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Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-03-05

entire lot averaged 21.5 per cent OK
ide contents. This ore also carried
over 10 per cent vanadium. for which
our purchasers in France, on rsssmp.
ling the shipment, exacted a penalty
instead of allowing value. In order
To develop marNet / then had Ane
cabinet specimens sent to the Colo
RADIO state school of mines and to
prominent chemists and scientists 1t
is not Improbable that it was one of
these ,pesimens which. on analysis.
was found TO contain radium, and was
named after the eminent scientist, NJ.
Ado!uh Carn0t The year after the
first shipment to France. when the
value of the yellow stuff which we
had shipped from Rock creek became
known. stories were circulated which
stimulated further prospecting for
ihis mineral. l visited all reported
finds, covering an area reaching from
Little Castle valley In Utah at the
north end of La Sal mountains. south
OF Mcintyre canon. through Siubsd
valley, Hydraulic, Lower Miguel, La
sal creek, sylvia Pocket" to Sny-
dcr's. above the mouth OF Disappoint.
nent creek on the Dolores river-in
all over 100 square miles-but found
nothing TO compare with tne Rock
creek deposits. though | became inter
esied In a dozen claims on La Sal
creek from which we shipped ore.
The areas lying along the Dolores
river and side gulches. in which the
IMMORAL ia found, are of sedimentary
iormatiml broken and cut by deem
box canons and cuplike valleys living
l.2o0 to $500 feet below the msso
levels. The ore occurs along rnins
oi canons IN white or Dakota sand.
stone usually over clay he'd. I'm
disseminated grains. bedded yeI,s
seams. occasional pockets and vugs.
Near snyder's on the Dolores river.
san Miguel county, great blocks of
f''''f'NNi' W SSNtTui IONS weight that
have been broken away from the
rim" are impregnated with carnotite
10 the extent OF probably one to two
per cent Several years ago concen.
traiion works were established near
there. but the enterprise met with in
different success.
Though these known deposits are
diiiicult Of access. reached for the
most part by trails that vary from the
perpendicular only enough to AFFORD
foothold for pack animals, II radiuu
adds now value to the ore and sue.
cessful concentration obtains. many
prospoctors Will 20 into this Seld
which. with comparatively small pros.
peoting' already proves to be quite
extensive.
The uranium districts of that sec
ton lying east of Dolores and on into
Utah, are tributary to Durango. where
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-03-05
MANcos IRRIGATION.

Mancos Times.
After a careful study sf tne water
situation in the Mancos valley we be
lieve that If high line ditch was
taken out about three or four miles
above town there would be an ample
supply of water for the entire valley
II properly used. Owing to the gray.
ell deposits along the bed OF the Man.
cos river, a large amount of watsr
sinks, and does not rise again until
out OF reach OF the farmers. Almost
third more water runs in the river
above town three or four miles all
bitches taken into consideration. than
flows through town
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-03-05
STRAIGHT TIPS.

Pennington Enterprise.
The treasurer informs us that the
funds OF Pennington and Fruitland
school districts are running low
School funds. like any otl0rs, depend
upon the payment of taxes. Teachers
should not be required to hold their
wsrrants or to discount them. Pay
your taxes and preserve the credit o,
your district.
Talk about building up a town will
never build IT. Something more than
talk is required. To make a good be.
ginning. move some of the shacks
now rented for dwellings. Set them
on the back OF the lot for stables, for
which some Of them would scarcely
be credit Then build a dwelling In
front 1T for people to live In. One
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-03-05
THE CHARGES PREFERRED
AGAINST ATTORNEY JOHNSON

A special dispatch sent frou Den
yer to the Pueblo Cnieftain Thursday
evening, and appearing 10 that paper
Friday, states that Attorney General
n. c. Miller has flcd In the supreme
court information against Charles A
Johnson. well known attorney al
Durango. and that this Information
will probably be used Inter IN an ap
plication to have Mr. Johus0s dis
barred.
| He is charged In two cssos with
having accepted retainer positions OF
both' sides of case Al one LINK
ne was district attorney OF The judi
cial district In which La Plata county
is situated While ia that positien
he secured indictments against a
number of persons and Il Is charged
Nj after his term had expired tn &C
cepted fee of $500 from one Of .gese
| persons to nave the indictment quGsh-
ed. The information CONTENDS wAat
is purported To be his receipt e. ihe
man for the $500 At another t1ne
he was employed by the district at-
torney 10 prosecute certain cases n.
information states. and thu, he vent
20 the person to lie prosecuted r9and
out their side OF the case AMI aske%
for $1,000 TO prevent the eases helnr
brought to successful Hnte He
was not paid sl.500, but fhcB gave
him $3.50 in cash and note fo- s225
Afterwards the parties sscsf, aimed
that he had been employed ,he
| prosecution and requested hIm y ne
turn the money. and the Information
in the supreme court office st8lea that
he told them to go to h
The dispatch goes on to say that
the friends of Mr johnson $50 thai
the entire matter is po,ticdi, that
there is a political fight on 10 La
Plata county, and that the aHng OF
The information is means for Jnwn-
ing one of the factions and that Mr..
johnson denies having takop fees
from both sides.
As to the truth of the inforuntion
filed, The Herald does not know. bu,
the statement that there is anv FAC
tional fight within the Renu hlIcan
party in La Plata county is wholly
misleading, and without Sion of
| fact
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-03-05

