Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1906-07-16

Mancos and the Lennon. and num-
Der of hospitable people who are
ready 10 offer the Inequalities OF
their homes when the hotels arel
crowded, so one need not fear for
lack of accommodation.
Last year one of the most credit
able blocks in Southwest Colorado
was built in Mancos-the Bank block,
Two stories, with basement. of stone
and brick, and II or Is creditable res
licences. There are few vacant dwell
ngs. The little city has about $50
people; the plated ground within the
corporate limits includes section OF
Gao acres of land Among the new
enterprises given the city last year Is
grain elevator OF 10000 bushels ca
pacity.
The school enrolls an average OF
| 200 pupils The schools are said to
be among the best In the Southwest.
| There are three church societies
| the Baptist, Methodist and Episcopal,
| the two former having their own
buildings.
Among the seven fraternal socie
| ties here the |. o. O. f. and X. p
| own their halls-very creditable
| buildings. creamery of $50 pound
daily capacity Is in operation. The
| people have been progressive in tn,
| requirement of one public utility
the ownership of their own water sys
Communicating pure mountain wa
| ter at nominal cost and giving pres
sure of 10S pounds for fire fighting
purposes. They have volunteer
hose department, a cart and othei
equipment for meeting the fire emer
| gency. They own a credtable town
hall and have board of trade or
ganization to look after the matters
OF public import. A light plant own
ed by Leon Ashback supplies 80,
lights, a good light. The plant is
operated by steam; coal. at Sl.25 pei
ton, costing about 81 per day. The
service comes on at twilight and runs
till midnight. one man operating it
just like a sewing machine. The city
contemplates lighting the streets
soon.
One mercantile establishment here
that of the Bauer company. has 3
ground floor space of 2i,3S0 feet. The
buildings are of stone and brick ant
modern in structure. Another build
ing for warehouse purposes. is beina
built at the Rio Grande Southern
, trucks bv this company. The grair
-
the Bauer company. AS depart
ment store II is recognized as the
most exclusive in detail west of Den
Yer and Pueblo The next largest es
enlistment here is that of the Man
COS Mercantile company. occupying
aoor space of 5Oxl25 feet-a genera
store. There are probably 90 othel
business bouses in the little CITY an,
i, /, Is estimated that the aggregate o
. trade for last year was $500 900. witt
A coed prospect for increased bushes.
this wear.
/, The failure of the Nancos mines
on east and west Mancos streams, tt
onerate last wear. curtailed tnat
, source of trade $4,000. but it is un
derstood the Doyle properties are
soon to resume operation. and that a
cyanide plant will be erected to treat
. the ores.
The numbering interests of Monte
yuma county are larger than those OF
I any other section in the Southwest
[ save Pagosa. There are six sawmills
loading lumber ON Rio Grande South
ern cars as fast as they can get the
> cars, These mills are within a rad
ius of 30 miles along the track. While
the export of lumber is probabl,
/ largest, that of hay is very large anc
the coal mines are getting in shape
to establish new industry for the
section. During the past the Goa
mines have been worked only to sup
ply the local domestic demand, but &