Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-11-16

creek.
George Rhudy is up from his New
Mexico ranch.
Will McEwen arrived from Farm
ington last night.
Frank Jones, the prospector. will go
to Guaymas, Old Mexico.
Clint Bowman and wife of Silverton
Will spend the winter in California.
Durango Girl ore is coming down
every day and each sack counts into
money.
George II. Derby of Somerville,
Mass, interested in La Plata mining
properties. is recent arrival.
! Wilkie McLin is in from his Flori-
da ranch to meet the McGalliard boys,
cause their sister, Maud, is Wilkes
wife.
Rigid enforcement OF the quarantine
laws may restore better generanl con
ditions in the homes and public
schools as well
| James Sategna yesterday purchased
! the interest OF his partner John Bau.
dino in the San Juan saloon, and will
hereafter conduct the resort himself.
James H. Stone, Joel Becraft and
Harley Becraft of Monte Vista, in the
great San Luis valley, are here look
ing after more sheep to feed peas to.
Dr. Morris has notion to follow
off the hunting party tomorrow. and
DIR. Davis felt little lonely when he
stood on the depot platform and
watched the crowd leave.
| j. M. Kinsly shipped two cars of
apples yesterday to Denver and the
East When asked II we would not
soon run out of apples he said we
could ship in from the outside.
Frank Staplin, editor of the Farm.
ington Enterprise. came up yesterday
evening to see If his wife would ar
rive from the East and to arrange for
the avoidance of a distasteful trip.
| The work of adjustment on the Fa-
nous stock continues and as fast as
room can be found the goods are bs.
ing stacked and placed in other quar-
ters, when their sale will probably be
announced.
The new 100000 hotel which the
New Era has helped so materially tc
secure by comprehensive advertising
Of the resources of Pagosa. will next
year attract thousands of people VINO
have never seen the wonderful hot
springs.
| boasts a population of 500 about as
many as at Pennington, and Mancos
modestly asks Cortez to turn over the
| county seat. Dolores would accept it
If 1t were rendered, but would prefer
Cortez to Mancos.
Billy Wickline and II. d. Mcbride
Cortez last night. They didn't find
duck shooting good: the good ones
had gone and left only the mud hens
Mr.. Wickline says the Mancos cream
cry is doing business and proving
good Investment both for the>manage-
ment and patrons.
Harry Baldwin. the San Juan river
merchant ana trader, is in today with
three teams to haul supplies down t,
his store. He has to haul anyway
and prefers coming to Durango in.
stead of the shorter haul from Farm
ington. He has a better road with
less sand, coming to Durango. and he
likes to come to town anyway.
The Navajo blanket industry indi.
Gates an upward tendency In the in
creased production during the past
few months. The Navajoes have had
a prosperous year with their crops
on and off the reservation, and have
had the money to buy yarn and wool
The increased production is attract
ing the attention of more traders and
1t is likely that in the near future the
blanket industry will have a material
growth. The Navajo is among tn,
American Indians entitled to consid,
Grafton for his industry.
John Kellenberger returned from a
tour Of the San Juan towns last night.
having done a big business. He says
that In the twelve years he has travel.