Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-04-23


Chas. Z. Herr and wife returned
yesterday evening from Pennington,
where Mr.. Herr is engaged in the
lumber business, branch OF the big
Durango institution.
A. S. Stevens, a prominent Mason
who died at Santa Fe feu days ago
is a brother of the late C. w. Stevens.
son-in-law of F. ] VIII Of Animas
City. Both had resided in New Mex
leo almost half a century.
About 1900 tons of ore conoen-
trates We're run into Durango satur.
day night and Sunday from Telluride
and silverton.-Telluride Journal.
Returning prospectors VINO have
been out to see the conditions of
roads and trails. report the snow in
the La Platas melting rapidly and the
masses becoming soft and dangerous.
Silverton is beginning 10 get bacr
to its former glory in the shipment OF
ore and concentrates To Durango
since the canon is again open for
traffic.
The stage line from Pennington to
Ship Rock is said to be doing good
business, many people travelling in
that direction. looking the country
over for lands and sightseeing.
.
Wiltie MeLin. who thought of go.
ing TO California, says he has chang
ed his mind. He could make money
in the Durango country, and fears he
might find one where he could not
make money.
Elliott McGalliard returned a few
days ago from Nevada, where he aasI
been with his brother Joe since last
January. He will remain in the On
range country awhile and prospect
the La Platas. The boys made some
money in Nevada, Joe getting his
bit out of 100000 sale on the
Bullfrog mine in the district of that
name.
Heavy double-header trains of coal
and supplies continue TO go into Sill
verton daily. two to three trains
day. and the Silverton people must
be quite well stocked up by this 0me.
The Silyerton branch when not
blocked, is one of the most active rev
Ia, II!
TEN.
On the departure of the Silver.on
train yesterday evening there was an
incident which might have created
displeasure had 1t not been for the
timely consideration of both groom
and bride and the children They
had failed to get their trunk to the
station in time to take an inventory,
and she said, How do you expect we
can go without the trunlt?" Hell
amiably replied, in delicate terms
How the --- did | know you were
soing?" and then they went in oppo
site directions-he to the east, north
east, and she to the south southeast,
as nearly as could he discerned.
o.
The snow tunnel on the Silverton
branch of the Rio Grande railway to
which it mad been intended to invite
tourists is already exciting the inter
est of trainmen who do not like %
have rocks roll in when the clouds
roll by. The windows are glass and
the cab is not steel armored. The
Japs either fail to understand or are
indifferent to the perils that beset
travellers. The roof of the tunnel is
softening on the neither side and rest
less rocks drop resistlessly to the
track below. much to the dismay OF
the track walker. who has other
things on his mind
Mr.. Geo. N Raymond editor of
the Herald, returned Yesterday even.
ing via st. Louis and Chicago from
the prehistoric Mexican Republic
where he and Mrs Raymond and the
little son Hubert have been sojourn-
ing for sometime, visiting scenes oil
ancient lands and peoples. and withal
having good time.
Mr.. Raymonds letters from Mexico
have attracted much interest and dis
cusston among Herald readers These
papers have been wieldy and useful
in that they have given the average
reader the information desired, with
out going into detail, as most OF the
voluminous writer's have done, of the
matters of lesser interest Mexico
has been pictured much as it would
appear to the travelling tourist there.
and the customs of the people. as well
as opportunity presented to Ameri-
cans, have been thoroughly detailed
and the letter that has been omitted
will be gone into later.
Mr.. Raymond returns home looking
much better than when he went away.
and brings back many days active
work for the Herald. 1t is note
worthy that he worked harder while