good way to get good people nto a
community Is to furnish places suit
able for dwellings.
Too much grain, aour. bacon, etc,
is being shipped into this valley for
the good OF the country. Our farmers
should do more farming and raise suf-
ficient to supply the immediate needs
instead Of sending out for 30 much
Talk about market for our products
is unnecessary for long time 70
come. as we have more market in
this immediate vicinity than we can
supply for some little time. Got busy
on your ranches, farmers. and cut out
some of your other business-it will
pay just as well.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-03-05
URANIUM COUNTRY
WEST OF DURANGO

Gordon Kimball receiver OF the
Montrose land Office, contributes an
Interesting paper 10 the Engineering
and Mining journal, giving the his
tory Of the original discovery OF uran-
lum aud radium bearing rock in the
La Sal region and on the lower Do
lores river, in which he bore an i'm
iportant part. His description OF the
early experiments win be found very
interesting. His article follows.
ON account of ,he growing interest
In the new element, radlum, which
the ores of uranium -pitchblende and
earnotite-lsye been found to con.
tain. it has seemed to me that a brief
narrative OF the discovery, mining
and marketing of caruoute might
prove interesting
In 1897 ! met In Denver a French
chemist, named Charles Poulot. who
was in the market for ores contain,
ing rare metals, especially uranium
ores. and through him learned to dis
tinguish the various compounds oil
that element had long been IN.
miliar with certain deposits on Rocl,
creek, In the extreme western part
of Montrose county, Colorado. that
had been located many times Tor cop
per values. From Captain 5. n. King
OF Utah. one of the early locators OF
these veins, | learned that quite a
large deposit OF yellow mineral call,
ed by the owner chrome copper ore
had been exposed IN one OF these
claims several years before, In the
spring of 1895 [ obtained samples of
the yellow stun" and sent them TO
Mr. Poulot. who pronounced them
uranium ore and gave the mineral the
name OF autonite or uranocho. His
tests showed its oxide contents -tae
unit upon which It's worth is based -
To he sufficient to make It CONNER
cially valuable. But this. the only
known deposit of It's Kind. lay in a
remote and undeyelopcd reglon. over
so miles from a railroad
In May, 1898, afior obtaining a
short term bond and lease. I started
development work. During June /
mined ten tons OF ore practically all
from one pocket sacked aud packed
il on hurros across the mesa to Par
,doS valley. distance Of twelve
niles. From there It was shipped so
niles by wagon to Placervilie. and
hence TO Denver by rail, whore 1t
vas sampled and sold for $4,000. or
i the rate OF $3.50 per unit The
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-03-05
NEW MEXICO ASSESSOR
AND OTHER THINGS

Aztec Index.
Assessor Hendricks is out among
the hills assessing the sheep and cat
ile This portion OF the assessors S
duties is strewn with deception in
many forms. but Dick is equal to the
task.
Dick Simpson is starting a new
trading store at Chico out on the des
ert. Mr.. Simpson has been In toe
Indian trading business for many
years and understands all of the de
tails of the Indian trade He is not
afraid of printers ink and is the man
who can give you good trade in In.
dian goods.
Lots of homeseekers are coming in
ht this time and all are pleased with
The country and many are locating.
rms country needs more American
farmers, fruit growers and gardeners.
who are intelligent, energetic and
nave some means. The lazy hombre
with the tight skin is better off some
where else and so is San Juan county.
II the new Eden canal, covering
10000 to 10000 acres. and the Nc.
Even canal, coveSfng 1000 to 5000.
are both buiR this summer as antici.
pated. surely San Juan county will
forge to the front. Let the good work
go on. We have the land, we have
the water. we need the people and
tneS will surely come II these bitches
are built.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-03-05
Democratic national committeeman
from Ohio, vice John r. Mclean, re-
signed.
SANITARY OFFICER
cRITlclSES BIGELoW
o.

