Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-09-18


ID. Mr. and Mrs. James Minot OF Con
,ord and Mrs. Grimes and daughter of
fIilIsboro were the other members OF
he party. The shiloh" badge read
18th Missouri" DR.. Douglas says all
Colorado should be proud OF Denver
for its manner OF handling the great
encampment The party is having a
good time and they say Colorado has
The grandest scenery in the world.
II the Pine river contingent have
to remain over Sunday they have eN-
pressed desire that more ice watep !
be placed In reach They are corner
ing the watermelons and ginger snaps
today.
Col Demming and n. W. Myers left
camp last week well pleased with
the progress OF work on the property
of the Boreh Gulch Mining company
The colonel expects to return next
month for a iCrger stay-La Plata
Miner.
Il.
evening from visit 10 the Farming
ton fair. He says they have good
show and very good crowd. but 1hat
they were disappointed in not getting
a special rate from the Rio Grandc
for visitors.
w C. Chapman has a quaint way
k,ut h.. Ntrun
eighteen years ago to secure the Flor
ida water. And" he says, they call
ed me crazy then. and suppose | am
still crazy. but It's the best invest
ment Durango ever made"
II may he possible to secure spe-
cial rate from the Pennington and
Aztec sections To Durango by the time
our fair opens. The Rio Grande will
have found relief for its power and
rolling stock by that time in the com.
pletion of the Pennington roau.
Eagles day at the Aztec fair, Sep
tember 90 is to be the event of the
fair season. They are gathering their
hordes already and preparing to swoop
down OH their neighbors, to take them
| by storm The Eagles invite every
| body that would have royal time.
There Is gooa chance thai several
mining deals will he made here this
fall. as many inquiries are being
made and outside parties coming In
Now that most of the conventions arc
over, it may be possible to get some
attention paid to mining.-La PLATA
Miner.
| Wind up the clock and set 1t, If il
| will keep time, and get the young
ones to school in time, and therel
be less unpleasantness over taroiness
A valid excuse is always good hui
| the disregard of rules won't hell
much Go down the line without feal
or favor.
| w. 7. Davis. manager Of the West
ern Union Telegraph company at Du
range. returned yesterday evening
with his wife and baby from Virginia
where they have been visiting since
the first of August, and Mr.. Davis i.
going to see If The Herald can no
get its news dispatches u little earlier
every day than we nave done for some
time.
The Herald heard story this after
noon about some people coming tt
Durango to go into the La Plata dis
trict to examine mining property Will
the purpose of purchasing; that wheI
they arrived in the city some persoI
or persons got busy knocking" tn,
deal and the intending purchasers
without examining the property wen
to the depot, took the train and sait
they guessed they could invest undel
more favorable conditions. Is this
true, and If true. who is responsible
for such ignominious conduct.
Water Superintendent Schalles has
been for several days engaged IL
placing stop-valve on the water
mains at every hydrant in the cit,
which has been used for taking water
for sprinkling The object is to avoid
making cut-offs of water in one dis
trict or another which has been neces
sary heretofore. The employment OF
the new valve enables the taking out
and repairing of hydrant without
having to cut OF any other hydrant
II is an Improvement which will in
i Ilttp IL
fire and will preclude keeping people
from the use of water so frequently
under the old facilities.
VAN BRIMER IGNORANT