Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-05-07


the garden he can. Figuring on
Germantown yarn with which to make
the next seasons blankets.
This is the year of all years to
raise the garden and the big potato
patch. Cabbage has been shy for
two years and potatoes almost went
out of sight this spring.
Investments in lands in the vicinity
! Of Cedar Hill and Aztec are many
anu people continue to arrive on ev-
cry train to learn of and study the
big lruit belt on the south.
Camp is about ready for throwing
dirt on the Gina branch of the Rio
Grande Southern railway. The snow
Is gone and moisture is rapidly sink
ing through the alluvial boulders and
sands along the La Plata bar.
Dolph Roberts says he will gather
his horses on the range and try to
help meet the demand for horses.
He has employed Red" Satriano and
another broncho buster to help break
saddlers and drivers.
Mrs. NJ. E. Clanton who for some
line has conducted the Windsor lodg-
lnss, went out this morning to Den
yer to be near ner daughters, Mrs.
Johnnie Randel and Mrs. Henry Null
Gan, who reside there. Mrs. Clan
on expects to take a large lodging
apartment house in Denver.
On inquiry this morning among
builders and employed mechanics IL is
earned that there are no idle me
'hanics in Durango. Even the
plumbers find 1t difficult to get a
Hitch dug. There is not so mucn of
)hilding but more of repairing and
.emodelng, chiefly in the residence
districts.
The monthly meteorological sum.
nary OF the Durango weather bureau
shows a precipitation of 1.79 inches
during April. about half that of
year ago. The average temperature
was 40, the warmest day being a
week ago last Sunday, when II was
reached. The number of cloudy DAYS
were II, the same partly cloudy DAYS
only eight clear days, an unusual
thing for this sunny section. Maybe
May will give us more sunshine.
w. r. Gill Is getting ready for more
tXtended development of the Duran
20 Girl mine, and viii be able TO do
his as soon as he can get in added
equipment
There will probably be some CON
essions in freight rates ON the Rio
irande for the Durango country.
The railway management has the
natter under advisement.
Prospectors returning from the
junction and Lightner creek sections
eport the snow disappearing rapidly
md now calculate that warm weather
VIII aid in opening the district a
nonth earlier than had been antici-
,ated a'month ago.
Elder w. b. Farley VINO performed
he marriage ceremony TUESDAY
evening uniting Mr.. Yingling and
Miss Scholes, directs the Herald's
attention to the fact that he is a
member OF the Reorganized Church
IF Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints,
instead of the Mormon church.
w G. Doddington mas just returned
rom Silverton after completing the
Animas Power company's painting.
and will be glad to call upon you at
any time with a fine line OF wall pa
per Or address. 352 East Park ave.
A stockgrower just returning from
Missouri, who does not desire to be
quoted, says that mules selling from
$50 to $40 each a year ago in the
mule state are now quoted at $3.50
and $500 and that the top notch span
Is legal tender for $400. In the bet
ter grades of stock of all kinds
prices have doubled.
o.
The Animas' river again today is an
index of warm weather. The snow
masses in the mountains are heavier
than for 20 years and continued warm
weather may melt this froDn mois-
ture fast enough to put the Silverton
Rio Grande tracks under the water
again this spring.
From Fridays Daily.
A. c. Thomas. SECRETARY of the San