Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-04-24
mote it be.

Mccall a. Townsend have bought
the business of Waters 4 Scrivener
wholesale butchers.
Mrs. w J. Dowling and Miss Lult
wahler departed this morning for q
visit in Denver
| Mrs. George Melville and Mrs. Root
drove in from the Valliceto late yes
terday afternoon. Started home this
afternoon.
H. II. Johnson, agent at Duice, re
turned home this morning. He re
ports work on the foundation for the
new hospital at the agency started.
Judge ID. B. Granam of Denver was
an arrival last evening TO inspect
Some coal land. He went out with
three men this morning to do a little
prospecting.
All the talk on the streets today is
about gold, II is reported that a rich
placer find was made few days ago
on the lower end of Florida mesa.
The find was made on the place
known as the Paul Orr rancn"
The discovery, according TO the
story, was made by two Italians in
digging we'll. The news reached
some Durango parties and for the
past few days small company of To-
cal people have been busy getting
options on adjoining lands. II is said
they Obtained options on a number OF
ranches with the understanding tina,
they wanted tnem for sugar beet
lands. II is reported that the placer
deposit has been proved of consider
able extent by panning in other places
where bedrock was exposed, and thai
some of the ground has been found to
he exceedingly rich.
The Graden Mercantile company
owns ranch one mile and hall
southwest OF the Paul Orr ranch. r.
H. Sloan of this company was seen
this morning and ne stated that Du
range parties had sought to get an
option on the ranch. He said. how
ever. that the ranch was for sale al
the present time al rancn price
Three location certificates were
filed this morning in the Office of the
county clerk and recorder. The par
ties filing are: G. V. Copp, J. c. Herr.
d. MacLaen. w. S. Pickerll C. E.
Dudley, c. L. Herr, Frank Gallotu
and H. n. Spinning Each of the
three certificates contained all the
above names. The claims were des-
cribed as follows: Golden Flood No.
!. lots /. 2, 3 and 4 In section III in
township "a north of range 8; Golden
Flood No. .. the southeast quarter OF
section 1lU in township "a north of
range O. Golden Flood No, 3. the
south half of the northeast quarter OF
section llU in township "a nortD .
range 9. The certificates were maj
out the 18th OF April
The scene OF excitement 10 atnr
ten miles from Durango Tc &C 6
rail the place 10 get Oh 10 st n
Florida Mesa spur To go by wa
gon road, go down The Animas river
and cross the bridge at 'Headquar
ters" grading camp and follow the
road up Wilson's gulch. There Is an
other road branching OF to the right
soon after leaving the grading camp
which also leads to the neignborhood.
but tine road up Wilson's gulch is the
more direct route.
Quite number of people went out
early this morning to investigate. and
II they bring in good reports tonight
there will he great stampede tomor-
row
The glowing reports are viewed
with considerable skepticism by al
large proportion OF our people, for II
Is moi easy 10 believe that it is a gold
1t is well known fact
tnat colors can be found almost all
over southwestern Colorado. but new.
er yet has placer gold been found in
paying quantities in the immediate
section surrounding Durango. except
ing possibly a few small deposits.
So far as known no leads or veins
exist on the Florida mesa, and what
gold there is is contained in the wash
that originally came from the noun
tains.
Ed. Lathe and Barry Sullivan re-
turned late this afternoon from Flor.
ida mesa, where they staked two
claims. They report stake men busy
in tnat section. They saw DR. Copp,
w. S. Pickerill, Capt. Dudley, James
Laugnren and several others. Mr..
Sullivan says he saw one nugget al
big as the end OF his little finger. be-
sides some coarse grains.