Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-06-18

In the city and pulling out for home
this morning. Mr.. Schroeder reports
the Pine river section looking fine
with prospects for excellent crops.
Leslie, son of Mr. and Mrs. I. Krus-
chke, arrives this evening to spend
The summer vacation with his par
ents. Leslie is attending Riverside
Academy at Poughkeepsie, N. Y. one
OF the finest training and educational
schools in the country.
The Herald is not favorably i'm.
pressed with the stone crossings be-
ing put In and the street and alley
committee is to blame for accepting
ragged, jagged and uneven slabs. The
crossing on Second avenue and Eighth
street is disgrace to any city.
O.
Attention of Street Commissioner
Dupraw Is called to the plank cross
ing on the alley on Eighth street be-
tween First and Second avenues.
The planks are broken and sticking
out in such manner as to trip pc
destrians and some one is likely to
get hurt.
Mrs. Blair Burwell and children left
on the eastern this morning for few
weeks visit to friends In Allison. Tne
children were much exercised over
the prospects of the dog having to
ride in the baggage car and declared
that they positively gould not make
the mite of doggie ride in there
alone.
Mr.. and Mrs Harry Ware have re-
| turned from Denver where they at
tended the State Sunday School con
vention as delegates They report
about 600 delegates In attendance
from all parts OF the state and very
Interesting and inspiring meetings
Mrs. Mary Foster Bryner, the inter.
national worker, was the chief speak
er. After lively voting Canon City
won the next annual convention.
Denver e. Rio Grande surveyors
| were in town last night from the
Pennington country. stopping at the
| Savoy. They left this morning foi
the east There are no railroad sur
veyors In the lower country now, al
though it is admitted that the work
there is far from being completed
The party going home today consisted
of Chief Engineer U. B. Furman and
| II men.
A. l.. GRAY of Rocky Ford. who has
been prospecting in the Silyerton
country this spring, was on the east.
ern train this morning bound for
Routt county where he will try and
pick up few placer claims for east.
ern parties. He is well satisfied with
his Silverton explorations, having 10
| Gated a claim on Coal Bank hill near
the Delayed mine which SHOWS gold
and copper and which he thinks high
ly of as prospect.
II. n. Gaineg, VINO was tpWn from
the Animas valley this morning. says
he believes the river carried as mucn
| water the other day as during tho
high watE of. "a, Sut according to
| the high water mark on the Chit.
| wood ranch it lacked two inches OF
being as high, being one inch higher
than last year. Mr.. Gaines says In
'S4 willows retarded the flow which
caused the water to back up and ap-
pear higher, but in reality he thinks
| the water was not greater in volume
than during the past week.
The eastern train remained in Du
range over night This morning all
the passengers and mail for Silver
| ton left on the Gas train, transfer.
ring at Elk Park and reaching Sill
verton about 1890. Returning, trans
fer will be made and Silverton mail
should arrive some time this even
ing as well as passengers desiring to
get on the outside.
The train from the east Is an hour
late tonight and will be held In Du
rango over night
The Southern Is also an hour late