WASHINGTON, March 3.-Colonel
Gorgas. chief sanitary officer of the
and issued a report as to health con-
ditions on the isthmns. He criticises
Poultney Bigelows statements as in
correct.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-03-05
SENATOR PATTERSON.

When Senator Patterson goes to
steep he never knows what party he
is going to wake up in.-Buffalo
Times.
And when he Is awake he never
knows what party he will sleep in.
Mr' Patterson likes variety. He has
wooed every political party and been
true to none.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-03-05
EAGLES MAsaueaApe.

SlLVERTON. March 3.-One OF the
largest gatherings ever witnessed in
Silverton was last night at the mos.
qnerade ball given by the Fraternal
order OF Easies. The great hall was
crowded and the dancers remained
til late hour.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-03-05

The county commissioner have
provided temporarily for Mg and Mrs.
Henry Hampson, the aged people
mentioned in The Herald Yesterday.
They will take care Of them until 4
conservator can be appointed to look
after the property they have. rs they
are Incapable of doing that now them
selves.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-03-05
DYNAMITERS ARRESTED
NEAR IMPERIAL PALACE

ST. PETERSBURG, March 3.-Two
men with bombs were arrested today
near the imperial palace at Tsarskoe-
Selo.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-03-05
loNGWoRTHs RETURN
TO WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON. March 3.-Mr. and
MIS- Longworth will take up their res
idence in the reatted Longworth home
tomorrow. having left Tampa last
night
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-03-05
DEATH OF BRAKEMAN
SHOT BY NEGROES

SPRINGFIELD, o., March 3-Mark
Davis. the brakeman whose shooting
by negroes caused the recent riot
mere, died today.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-03-05

Tho hiowins in of the smcltcr is
something that brings toy 20 many
II viii not only give work 10 a mum
bes nf men. but gives To tn town ana
the camp another enterprise and
keeps work at home tha, hHs been
sent 10 other snelters- The Ross
Mining company Is deserving Of much
credit for the work they have Blready
done In tbe camp. Whstevcr cnriches
the individual or The mining company
and opens mp new properties rnrlches
the entire urining district, Silydrtou
Miner
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-03-05

prophecies Of each gtfes future. We
are somewhat skeptical as to their ac-
curacy, however. for according to tne
kernels only four Of the eighteen will
be 'marsaed. II one OF this attractive
lot of young ladies misses matrimony
we miss our guess. and our faith in
the Judgment OF the American man
will be rudely shaken
Finney Jones. the civil and mining
engineer OF Silverton. who camped on
the east bank OF Silver creek at Rico
in the same cabin with w. II. Lanfier
Hun, or W Hull Lsnfier. in the fall
Of 1879, and hung his shirt out to
dry the next spring, came down from
the greatest camp on earth this morn
ing. announcing that by perforce of
associations and geRral mix he was
compelled to go down into "bleedin'
Kansas to look after some oil wells
silverton syndicate had gotten into:
and then. after getting a squint at the
kerosene industry he would go to San
Diego to visit his family, whom ne
had not seen for nearly two years. All
he regretted about going to San Diego
was that half of the town was Colo
RADIO people, and he had been trying
to get away from these.
Adna Lamson, who will be remem-
Aered by early days prospectors as
having been in the La Plata district
as early as 1898. when he was instru-
mental is helping to sell the Colum-
bus mine to somebody whose identity
tne courts can not discover. passed
| through from Denver yesterday ey-
/ ening en- route to Gladstons, above
| Silyerton. Mr.. Lamsons presence re-
| calls that a Dutchman found what is
Snown as the Columbus, and that
| some cowboys, learning of the find
| got as much as $500 together and
bought the mine, later going back and
elling the Dutchman he mad cheated
them. making him give the money
| back and driving him out of the coun
! try. And the Columbus mine has
1een the hoodoo of the La Plata dis
frict ever since that time. Men kill
ID by faulty slides placed by poultry
raising managers. tunnels driven into
other peoples territory: the mine
Hooded to hide evidence and the widow
u len McDermott trying to get ser
vice to recover an interest acquired
through the last sale. 1t would make
"A good story for one of w. II. Hearst's
| newspapers.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-03-05
TOM JOHNSON GETS
ON NATIONAL coMM,rr

