Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-04-30

been able to make good on things like
that.
Chauncey i. Hall of Mines and Min
ing returned to Denver this morning.
He is figuring on making his mining
paper weekly. and will do so If he
can enlist sufficient additional capital
which will be required for that pur
pose. His paper has done more for
the San Juan sections than any OF the
other class mining papers of Denver
and Colorado Springs.
The pretty town of Mancos Is start
ing In to build again this spring. and
VIII soon have several new residences
under construction.
Cancn City, Florence and Cripple
Greek are sending many home5eekers
to the fruit belt below Durango, and
they all come with the money to buy.
The little La Plata river, in New
Mexico, is said now to he one Of the
most active scenes in the Southwest
The farmers and gardeners are out
all along the way, working like beav-
ers
With the dawn of improved water
ways for irrigation. Montezuma coun-
ty boasts that its people are prac-
tically out of debt. with few mort
cages, plenty to eat, and accumulat-
ing stock about the ranches.
There is talk again of rebuilding
mining town on the site of the first
town in the country, Parrott City. II
is pretty location. nestled in the
neck of the canon closely enough TO
be protected from the winds, and far
enough removed to miss all snow
slides The town of La Plata has
been dwarfed by having no lots to
build on too long.
A woman of probably 30 years. tall
brown hair and eyes, appearing to
be in a condition of hysteria was at
the depot yesterday evening, crying
and inquiring of the train men If they
had the corpse of her brother, ship
ped on the 23d from Spokane, Wash
ington. There was no casiiet on that
train, but the train men gave cred
ence to the womans story and are
expecting the body of her brother to
arrive
The stores of Durango were never
more attractive, particularly is this
true of the several big dry goods
houses. The buyers of tne big stores
have gone further-into detail in Sc
curing everything to wear for this
season than they had ever done be-
fore. And from what may be CLEAN
ed from the students of prices goods
genarally are selling at very reason
able prices, many articles for less
than was previously asked. The ad-
yertiser attracts the people and the
bargain hunter Is a good customer
Little Arthur, son of Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Vanderweide, was brought
down yesterday evening by his par
ents from Hesperus, where he met a
serious accident by playing around
the railway cars. 1t is thought he
fell between two cars and that the
train passed over him while he was
in the middle of the track. His left
arm was broken and one of his feet
crushed. The little four-year-old was
suffering intensely when brought in.
He was taken to Mercy hospital and
put under the care or Dr. Lackey.
Jack Turner, the printer-rancher, is
down today, saying that a fellow
stays on the ranch so long that he
forgets what county he lives in that
ne had some hard luck the other day,
having his brown bay roadster
drowned in the Animas river The
horse was in the lead of others go.
ing down the bank TO drink when ne
was precipitated into the deep water.
and doubtless cramped with the cold.
He sank several times and finally
went down. The Animas at this sea.
son is a bad one for stock to drink
from. Keep them around the bitches.
+. w. Kroeger is down from his val
ley home today buying supplies to
keep things moving for the next crop.
Tim Mcclure and family are said
to be enjoying good health in the
Yaqui river country, Old Mexico.
Young Merrick, their son-in-law, and
family have joined them. So far the
Yaqui Indians have not molested
them.
Editor Clark of the La Plata Miner
who is spending the day in the city
says that while there is still masses
of snow in the canons and gulches
and along the slopes, there is quite
general effort to get things to work
ing. and he predicts an active year
of mining development and produc-
tion.