Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1905-07-20


owned b. the city and found they con-
tanned a great quantity Of water.
The reservoir has dam and holds
u large quantity Of water. After WIS.,
Iting the lakes Messrs. Mcconnell.
Hanno and Casey walked over the
evening train nome. They footed II
about fifteen miles. The trip was
purely one OF inspection and made so
the city officials could thoroughly IA
millarze themselves with the city's
water resources. The party reached
home yesterday afternoon about 4
O'Clock Those making the trip. be-
sides the guides and packers. were
Mayor Mcconnell. Aldermen Balster,
Rivers, Dobbins, Casey and Hanno:
Water Superintendent Schalles; Engi-
neer Wigglesworth; City Clerk Rus
of Grand Rapids, Mich, and Earl
Scnalles. Mr.. Armstrong. who Ii IA
mlliar with the water supply Of Den
yer. Colorado Springs and the other
leading sections Of the state. says Du-
range has the best supply of any OF
time the upper reservoir will be
worth twenty times the amount paid
for 1t. He says 1t would be great
investment for a private party as well
AS the municipality, and II tne city
should feel like disposing Of the as.
set Colorado Springs parties would be
glad to take It OF our hands. He
says Cheeseman lake. which Ii the
main supply for Denver. is not in 1t
with Durango's reservoir. and II was
one of the best investments our city
ever made to buy II.
AL Newmans house was quarantin.
ed today. the little girl having the
| smallpox.
Farmers along Ligntner creek have
| Just made their first cutting Of alfalfa
| which is little heavier than usual
George Logan says Silverton Is
! humming. and everybody feels good
over the present activity and the fu
tnre outlook.
Some of Durango's sports are go
| ing to Vernal, Utah. and other towns
| near the reservation, SO as to be on
hand at the opening
Two parties were fined S. and costs
each this morning for disturbing the
peace and four jewelry vendors were
fined like sum each for peddling
jewelry without license.
Herman Hanno was the only nigh
| flyer there was in the crowd that Wis
| tied the reservoirs. And while he
flew high. none OF the others envied
him His morse bucked with him and
| after the steed had thrown him away
up and ne lit like a barrel of sauer
krout he did not get back on, for he
was ready to walk anyhow.
This morning what is said to be the
| biggest train that ever pulled out OF
Durango left toward Alamosa There
were So cars In the train, it was drawn
by three engines and carried 1,4OG
tons of freight. A large part of II
was destined for Carbonero and thl
Pennington line, and for the little
towns along the line east of here.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Kreig and
| daughter are visiting In the city. be-
ing the guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. ]. S.
thurman. The visitors are from
Carthage. H.. and they met Mr. and
Mrs, Truman in Denver during the
EpwOrth League convention They
VIII spend three or four weeks here
and then go back nome by way of
Ouray or Telluride.
Agent McAtee mas favored this Of
flee with new map showing the
country traversed by the Denver l.
Rio Grande along with western con
nections. The broad-gauge lines are
in red and the narrow in black, show
ing that the broad gauge is fast TAX
Ing the place of the pioneer days
when the narrow-gauge was supreme
The map also shows the Pennington
branch as completed, which will be
he case in the near future.