INDIANAPOLIS. Rarch 3.-Tom L.
Johnson. ms1er Of Cleveland, will be-
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-03-05

Ien and Win Sease recrved By tel.
egraphic advice tsis afternoon the
sad news OF the death OF Nrs Bart
Sease which occurred yestoriny ey.
ening al Grand junction ny being IN.
juned IN runaway When ont driving.
Mrs. Sease will lie remembered as
the lady who wh0 rvlpE IN Durango
was seen ON the street. with twin
boys. dressed alike and appearing
alike.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-03-05


Frank Bszilsw and mmiiy O. Okla
homs- NhS have been AT ShiHreCk. re
turned sh's morning 10 Oklahoma.
There is All "eddy- or atmusnhcre IN
which one particular kind o. fish pre-
vail. There are people WIN have been
in close touch with tho Indian AZ
fairs Of the government IN securing
contracts ETC. and they arc followed
OF kept in touch with people who are
shifted from rahle1iab 10 Tunbegee.
asd from Shtboygan to Saguarhe. and
that was how MIR. Buzhaw happened
to make his recent we~tsrn adventure
from the iapd of tall enn ana prairie
chickens.
The yonnG ladies who have scen un-
der the musical direction o. Mrs. r
C. Perkins duriig the rast few
months have organized thJnse.yes in
to society called Tho Treble Clef
Choral secieV. which neets at the
homes Of the, dIffersnt <pembers to
study and practice yocsj kuslc. They
do not devote themselves exclusively
10 their art, however. for last uiRht
they gathered al the home o. Mr. and
Mrs. +. c. Perkins 10 North Durango
and had banquet, and every one OF
the eighteen Young ladies took part
in the exercises that preceded the
raid on the delicaetes rhai the society
had provided In tho dining Toou. The
meTriment was uproarious aud they
had glorious TINT. even though not
one AZ their -stsafies" vas present
They had nuts to crack for dessert,
~ Tie ksrneh nSs esRspeAd to be
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-03-05

The Durango Club has been dis
turhed sorely for some tiu1e by miss.
ing magazines and papers .~hlch are
received regularly for the patrons
and Is a; loss 20 conjecture Nho can
he carrying these periodicals away
4 careful watch Will he placed over
The rooms With the purpose OF learn
ing who the mtscreant h.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-03-05

The senate public land committee
has reported fsvorably the Tallei
bill granting Durango land Tor reser
vuir purposes. which indiea 'es thai
Congressman Hosg ia looking aftei
bis dlstr!ct- There win probably bc
no further idle discussion regarding
Durango's valid right to IFS reservoir
nj the head Of The wntes system.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-03-05

l. C. Coon OF Aztec registered q
The Palace yesterday evening.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-03-05

Indee Pixies ;uvenile> cou-t was a
busy scene this afternoon 5rd go Car
banan, Culonei Price and Peter An.
heier had been arraiened foF some
trivial juvenile offsnse and District
Attorney Puiliam appeared % be un
decided as to whether he wqs prose
cutting ar defending. Tbs court fined
Judge Pulifam-Sve cent?, which was
placed 10 the credit Of NJ. anfcier.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-03-05

Or. W. IL Raider. returDHe from
Denver. WAS giiest OF tho Gdelmen
last evening,
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-03-05

Chas. Sanford. formerly OF Durango.
but now territorial auditor Of New
Mexico. arrived from sapta Fe yss;er-
day evening.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-03-05

Alex Berry, who came Bnwr from
aivertou few days ago OF spe
cial engine an response 10 a telegram
hat hls little girl was tfesnairad Of
with scarlet fever, returned yeFteTtay
evening TO the mountain camp. Ieel-
ing assured that the little daughter
would get well
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-03-05

From Saturdays Daily.
G. E. Hopper of shiprock h II the
city.
J. A. Nayior Of Aztec IS al the Pal
ace.
L. C. Coon OF Aztec registered al
The Palace yesterday evening.
Or. ". IL RAIDER. returD1le from
Denver, WAS q guest OF tho Cdeimen
last evening,
Chas. Sanford. formerly OF Durango
but now territorial auditor Of New
Mexico. arrived from sapta Fe yss;er-
day evening
Mrs j. s d. Hopkins gave a pleas
ant evening 10 her friends al her
country home al Hermoss last
Thursday evening.
A. l.. Nathan returned Yesterday ev-
ening from Iriebto. where .io had
been to attend the funeral Of hls faith
| or, announcement o; which Was made
IN The Herald.
-O-
Tom Mccormick gent bscs 20 New
York this morning. sccompany1nl tne
remains OF his cousin, Tom Dunne,
who died Thursday morning a the
| Mccormick brothers ranch
C. e. Allen returned from Denver
yesterday evening. saying that Du
| range has no kick coming. ihaf Den
| yer is getting SHOWS and h!i5z1rds a.
BAD as were ever experienced IN The
San Jnsu, AMI Mt AlLen Iaok steci
rom Charlie Stilwell ana went with
| out an overcoat.
Alex Berry, who came bnwr from
'i!vertop few days ago Oh spe
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-03-05

