Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-12-14


From Wednesdays Daily.
Mine Host Joe Freed came down
from Trimble Springs this morning.
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A sheriff or deputy or a constable
has the same power as game war
den.
Rabbit hunters report the grounds
barren everywhere within FIVE miles
OF the city.
Al Brown, who came down from the
Needles sick several days ago. Is able
to be on the street again.
George Goodman finds moving big
ger job now than when he moved q
few years ago to Main avenue.
Mrs. X M Howe. who has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. C. c. Sroufe.
in Durango. departed this morning for
her home at Birmingham, Ala.
Scarcity of hay in the Durango
country has already sent the price up
pretty high, but 1t is likely prices will
be considerably higher before spring.
G. w. Gilmore, Interested In La
Plata mining properties, came In from
| Denver yesterday evening and con
| tinued on to the district this morning.
| %
Dave Ramsay went out TO Denver
this morning to spend the holidays
with his daughters, one of whom 10 in
the office of Attorney General Miller.
| DIR. Morrison OF Ignacio suggests
that the teeth OF the skeleton found
few days ago near Grommett, might
better identify the person than any
thing else.
Preston George this American
uame) and four other Navajo Indians
departed this morning for Oklahoma
to attend school. They had been at
tending the Fort Lewis school.
The Navajoes have fat sheep and
goats and plenty to eat, and are push
ing their blanket industry with all
their might. They will output twice
William W. Schumacher, govern
ment stock inspector. departed this
morning for Colorado Springs. where
he will put In a vacation Of fifteen
days before returning TO his duties
again.
Morgan Steward has finally gotten
all of his cattle into New Mexico to
winter, having considerable difficulty
in securing the last forty or hfty
which had to be driven out Of oaL
brush and deep snow.
The killing of deer across the New
Mexico line In the winter time ha,
gone on for years and hundreds of The
animals leaving Colorado in the fAl
have never returned. 1t is not too lat'
to begin some effort oil restraint.
Charles Whitton, a butcher who for
merly resided in Durango, but wht
has been with Bert Brown at Silver
/ ton several years. passed through thil
morning on his way to his old hom'
I in Des Moines. Iowa, whore he vii
spend the winter.
! The conditions of La Plata count
roads are reported generally good
I about the only exceptions being thost
: on Liehtner creek and the much trav
I eled road up Wildcat canon. passini
Porter. Both of these thoroughfaTsl
are said TO be in bad shape.
k| Fred Dusenberg and Lampert Exol
are doing some development work OF
properties on Lightner creek, but will
soon go into winter quarters TO worl
on some property OF their own from
which they expect TO begin shippin,
in the spring.
P. Salazar, a Mexican employs Al
the smelter, was badly burned about
the legs last night by Stag stopping
over from one of the big pots. HI
was taken to Mercy hospital. The in
juries are not regarded as necessaril,
fatal Salazar has quite a large fam
lily.
Recent visitors TO Denver Colorado
Springs and Cripple Greek say the La
Plata district is attracting more at
tention at those places than has been
usual, and 1t is expected that consid
cradle Colorado money held my min
ing people there will be invested in
our home camp.
William Musssr II down from hiu
mining prospects In the Lightner
! country, where he has done consider
able work during the last few months
prospecting an extension of the Sun.
rise location. He has been gettin
values, chiefly in gold, from $50 to
$50 per ton, and thinks II he con.
tinues work this winter he will find
enough of the ore to pay. Present de-
velopments do not show a sufficient
quantity for shipment. but the vein
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