Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-01-25
From Mondays Daily.

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Every farmer who can possibly do
so should attend the institute to be
held in Durango on Saturday, Feb
ruary 3.
Now If the d. & II. G. will extend
its line south blockades wih be a
thing of the past-so far as long de-
lays are concerned.
Durangoites in southern California
can be thankful they were able to get
away in time to escape the present
cold wave and blockade.
Saturday evening and yesterday
about all the cutters and seighs in Du-
range were in commission. many Of
them going to Trimble Springs
The mountain or mining roads in
the spring will need much repair De
structive slides of winter and high
waters OF spring will leave many torn
and washed road grades.
Roy Hall departed this morning for
visit to the City of Mexico, where he
will put in several weeks seeing the
sights and interviewing the "senorse
and "senoritas"
This section is enjoying the best
sleigling in years The bottom q
covered with layer of ice which ef
fords basis to work on and runners
glide with great ease.
For four days the Strater has shell
tered an average of 25 people vino
tried or desired to go somewhere. Sey.
eral of them have been riding two or
three times on the same ticket be
tween Durango and Chama.
The village of Fruita, Mesa county
voted unanimously on Monday in IA
vor of issuing $4,000 for the building
of water works system. The vote
was l27 in favor and none against
Telluride Journal
The Silverton district is too well
provided for tough weather to find Il
necessary TO close any of its working
mines. The only danger is in block
AIDED canon, which would shut out the
haul of coal from Durango. and the
same hindrance would soon shorten
Durango's ore supply.
Every line of telegrphic news pub
lished under date is received fresh
the same day by wire. The Herald
could fill it's entire first page with ad
vance and stale telegraphic matter
but will not dupe its readers in any
The Porter Fuel company or South
ern Pacific mines is fixing up the coke
ovens at Porter for the manufactur,
of coke for the Silverton smelter re
Gently leased to the Ross Mining com
pany. Thos. l.. Hamor. the veteran
coke burner who mas been in the bust
ness for thirty years, making coke
for fifteen years for the local smeiter
Is in charge of the work.
W. c. Darlington. who has beer
employed for several months In paint
ing the Animas Power companys biz
buildings and the machinery, is down
today to visit his family. Mr. Darling
ton says the trial run of the machin
cry has proven everything correct ane
ready for business as soon as the lines
are completed and ready for the cor
yeyance of electric power to Silver
ton and its n les.
Frank Rivers lys the motion to ad
journ the trail breaking session ii
Junction canon yesterday was passed
unanimously with whoop and a sigh
and there was no filibustering to frus
trate adjournment He said, however
II Casey or West, had been there
there would have been something else
to do first, probably. but the way tho
wind was blowing snow they would
have fallen in line in day or so.
Red Mountain, in spite of the heavy
SHOWS of this winter, is doing a great
deal of development, and had the win
ter not come on SO early probably
there would have been 1000 tons more
coal gotten into the camp. which
would have enabled several other
properties to work. The progress each
year in better recovery Of values by
nll processes, and in the economy OF
mining is bringing the lower and stu
lower grades into market, and dis
tricts like Rico and Red Mountain
are surely coming back TO swell the
mineral output of the state.
The La Plata district has gone
through many storms and depressions
any may pass through many more, but
slow as development has been each
year, for twelve years has witnessed
substantial progress. Only little
over two years ago the May Day, one
of the richest gold mines in golden
Colorado. begun to ship rich ore from
grass roots. It was sold for s5Oboo
and has produced many times mat
much money. When the railway spur
Is built next spring to the mine Its