Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-08-03

try people sending their children to
town to school be changed so that
town children will have to go to the
country to get their education?
John L. Mcneil was an outgoing
passenger this morning. on the east
ern.
Workmen commenced on the sec
ond story of the Graden store this
morning.
Special rates will be asked of the
railroads for Durango day at the Port
land fair September 8.
Fred Martinez was an arrival from
Pagosa Springs last night. He will
hold down the position of night oper-
ator in the Western Union Office
while W. T. Davis is away on mis- va
cation.
One OF the best unprospected min
ing countries in America is at the
head of Deep creek, east OF Lightner
and south OF Junction. There is not
a thousand dollars worth of work in
an area FIVE miles wide by seven
miles long and 1t is all mineral cOun.
try.
Yesterdays Kansas City oil dis
patch TO The Herald regarding the oil
producers association indicates the
tegration of the Standard Oil
company. MELONS, one OF the big
bankers of the Standard company
had changed his mind when ne de
cided to join the oil producers.
The placer streams OF La Plata
county have never been prospected.
more than to pan a little here and
there. and rarely at bedrock You
Will not have TO dig wells to prospect
the gravels of stream. They can
be ground-sluiced and 1t will not re-
quire much time to learn whether
they will pay or not.
OXidiZing the sulphide ores OF the
La Plata district will prepare them
for the cyanide tank and an ore that
will pay a margin over three, dol
will pay margin over 50 per ton for
mining, and 81 for oxidizing and cy-
aniding, including transportation and
fuel will pay. Among the low grade
sulphides of the La Platas are large
quantities of IS to 81 ores waiting
Off something like the Collins pro-
cess of oxidizing. Who will make
the money?
Farmers snould not fail to arrange
for attending the Farmers Institute
in Durango August l6. as we don't
is the first time Durango has ever
been so fortunate as to get anything
of the kind and for this reason our
people should make the most of II .
1t lasts for only one day, and ilow.
ever busy farmer is, he will surely
trouble or inconvenience he may ex-
perlence IN attending.
o
Those VINO were beginning to wor.
ry because they feared the young gen
GRAFTON was not going to he evenly
divided need not be alarmed. They
are not all boys. DR. Ochsner re.
corded four births and the first three
were boys and the last was a girl.
They are as follows: Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter NJ, Brown OF the Florida mesa,
boy; Mr. and Mrs. Henry Morgan
OF Hesperus. boy: Mr.. and Mrs
william Sissley of the Florida, a boy;
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Mccormack of
the Animas valley. a girl They are
Just what the fond parents wanted.
and the doctor guarantees satisfac.
tion.
The moving picture show last night
pleased large audience A number
OF new scenes were presented. The
Battle of the Yalu' was something
new TO this town and it was closely
watched throughout. What there
was of the Defense of Port Arthur"
was good, but there was not enough
of 1t. The most realistic scene in
that portrayal was the swimming of
the Japanese after their ship had
been sunk. The Escaped Lunatic"
was also new here and It brought the
house down. The pictures Of Ma
poleon were very interesting. and he
and his stan on horseback were the