Mrs. j. s. d. Hopkins gave pleas
ant evening 10 her friends al her
country home at Hermoss last
Thursday evening.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-05-25
Mysterious Murder.

Archibald Wskely, a rising artist, who
was an exhibitor at the Royal Academy,
in London, was found dead yesterday
morning 10 the house where he bad his
studio in Monmouth road, Bsyswaier
The indications are that he was murder
ed, but the circumstances OF the affair
are altogether mysterious. Mr.. Wakely
was under thirty years of age. The
house where the studio is located is a
three-story building, and is tenanied by
architects and artists. Nobody slept
there except when occasionally Mr.
Wakely used a camp bed 10 his studio.
The theory which is at present held tor
lack OF more definite one. is that
WakeIy fell an uuintended victim to an
attempt to rob the branch Of the Lon
don and County Bank, which sdlOins the
house ia which his studio was located.
Ma, be the thief secreted himself on the
premises in the daytime or used dupli-
cate KY, prepared to enter the bank by
piercing the wall at the end Of the pas
sage where the body was found, which
separates the two buildings. If this is
so, the artist probably heard the thiefs
movements after undressing and opened
the studio door to investigate, surprising
The burglar, who secured bis own safety
by killing the only witness OF bis in-
tended crime.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-05-25
ALEXANDRIA 6azfttf.
FRI jAY EVENING. MAY 20, 1906.
Trapped Rat Survives Fire.

A biy gray rat that went Through the
fire and lived was rescued from CIina-
Town basement TUESDAY Afternoon, aud
alter being wslered and fed escaped
from its rescuer', who had Intended TO
keen il as long as possible as curiosity.
The rat was fIuud in The basement of
building on the west side oil Dupont
street between California aud sacra-
MEMO streets. San Francisco, 10y Con
shea. formerly deputy ia The shtr'li 5
Office IL wss securely Gagged H. olg
wire irar, the wires OF which sho"tu
the effect of the heat--and 81 did III
rat The Trap had been SIT IN an old
fireplace or open space at The bottom OF
a hue, aud the falling walls had closed
the opening with 4 pile Of bricks and
mortar. There the at had passed
through all the heat and lived tor 70
DAYS without food or water When res
cued il was weak and emaciated and the
hair vas singed from its back, one side
and its tail. A pan With water was
slipped inside the cage, and the rat went
at il with rush, but at. first ii could
not drink, seeming unable 10 swallow.
1t tried several times, aud would then
take its forepass and push back on lis
throat as though trying to push some
thing down. This il repeated at ire
auent intervals while holding the water
/, iis mouth and WAS eventually able
TO drink its I'LL. II was then given
bit of cheese at which it nibbled, eating
a few bits and then waiting some tim"
before eating again. 1t WAS given to
man and woman conducting a refresh
meut booth al California aud Dupont
streets, aud while on the way home with
il on a street car the trap door was lift
ed, presumably accidently by some ones
foot, and the rat escaped. 1t is prob
ably going yet, hunting for a cool spot
- San Francisco Chronicle.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-05-25
Washington Southern Ry
Schedule in elect Jan. 3. 1906.

ScheduIe in elect Jan. g. 1906.
Trains leave station western end OF
Prince street for Washington and points
north at OF aud 3S q. M. 1921, 26S, 707,
3 70, aud IL 81 p. m, week days.
Sundays SO a. m, 1921, 707, iSi snc
1873 p. m.
For Fredericksburg, Richmond and points
south at 446, 757 (local), and II 06 a. IN
400, o. (lOcal). and Al p. M, week days.
Sundays As and IL % a. M, 90. 607
(local), and Al p. IN.
Accommodation for Quantico 81 a. IN. Sun
days only, 4 AZ p. m. week days and 1888 p
IN. except Saturdays.
NoTE Time Of arrivals and departures
and connections not guaranteed.
w. ID. DUKE, C. w. CULP, w. P. TAYLOR
Asst 10 Pres't. Gen'l Supt. Traf. MGR.