Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-05-24
latory 70 both pupil and teacher.


latory to both pupil and teacher.
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Misses Ethel Rodgers and Katie
Dennis were fortunate pupils during
the past term of the Porter school.
in District No. 8. Neither was so
sick that she had to stay at home u
lose her good marks. and neither wss
absent or tardy during the school
year
1t is learned that the Rico United
Mines company is doing considerable
work on the Atlantic Cable mine in
the town Of Rico, and shipping three
cars week of zinc ore to Canon city.
This is the property on which Mexi-
cans built an adobe smelter in the
SOS. their old dismantled works be
ing found there In '79. At least it is
presumed the smelter was built there
in the Cost might have been built
by tine Aztecs. A detachment OF sol
diers found the works there in 1869.
After that Bert Clifford (Happy Ala
mosa) who was engaged in prospect
ing and "nigger" singing, the biggest
liar that ever lived, got some officers
of the army at Fort Defiance to spend
quite good deal OF money which
he used to travel with. Mining at
Rico, as well as at other places, was
somewhat diversified with personal
ity.
Chris Wright went out on Fort
Lewis mesa yesterday to take some
pictures of Indians working in the
rubber field to be used for illustra-
tions. He saw squaw sitting In the
shade of a bunch Of scrub oak mack
ing the tops OF the roots. A little
boy was lying asleep near by scratch
Ing his head and turning them over
while the dirt and little sticks that
flew from the tops as they were
hacked of promised to cover him up
in little while. Chris was thinking
wat fine picture he would have.
but when he turned the camera on
her the squaw grabbed the little boy
and ran. yelling. Her husband, VINO
was herding bunch of horses near
by, came running up to see what was
the matter. He was mad and told
Chris what he thought OF him. and
for time 1t looked doubtful for the
camera Chris says Navajo can
come nearer to camping with nothing
than anybody. In this camp there
was nothing to be seen but an old
army saddle (for the squaw), cou.
pie of sheep skins and q blanket, a
little wad Of provisions done up in q
gunnysack not as large as water
bucket, and a. five-pound lard bucket
to cook in.
The lockwood school will close
next Friday and Miss Agatha Steven
son, the teacher, win go east for a
few weeks.
W. A. Bay of bayfield,, is in the city
today. The prosperous farming town
in the region Of grass, copper stain
and natural coke was named in hon
or of Mr.. Bay.
Morgan l.. Steward, treasurer OF
Lightner School District No. 9, is Wis
iting the city today to purchase rock
salt for the cattle and the things
needed at home.
Last heard Of, through letter last
night, Fergie Graham had his feet
on the tile In the Albany hotel. listen
ing to What Eer Betides Thee" and
having a good time. He hadn't got
ten ready to go any further.
The Bullion Mountain Mining COM
pany, whose property in the Needles
district was sold under sheriff sale
some time ago for the payment of
back wages. today recorded a certif-
cate of redemption of the property.
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Chris Sheedy says the Chico coun-
try south of the San Juan river is
iASh IA AAStOiAS AAISA GOV, ehnt pSOpiS
continue to make discoveries of i'm
plements which were used there prob
ably 20 centuries ago, finding fire.
quently new features which had not
been found before. Chris regrets
that he did not live at that time so
he could tell the people about 1t all.
Aztec and Silverton ought soon to
be able to show visitors what house
built of building blocks looks like.
Both got the start of Durango In the
new industry. How would the gran
ular Stag from the smelter do to mix
with cement, making black or dark
gray blocks? That Stag ought to be
good for something besides soaring
the big fish out of the lower Aninas
and driving them back to the Colo
rado river. Frank Blackner, former
mayor OF Cedar Hill, says that he
used to catch fish down there weigh
ing from 40 to 400 pounds, until the
black Stag worked down gradually
to the mouth Of the Animas. The
Navajoes who think their squaws be.
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