Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-07-02
DURANGO THE 6EAuTIFuL-Du
RANGO THE SHELTER CITY
DURANGO CITY OF HOMES
CHURCHES AND
SCHOOLS.

southwestern part of the great Ger
tennial state-Colorado The yisito
winds his way in around magniflcen
mountains and after he arrives, look
around and wonders how he got Il
there and where the exit is.
Durango. the commercial, manu-
featuring and educational center. OF
vast territory is situated in the beau
tiful valley of the Rio de Los Ami
mas (valley of lost souls). The loca
ton beggars description. Surround
ed by lofty and picturesque noun
ta;ns with rugged outline and snow
capped peaks forming perspectiv,
of unsurpassed loveliness.
No section of this great West: II
fact, no section of this United States
has so many natural resources. Th.
surrounding country is Irregular
forming valleys and mesas. Numer
Gus mountain streams afford an
abundance of water for irrigation
ana these streams are filled with the
finny tribe. and while they have not
received the advertising OF some 9th
er districts, yet the fishing and the
hunting in this district is equal If moi
better than almost any other in the
state
Our climatic conditions are sci
entiheally proper. The altitude $500
ieet; the air dry and bracing, rich in
ozone and lifegiving properties, form,
a climate which is delightful. Here
malaria. bronchial and pulmonary
troubles are unknown. The fertile
valleys and mesas produce crops of
iruit, grains and grasses In great va.
iiety-no section has been so lavish
ly endowed by nature Ii received ] !
gold and silver medals from st. Louis
and Portland worlds fairs for the
production of wheat, rye, oats, bar.
ley sugar beets, alfalfa, fiaxseed and
coal Our fruits are shipped to New
York. New Orleans and Los Angelo
and bring higher price than any
other.
The mountains are verltable store
houses of wealth, yielding vast quan-
titles of gold, silver, lead and Other
precious metals. From the base o.
the mountains the country Is under.
laid with inexhausuble deposits O.
coal, equal in quality to the celebrat-
ed products of Pennsylvania and
Ohio
The foothills are covered with
great forests of spruce and pine, while
the lower altitude abounds In Dinion
and cedar. The shipping from this
point Is Immense. In 1905 there were
shipped 70,000,00O feet OF lumber,
$4,000 pounds of wool, hides and
pelts and 100000 tons OF coal. Farm,
Ing lands are cheap and water 10
abundant The country Is new and
comparatively undeveloped, YET 1t has
many advantages It is the proud
boast of the residents, IF you cannot
see what you want In the great San
Juan, ask for it," and we will show
it to you; also cut us OFF from the
rest of the world and We VIII pro
duce all the necessities and nearly
all the luXuries.
The Denver & Rio Grande railroad
main line, Rio Grande Southern, the
Denver & Rio Grande to Silverton an
the broadgauge to Pennington give
this district railroads running direct
north, south, east and west. The
Arizona & Colorado railroad (South
ern Pacific is now building. This
Will give us transcontinental line
with direct connections with the gull
ha
west.
Stock raising is among the mos
important of our industries. Horses.
cattle and sheep thrive on the lux
uriant mountain grasses and reac,i
early maturity Dairy products find
a ready sale at lucrative prices. Poui-
try raising is very profitable, Hor;I
culture returns handsome profits
while agriculture is certain and re-
liable.
The country is free from destr1a
tive-storms and has no annoying In
sect pests
Durango Is an educational center
for radius OF 100 miles. The school
here are equal to any In the West.
There are here many churches of dii
fereni denominations. Durango is
city Of 5000 population, growing as
only Western city can grow. 1t IS
bound to be the third If not the sec
ond city in size in Colorado within
the next 10 years Its commercial
business for 1905 exceeded $500 900
We have here the second largest smell
ter in the West; the second largest in.
dividual electric power plant In the
world -four mills. electric power
plants. foundries, machine shops,
street railway system, coal mines,
metropolitan stores, beautiful homes,
magnificent parks and boulevards.
rubber factory making rubber from
weed which grows wild on the hills.
With two transcontinental lines of
Tailroad building to and from Duran
go, beet factory for 1907 assured,
new and vast coal lands being open
ed. the development OF Its precious