II
YOU didn't, You missed something
grand, If YOU did, and admire the
beautiful. you will remember It., per.
haps as long as you live. 1t Is at
such time AS this when there is
something rare to be seen. and per.
haps seen only by few in the course
Of lifetime. that the beholder
mourns because he is not an artist. II
he could preserve the scene on can.
vass. he could thus show It to Ills
friends There is little Joy in be.
holding beautiful thing If we cannot
show II to our friends and share the
beauties with them-let them help US
TO admire it, The individual VINO saw
the unusual sight last evening. II i'm.
pressed with II, needs no paint on
canvass TO remember II, for the colors
IN their perfections are stamped upon
his memory in way which they
could not be put upon canvass. He
ran call up at will the beautiful
scene, but he cannot impart 1t to 9th.
crs. While the sun was still shining
rInnn the town tho n1nndu lppkad n