Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-08-24

Plata mining district. where he has
carried on persistent campaign OF
development on the Jenny Lind gold
| begun l2O-foot upraise on the Lind
ore chute at a point $50 feet from the
mouth of the tunnel and fifty feet
from the breast. This chute In the
upper levels has produced vast
quantity OF exceedingly rich gold ore.
Mr.. Becker says his low grade Will
return about $40 per ton gross and
that he will ship this when he has
u sufficient quantity to warrant the
minimum transportation rate. The
Lind is cotemporaneous with the Du.
range girl. Golden Rose and Western
Belle in Wallis gulch
The Durango bar is well represented
At Pagosa Springs, where district
court convened Monday-Adair Wi.
son, b. W. Ritter. Edgar Buchanan,
Chas, A. Johnson. Res Molette and
F. C. Perkins, who returned this morn
Ing. Judge Lewis Cunningham of Col.
orado Springs Is expected to arrive
this evening to sit as Judge In th'
trial of the criminal aud civil cases
wherein the county is Interested r..
the tune OF several thousand dollar
There is said TO be much intcfcs
manifested on both sides In one r
the civil cases, that against Leslie W
Smith, charged with having raised
a warrant from $3.50 to $103.50. It was
dismissed without prejudice upon the
grounds that it Is questionable II &c.
ton Will lie for the reason the county
has not paid the warrant and the
same will probably never be present
cd, providing the allegation is true
Just what cases will go to trial has
not been agreed upon
3. X, Blake of Pennington Is In
town today. His trip here is In the
interest OF the new college which has
recently been secured for Farming
ton. The contract for the building
was let a few days ago TO Farming.
ton builder Mr.. Blake took ten acres
of his orchard and gave to the college,
which was the factor that secured the
Institution. Besides this ten acres Mr..
Blake has given the college every
third lot on three sides of the college
site. And then to further help the
college he offers to give every other
OF his remaining lots to any one who
VIII build IA house at cost of not
less than $500, provided the party he
donates the lot to will give the col
lege 800. The lots offered are 5Oxl25
feet and are covered with bearing
fruit trees The college grounds are
at the southwest edge of town. Mr.
Blake Ia trying to interest some of
our home people In the matter.
Colorado loses the most versatile
writer In the state by Mrs. Lionel Ross
Anthony tPolly Pry) moving to New
York, where she will publish a paper
along the same lines as her Denver
publication, which was purchased by
w. n. Griffith last week. Mrs. An.
thony occasionally gets OF on the
wrong foot, but we believe her inten-
tons are generally good However.
she made life burden for some of
the Denver dudes and her going will
not be regretted by many. 1t was her
straightforward and honest interview
with st. John and expose OF the shell
game he was working which caused
her to be let down by the Denver
Post The Post had always given her
full sweep. relying implicitly upon her
giving facts, and hence the Telluride
story was given space without reserve.
but the Post concluded to back water
and cater to the Western Federation
OF Miners and Polly had to go, al
though 1t was shameful backdown
on the part of the paper