Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-04-02

TO remain alone In his Isolated ant
dreary habitation until morning
though bitter cold was the night and
a tempestons storm was raging about
him and he at gn altitude OF l2.OU0
feet. The long drenry hours finally
wore away when morning came ana
returning to the mine he found eight
or the men had heen saved Some OF
them had been buried two or three
feet under the snow when cNtricated.
] or the 10 killed. the bodies of i've OF
them have boon recovered and inter.
ed here. while the remains 4of seven
/ still lay In their silent and lonely
sepulchres with winters white shroud
I the only mnntlo over them
The BNlcher slide came down Sntur-
day evening at $40 aud ran tnroe
and half miles In lis wild and
roaring flight To tho chnsm below It
leaped over cabin whose occu
pants were unconscious OF tho crisis
taat rcigned above them or the porils
that surrounded them below. aud
landed above the North Star mine
ON the Red Mountain road The con
oussion was 80 great that houses in
The lower end of town were Jared as
though struck by an earthquake La
dies walking upon the street were
picked mp and carried along MS though
they were in Kansas cyclone Mr..
Merrell DOuA was caught up and car.
ricd to the foot Of the blum. mcon- |
sclous OF ais destination Fire In my
room at the Grand died down aud |
snuffed ont In the room. though mo- |
ment before Il was burning fcarlessly |
The atmosphere was so filed with
fine snow aud mist that Il was i'm
possible to see few feet nncad Of
YOU, The roar was terrible aud hor
ribly grand in the extreme.
In the slide at tao Bonner mine.
Geo. Abbot was killed In his bunk
VIM Thompson. It Is presumed, en-
deavored to make his escape. ran out
and was caught and carried by the
great mass of snow to the bottom ct
the gulch below where his body sfill
remains. They would have completed
their contract and left the mine In
two days more.
There has been no suffering for
want Of food or fuel Our merchants
have been amply supplied with all "
the necessarIes Of life for the com
fort of every one.
Yesterday | received from Ouray
packed upon frorscs, a supply of
eggs. which was the FIRST article Of
any nature brought 10 tho town since
the blockade commenced 20 days ago
Have made arrangements with mar.
ket In Ouray to send me supply OF |
fresh goods every day until blockade |
is raised One dairyman here had |
40 head Of fat cattle. which ne has |
been delivering 10 our market men.
Today is the 2Oth day with out
mail or train from Durango. The
railroad company today Is not doing
a thing towards opening mp the block
ade to Elk Park or Red Mountain Cor
the benefit Of Sllverton. All state
ments to the contrary notwithstand-
ing.
Our newsboys leave here in the
morning and walk TO Elk Park, where
lhey meet the train mt noon, and re
turning arrive here ut g o'clocl, same
day with eastern papers and The Her
aid OF same date. which they sell FOR
20 cents for eastern papers and 10
cents for Durango papers. Yet the
railroad company cannot compete
with them az common carriers.
The railroad to Gladstone viii be
opened tomorrow.
While Durango ls hut 45 miles dis
tant, yet during the blockade We were
compelled 10 phone to Ouray and
thence by wire TO you, 1000 miles
around.
There were 81 slides in tne II
miles 10 Necdleton. averaging from !
three to 80 feet deep.
There are eight tons of mail In
Durango awaiting transportation To
Silverton.
Ray Cooper. who loft the day be
fore the blockade for Trimble SPRINGS
for a days outing. is silll there. We
learn that ne has entered into ep-
partnership with mine most Joe Freed.
and II he likes the darn place. may
John Kellenbergcr. who left the
hotel tac morning of the commence
ment Of the big storm, for the depot
there to take the early train Tor Eur
eka, after getting his baggage placed
upon said train and himsen seated,
concluded that at did not look good
to him." had his baggape changed
over to the Durango train and in fYe
minutes WAS gone on the last train
out Of town.
regret very much that John got
away. for I thinl, the past two weeks
boarding at the hotel would have had
a tendency TO reduce his corpulency.
wilich he so ardcntly desires.
Bill Kinney is going to erect a
.lnter resort hotel at the end OF ais
scenic line railroad at Gladstone lie
snys II he can get It filled In the fall
he Is assured of a full house until
spring.
Our spring election Is now ON an
we are going TO elect Dr. Pnsco. may
or. The doctor has assured US thi'
there shall be no more slides or snow