Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-10-23

hey are, not meeting the demand. is
nay to go mp again before winter |
starts in?
Mrs. Nettie McTaggart still Ian
suishes in the county jail on failure
10 secure bond in the sum OF $500.
W. NJ Tinsley's case will be called in
the police court In the morning.
Montezuma county is reaching outiI
for the stock feeding business of the
there with both feet
Travel over the pumpkin line is in-ll
each day. and It is the kind
of travel that represents money to-
buy homes with.
Trimbie Springs tomorrow evening
by train and return to Durango Mon
lay morning will give nice Sunday
rest and some excellent meals which
you will not have to cook. and then
think of that swimmin' pool.
1t is said Durango stone, which 1t
is proposed TO use in building the
new bridge, was tested with view
to using 1t In the state capitol. and
pronounced excellent. but II was de.
cided to use granite for the building
instead
Henry Rhudy. who got shot the
other day because he wanted TO give
a, fellow a drink, has had his house
raised UP on stills since ne went
away, and says he supposes somebody
will come around later and pull the
props out when ne Is asleep.
Denver is getting to be better
place to tell hop dream In than in
which to secure capital for the best
mining investment on earth. Too
many middle men schemers and too
many fine rakes used for what money
there has been there. Colorado
Springs or Pueblo might yield up a
little money for mining.
.H- ,,s a. o.
Ambrose Chedel is in today from
Bear creek, the creek that heads north
Of Hesperus peak and flows into the
Dolores river. He has made new
discovery there and brought samples
in to have them assayed. Mr. Chedel
says he has great confidence In the
outcome of the Bear creek country
being good for the energetic pros-
pector.
w NJ. Peterson, superintendent Of
the Fort Lewis Indian school, went
out this morning to Fort Garland. in
the western shadows OF Mount Blan-
co, where he will secure number Of
half and quarter breed Indian pupils
for the school. There are several
over there who have already attended
the school whom he vii, bring back.
The need of foot bridge across the
Animas at Fourteenth street, in front
of the light plant, must be evident to
many more people than those who
have been deprived Of II since the
spring flow carried the old one out.
Nearly one-fourth of the people on
the North side need this bridge, as
they can save time in going and COM
ing.
w. II. Miller, superintendent OF the
Capital Insurance company OF Den.
Nra agth ,lp
morning, having been through the
San Juan towns appointing agents.
Mr.. Miller says the company wrote
s1,o00.oo0 of insurance the first sixty
days Of its existence, and that Colo
rado people appear to be willing u
spend their money on insurance a.
home He expects soon TO visit the
Durango country again.
Where there will be room in tne
Animas canon for two big broad
gauge railways Is probably a question
which will soon engage the attention
of the railway people and the public
It is said that the Southern Pacific,
which desires to go to Silverton, so
far has failed to find more feasible
route than that up the Animas canon,
and that IL is likely that the road will
try to find room enough between that
rivers walls to get into the heart of
San Juan county 1t will be remem-
oered by six or eight people that the |
Rio Grande purchased the original |
right Of way and roadhed Of the toll |
road built by James l.. Weightman in |
ls77-s, paving the cost price. $4,000. |
It appears that a question arises now |
is to what the Rio Grande bought in |
1880. how much width or area, wheth- |
er simply the roadway or the toll /
road. II is said that the Rio Grande
could not have purchased exclusive
tight to the canon. and probably It |
lid not do 80, but the widtn of all the
light of way that can he found in stv.
,ral places is so narrow that two rail-
Ways would have TO run on a single
rack, and what the law OF eminent
iomain will do in a case of this kind
will remain to be seen.