Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-10-26

country now II might be well for La
Plata and Montezuma counties to put
on a front that means business and
Try to secure some new blood and
money.
The mining people are figuring on
an open fall and late snows. and
some of those VINO have deals pend.
ing feel that they will be thus favor.
ed. The production of the May Day
in any other camp on earth would at
tract millions of dollars for invest
ment.
George Shields has returned from
Pagosa, where he made 200 900 brick
for Mr.. Sullenberger. which will be
used in setting furnaces at the saw
mills and for foundations and nues
for 26 new buildings in Pagosa. The
wether became So cold that the brick
business had 10 be adjourned until
next spring.
John Glanville, who has been with
the Esmeralda mine above Silverton,
is down TO visit his family. The mine
is closed down. and this is all Mr..
Glanyille cared to say. The new
company purchasing the property
three years ago, All common talk
goes, has made big Jot OF money
after paving $4,000 for the property
A prominent merchant said today:
Durango looks good and I'll tell you
why. am getting voluntary payment
of several old bills and ! dnd the
people have the money. Crops are
good all over the country and the
farmers and producers are getting
good prices. | think we are about to
enter on a new and substantial era OF
prosperity"
The San Juan county, New Mexico.
court closed its work yesterday and
the court officers stopped in Durango
last night to rest until this morning,
when they took ,he eastern for their
homes in Santa Fe. Judge John r.
Mct'ie, Prosecutor A. Read, Clerk A.
NJ. Bergere, NJ. B. Otero and G. w.
Armijo were the party leaving this
morning.
That was a great hunting party
that went down to Horse lake this
morning: Wash Patrick to shoot the
ducks, Frank Eldredge to get the
wood, Roy Hall to tell them the best
way TO travel, Ben freeman to get
breakfast and George West, who will
be picked up at Pasosa Junction, to
tell EN- how to build a bridge. What
they will have In the bag has been
spoken for.
It is learned that the Empire Gold
Mining company is getting very close
to the rich ore chute on the Small
Hopes with its big tunnel. there being
according to survey only a few feet
to run to cut the vein on its dip. The
mining people are all hopeful that this
will materially increase the produc-
tion of the La Plata district. Ore
shipped from the same chute in the
upper workings had values ranging
from $500 to $500 per ton.
Among the most important civil
suits in the last term of court at Az
tee which were carried over are the
Rio Grande Railway company, in con
demnation proceedings against the
following persons for rights OF way
through their lands: Edith B. NJ.
ToH nI
Quinn. ct al, VIM. Sutherland, Wayne
Walling and Thomas b. MCGEE. A
number of similar cases were settled
after proceedings were begun.
J. w. Reagan, wife and family came
in yesterday evening from Aztec.
where Mr.. Reagan had Just been vim.
dicated in court for his part in the
| tragedy Of a year ago, wherein Scott
Morris was killed. 1t was shown by
| lpreponderance of evidence that MI.
Reagan acted in self defense. II must
be a sore ordesl offended with much
anxiety, to go through trial after hav-
ing exercised ones Judgment or hav-
ing done a thing which mugt be done.
The law of self defense is one OF the
oldest and doubtless will last the
longest. Mr.. Reagan is free man
again, and 1t was evident yesterday
evening thGt the wife and children
mad been relieved Of a great stress
Durango again sends out another
good man to take better place thar
ne had Mr.. s. B. Richey. who has
been with the Durango Light 4 Power
company several years, has resigned
to accept the superintendency OF the
Montrose Electric Light 4 Powel
company, and will leave for the new
place the first Of next week. Thu
family will follow later. Mr.. Richie!
has been one OF the most valuable
men associated with the Durang'
plant. and he and the family have
large circle of friends who will regre
. to lose them.
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