Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-01-15

II, but ! Thought noihing OF II.
Ouray papers feel confident Of nay-
ing broad gauge connections with
Grand Junction by July !.
The Telluride journal reports Geo.
Leap visiting at that place. Must be
getting back in this direction.
Vic Coulson of Coulson brothers.
Bayfield,, S visiting relatives and
friends few days and telling them
about the advancement of the coun-
try he lives in.
Mrs G Root departs in the morn
ing for her nome on the vallecito, af
ter spending couple of weeks in Du-
range.
Montezuma county is following the
policy of the Pennington country and
Is cutting M the big ranches into
smaller ones.
w. J. Murray. who conducts a resort
in Aztec, took the eastern train this
morning to visit Aspen and Cripple
Creek, where he has interests
John Cundif, administrator of the
estate OF John Watson. who died of
pneumonia in Durango few months
ago, is In the city, looking after the
affairs oil tho estate.
The country lying east of Ignacio.
which was until within the last year
or so a barren section, is now dotted
with farm houses and barns and
strung with fences Getting water
TO irrigate did 1T all.
Tim Mcclure and family. when they
the Yaqui river country. were water
bound by the floods and could neither
go ahead or back for long time. But
II is thought they are now located on
their new plantation
o
The Bloomfield country has six ir
rigating dltches and is figuring on
reaching higher lands by taking wat
or from the San Juan above Canon
Largo. The new enterprise will re-
puire large capital The Bloomfield
section is in the lap of The San Juan
mountains and is one of the pretties'
places in New Mexico
Mrs. Max Boehlic and baby went
out this morning to Ration, N. NJ. to
are daughters Of the Hon. T. ]. Nc
Clure, who is pioneering the YaquI
river country in Old Mexico.
Reese McCloskey and wife return
cd yesterday evening from Denver,
where they had been several days,
and Downs and Jean waited impa
tiently at the depot for a late train
to arrive.
The eastern portion of the Monte
yuma valley which Ia last to receive
attention is now coming in for its in
ming. The new water ways or irriga
tion enterprises progressing in con
structiOn will water a vast area in
that section. and there is no more
productive land under the skies. I'm
lulated by hills and hollows. 1t is
the ideal stock country for the owner
of small numbers.
All places of business, including sa
looms, complied with Mayor McCon-
nell's request to close their places OF
business during the funeral of w. j.
Thompson, and had their been build
ing large enough to accommodate the
people no doubt an additional thous
and would have been present.
The first irrigating ditch ever con
structed in San Juan county. New
Mexico, was by A. r. Lincoln and
John Cutter. and was taken out from
the San Juan river about a mile and
a half above where the Animas emp
ties into the former stream. 1t was
begun In the fall of 1887 and complet
ed the following year. 1t was not
successful and a few years later Cut
ter lost his life by the south bank
Of the river cavlns on him when try
ing to construct a new ditch.
The old wagon road across the Co
neios range. from Alamosa to Animas
City, is said 10 be almost impossible
now, most Of 1t across the range be
Ing but ruts and dim outlines. Trav-
elers coming across during the past
few months experienced much diff
Guilty in keeping their wagons from
going over prociplces. From 1877 to
1881 all tne traffic of the Southwest
passed over that road. In 1879. when
it was n toll road: half completed,
Mexican posse collected toll with guns
and during June of that year the trag
edy occurred wherein Jose Marquis
was killed and George Lockhart was
shot six times over the method OF col.
lecting toll, Loclihart was later rid.
died 10y Nnvajoes when trying to re
cover horses the Indians had stolen