Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-02-26

From Thursdays Daily.
J. G. Wilson Of Cortez, in the great
Montezuma valley, is guest ~ tne
Palace.
The Herald printing department Is
The most complete and best stocked
in the West.
Anything you can't bring abont by
advertising in The Herald can't be
brought about
Another big deal in realty is on the
tapis. and is said to mean more lots
for the market Strangers this time.
Jay Turley,. associated WITH an ir'
rigatiS nentcrprlse on the San Juan
river, is at the .Edelman.
Mrs. John smelcer came in last
night from Leadyile, where she has
been visiting her daughter. Mrs. Jean
Mansfield.
Mrs. Chas. Pearson. who has been
visiting Durango friends, returned to
her pretty farm home near the Flor
ida river this morning.
o.
w. Gon Black Of Canon City, who
is promoting an irrigation enterprise
in the New Mexico country south
departed this morning for Canon and
other points
John P. Coston and wife returned
Yesterday evening from several days
spent at Denver. where Mr. Coston
attended the meeting of the state as
sociation Of assessors.
Travel into the Southwest is in
| creasing rapidly during the past few
days. since the weather is moderat-
Ing. and the incoming people feel as
sured tnat they win not get stuck
in Il suowsrIde on the Conejos range
An electric line to the top of Reser
yoir hill is among the possibilities
II is one of the prettiest spots in the
| West and can be watered with little
expense of laying mains. of course
II would at once be part of Du
range.
Jack Bradford of Boren gulch, up
| high. close - where the Mancos con
tact used to come through until the
| last eruption broke 1t off just about
where Colonel Demming is mining
came down last night to see how all
he prospectors are getting along, and
reports the La Plata district lined up
for some big business this year.
O.
! Blair Burwell, the engineer. who
has been familiar with the Durango
chess board OF opportunity for more
th.n a quarter of century, says
| there is now more inquiry and effort
to secure land in Durango's back
| country than ever before by big odds.
| MIR. Burwell is importuned daily by
many people with inquirNfor homes
and investments.
And still another tract of land is
/ discussed as an expedient for making
Durango bigger 1t is near the dis
mantled STANDARD smeter on the west
side OF the river, near the standard
gauge railway, which has a bridge
already built TO cross, and only needs
third rail 1t is said Denver CAPT
tai has already been seen on this
proposition.
j. r. Cramer of Leavenworth. Kas.
is here representing bridge firm, to
bid on three county bridges and one
state bridge. The balance of the con.
tingent. from the Missouri river to
the Rockies, is not as yet in evidence
| They made two trips here to bid or
he Anlmas river bridge to the North
side. and failing to get the contract
have probably decided to save rail
way and hotel expenses this time.
o
Joe Terry of the Sunnyside mine
which the Silverton papers and the
Denver Post have sold about SOC
NllltSs pdSAtu through lnls morning
for Denver. The Terrys are still op
Grating the Sunnyside and are proba
bly, willing to continue in its owner
ship and operation during the balance
OF their natural lives, as they are
making lots of money and adding
more all the time to the big ore re-
serves. having several millions in
sight
\ real estate boom in Durango
without a building boom will drive
many homesHelers looking to thu
West TO other localities; the class NJ
people in the industrial pursuits who
Lave not sufhcient means to purchase
homes outright or on the installment
plan; the class of Americans with
families who help to build common.
tiles and stimulate industry and corn
merce. What Durango needs most
now while hundreds of people are
seeking places 10 live in is more
building, not next year, but now.