Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-11-06
From Thursdays Daily.

From Thursdays Daily. d
Six or eight Japs. who came in from /,
the southern grade yesterday even 4
ing, took the eastern this morning for a
San Francisco. d
H. Mentzel, accompanied by Ed. Til
fany. went down to the Allison ranch ,
this morning. where Mr.. Mentzei is
making some improvements.
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c. w Thuringer returned yesterday
evening from Aztec, where he pur-
chased 400 fruit trees to set out on
land under the Isnacio ditch. |,
Get season. tickets for the lecture
course. The price, averages but 90
cents for each number. except where
reserved seats are wanted when the
cost averages 81 cents.
Frank, MUIR of Aztec made ship
ment yesterday of the choicest toma
toes of the season. And the tomato
crop in New Mexico has always been |
money maker. The product Is super
ior to that OF California.
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When the broad gauge express car
unloaded at Durango yesterday even |
ing II bore evidence of production III
the lower country. Six porkers. tur- |
keys and chickens galore and % sacks
of onions Give the hogs cleaner
shave.
II Itniur Hill
in today to take another peep at Du-
range before railway connection ana
neglected wagon roads will shut him
out aixS
The new two-story with basement
Colorado Telephone building at Sec
ond avenue is about ready to raise lis
wnlls. The excavation Is complete and
much of the cut stone is ready.
]. II. McHollapd. who has the Sill
yerton run now on the Rio Grande.
will again locate with his family IN
Durango. the household goods having
arrived from Pagosa yesterday even
ing.
Ht VII company III -"
Plata district is trying to complete its
tramway before 1t may snow. and II
is expected that the newly installed
mill will be able to begin grinding
within short time.
The workmen are still trying to get
IA finish on the rebuilt Graden blocf,
and while the campaign has been u
prolonged one II is expected that the
upper floor will soon give Durango
new scenes in the activity of grow
ing commercialism
Mccormick Brothers. who own tdp
320-acre Reed ranch, will cut over 500
tons of hay and will have $500 bush.
els of wheat. Eight acres OF the
wheat yielded 6S bushels per acre.
The hay produced will comand $40 per
ton and probably more.
o.
Galloway brothers of McElmo canon
the fruit growers, pack their products
better than any other coming to Dr
range. Yesterday evening their ap.
pies came In boxes with printed labels
on the ends of The boxes reading
Colorado Fruit and telling who rails
ed II, The boxes had been hauled 90
miles to the railroad but they were
paper lined and the apples were IL,
good condition
E. Q. Condit. manager of the Toltec
group of mining properties above Eu
reka. passed through this morning
from Silverton 10 Denver. He reports
satisfactory progress ON the big tun
mel. which Is now in 1000 feet. secur'
ing depth of 1.210 feet. and says he
expects TO get under the main ore body
every day. The power plant is now
complete and in the near future mil
will be installed.
j. b. Ezell of the Arkansas Mining
a. Tunnel company, operating above
Eureka, was Il Silverton passenger
this morning bound for Denver, where
he will Try To arrange with the Rio
Grande for furnishing cars TO haul In
machinery which is needed by the
company The company owns in its
group the well known Sound Demo
crat mine, from, which ore is being
shipped in limited extent until mill
can be installed.
While there is not enough building
there are moro. buildings under course
of construction al the present time
than there have been al any time fbr
twelve. years. Ordinary shacks arr
earning the money that will pay prof
earning revenues on houses fit for peo-
Pile to live in.
Dan Thornton. the rancner and
stock man, who has won an enviablc
reputation for learning how to run
cream separator and making butter
that is always. sought In the markets
of Durango is in today Just TO do
little tradiag and get back and feed
the kittens and tie the dogs.
The number of miners now EN-
t.lA In. L.. ...A.