Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-12-14

Opinion prevailed generally that
this morning was the coldest OF the
winter.
The weather of the past few days
has started a good deal Of snow to
sliding in the La Plata hills. Many
east exposures are bare from thawing.
A coal deal Of considerable import
ance is whispered about but the par
ticulars are not obtainable. The coal
lands are coming In for more atten- |
tion than at any time during tne past
Trainmen on the Silverton branch |
OF the Rio Grande say much of the
heavy SHOWS of a few weeks ago has
disappeared along the canon, and that
there are many bare spots on the
slopes and points.
In referring to Frank Severn yes
terday the item read that he had re-
signed the position OF canvassing for
Croft & Reed when It should have
read resumed Just bear this in
mind when he calls upon you.
|. Zeller is the first TO present The
Herald with 1906 calendar And as
| usual II Ia neat and tasty, one that
can be tackled up in the home, being
modest and attractive. Call and get
one of Mr. Zeller before they are all
gone.
| The $1,000 appropriated for the i'm
provement OF the Durango fish hatch
cry will help. It is one OF the most
successful In the state and has fur
nished more fish for distribution tnan
any save the government hatchery at
Leadville.
| Frank Rivers returned from the
Neglected mine last night. having had
a hard trip. snowshoeing the last fou,
miles into the camp. He found lots
of snowshoe trails in the country and
thinks there must be quite good
deal going on around the hills.
1
party, after putting in the day in Du-
range, visiting merchants and getting
down to inside facts regarding re-
quirements, pulled ont for Denver at
10 O'Clock last evening. Hon. John
A. Porter accompanied the party.
Durango parties who have been ex-
pending money in the gold fields OF
Nevada. through an agent, say 1t has
cost them an average Of $50 per foot
for sinking shafts, SO hard il the rock.
The average cost in La Plata is about
one-third of the amount which 1t costs
in Nevada.
Vice President Schlscks is slated to
arrive in the city tomorrow evening
and 1t is likely General Manager Ridg
way will accompany him. 1t is sup
posed the visit is in response to an in
, vitation of the board Of trade to COME
and talk over railroad matters ant
service in general
Work continues at the Durango Cir
piled up for shipment when the road
is open again. Two or three more
Durango Girls and May Days woult
= help consummately, and they are com
ing up. only waiting for more work t.
expose bodies o. ipllurium ore.
w II. HFld' son. whose health ne
. oh in
ness recent'y, has decided to locat'
at Chicago FRS. in a lower altitude
at least temporarily. Later he ma,
60 to the Texas coast or to som,
ocean climate. The family will joir
Mr.. Henderson when he goes. proba
bly, within a day or 30.
Information reaching Judge Russell
that Grace Daniels has three littl,
children in Colorado Springs whom
she has been supporting, her sentenc,
was made considerably lighter. TIL,
children will probably have a hare
. enough time during the sixteen ts
twenty months, but Grace will have
TO quit stealing, leaving that for fel
| lows IKE hill anu lmDOuen anu tnt
officers of the Equitable.
Sheriff Thompson took Grace Dan
iels out to the penitentiary this morn
ing, at Canon City. At the train the
woman's face was picture OF dis
tress. One Of her friends called to bid
her goodbye. and that was the only
time she spoke while waiting for the
train to go. She goes to serve from
sixteen TO twenty months in the pen
itentiary for the robbery Of one Rick
etts while he was in her company
across the river. at Grandma Kim
balls some time ago. Grace Daniels
husband was sent to the penitentiary
from Durango at the previous term OF
court, about three months ago. for as.
saulting II fellow with a rock.
The resumption OF work at Rico by
the United Mines company will with
In few months engage a large num-
ber OF miners, and men will be added
to the working force as rapidly as
ground Is reopened and placed in con.