Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-09-04
From Saturdays Daily.
The Eagles wAl make Aztec folks
thinks the Aztecs have returned.


From Saturdays Daily.
The Eagles w!il make Aztec folks
thinks the Aztecs have retuDed
Mrs. i. F. Bernard departed this
morning for a visit to Columbia, Mo.
Wash Patrick. the state fsh hatch
cry man. went to Denver this morning
on business.
DR.. w, W McBwen. captain of the
Sons OF Veterans will accompany the
old soldier party TO Denver tomorrow.
brop Frank Allen line and have
hin reserve YOU a room during fair
week, Pennington win be crowded
Mrs. J. n Galloway and three
daughters departed for Denver this
morning for week or so TO visit old
friends.
The La Plata district without out
side help and little boosting by any
body is making a splendid struggle to
increase ner production.
In the excitement OF the hour do
not forget those fair dates al Aztec
and Pennington Tine Herald prints
ihcm on the first page every day.
Frank Hillslrom. foreman of the
yard for the Durango planning NH &
Lumber company, went out with his
gan this morning to take a hunt north
of Pagosa Junction.
T. T. Peterson is down from the
lockwood power plant, whore he has
been engaged In building a cottage
for the power company and doing the
wood work on the power building.
The round trip rates offered by the
Rio Grande to Telluride and Silverion
to attend the Durango fair should in
sure large attendance from both
places Telluride 10 Durango and re
turn SO. and Siverton 81.
Joe Hcffernnn. who has recently
purchased the Nolan trading post at
the mouth of McIIlmo canon to oper
the city. He says ne thinks he can
strike an average between the two.
Mr. Il, Lissner of Needles mount
aims and New York who keeps mines
in the former place arrived this morn
ing on the Silverton train and will re.
main till he returns to the Needles
or goes to New York
NJ /. Towne. VINO built the La Plata
mountains. together with Jim Ken.
dan and Tom Cofrey, is down from his
rendezvous today, inquiring the hest
way to Pennington. and he was told
about the broad gauge road.
Contractor Rhinehart, VINO has been
helping to build the broad gauge to
Pennington. has finished his work and
Is shipping rs head of horses and
equipment north. which does not indi
cate present demand for animals
and equipment for continuing the road
sonth from Pennington or from Du
range via Weminuche to the Creede
branch II is the Southern Pacific's
next plny--trumps led.
T. NJ. Chestnut, Mrs. Charles New
mans brother. who has been with us
for some time, bobbine around RED
Mountain. the La Platas and the bal
ance of the San Juan. departed fol
ST. Louis this morning to get acquaint
ed with his family and talk to some
people he knows about mines, Mr.
Chestnut has long entertained the idea
tlat mining is a good way to make
money sand he is no quittcr when h,
starts
John Kisiingburv of Telluride is
visitor today on his way to Denver
He came via Durango to have his
daughter who Is here in school ac
company him 10 the capital Mr. Kis
lingbury has been with the Smuggler
Union company at Telluride nino
years He is n brother of George Kis
lngbury who resided In Durango
later making fortune at Mercur
Utah. and locating at Los Angeles
Some more people who have hung on
at Durango might have done better
by making a jump.
Since there Is no longer any Ques
ton as TO what the mine and mill
wage scales at Silverton will be. EN-.
ployes and employers having agreed
10 schedule, that gem of mountain
towns win become more active tnan
ever and the camps mineral produc-
ton viii continue to increase. Silver.
ton has been for more than twenty
wears the steadicst and surest produc-
OF of tonnage and dollars in the state
she is always there with the goods.
Her production is enormous, her
wages are good and her people the
happiest of all.
a surprise party was given at the
home of Mrs. b. NJ. Adams last even.
ing and lot of youngsters had a
pleasant hour or SO Those present
were William Meyer, George Decker,