Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1905-07-24

park VIII soon be an attractive place
There is not an empty residence
building or habitable shack unoccu
pied in Durango or in any of its sub
urbs.
A heavy rain prevailed for more
than two hours in the Lightner coun.
try today and ought TO reaca Duran
go before tomorrow morning.
j. A. McCrimmon, the Silverton
merchant, came down on the morning
train and is spending the day on bus
mess matters. Returns this evening.
II is believed and hoped by its
many friends that the Neglected mine
will soon be swinging bigger force
than ever and putting out more ore.
Supt Lee returned to Alamosa this
morning after spending several days
looking after railroad matters In this
section, more particularly on the
broad-gauge branch.
The Durango and East La Plata
road commissioner, w. ]. O'Brien. is
finishing some work on La Plata riv-
er before coming to the east side
where he is mucn needed.
C. L. Hail, editor of Mines and Min
ing, at Denver. says he is going to
give more attention hereafter to the
La Plata district which he thinks is
becoming more worthy of attention
every day.
The timbers for the first bridge
were taken down the line yesterday.
track laying having been completed
TO the river banks. 1t will require
the best part OF week to get the tim
bers in place.
Louie Johnson. who has been null
ing the throttle OF a narrow gauge en-
CINE over the Fourth division, arrived
last night to take charge of engine
5lO, standard gauge on the Farming
ton line. His family will be along in
a few days.
CHARLES Fischer, the old time brew
cry man of Silverton, passed through
to the old stamping grounds from
Denver last evening accompanied by
one OF his daughters. They will
spend a month or six weeks in San
Juan county.
The miners of the Junction creek
mining section are beginning to re-
alize the blessing the state conferred
in building wagon road. They
drive or ride from Durango to the
old cyanide mill now in one-third the
time required before
Owners OF properties at the head
of Lightner creek, just south of the
Neglected and Durango Girl, are talk
ing of cooperative effort TO rebuild
a trail up the creek. 1t is believed
that 800 in work and necessary sup
plies will restore the trail to travel.
Clint Bowman of Silverton. came
down from Trimble Springs this morn
ing where he is spending a few days.
Wanted to see how real moral city
looked. VIII return to Trimble this
evening, Says mosquitoes naye de
parted from the Springs and life is
real pleasant at the famous resort.
Tony Hueloth fed about so passen-
gers last evening, all headed for Sill
verton. The train was laid out at
for an hour and a half caused
by the locomotive breaking down.
engine was secured from Du-
range and the train proceeded on its
Journey without further mishap.
The San Juan and contiguous II in
eral areas have not been half pr )s-
pected. Even the heart of prodl c.
ton in each of the big San JUN
camps offers opportunity to the intel
ligent prospector to find something
new That will make him money. And
th' uhpipsp''''h "iNhS ph'i touh'
less golden opportunities.
A. L. Nathan leaves in the morning
for Chicago. New York and Boston
markets for the purpose Of personally
selecting clothing and furnishing
goods for the fall and winter trade.
Mr. Nathan believes in being on the
ground and knowing just what he
purchases. BY this method he can
keep up-to-date goods in every line.
Louie will remain in charge. And
Louie knows something about cloth
ing.
Weasel Skin, a quite noted Ute,
who resides down the Anlmas river,
sent mis- son 10 Durango several days
ago with eight silver dollars to pur-
chase hay for the ponies and the
young man returned with gunny-
sack filled with hay. Mr.. Skin was in
today comforting with the nay dealers
TO learn II the prices had been ad
vanced. He was told that If the son
had been in on Sunday he had prob
ably gone to Trimble Springs to get
the hay.