Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-01-22


zen progressive in his chosen avo-
alton, and viii leave to the heirs o
considerable competency
o
Charlie Jones and wife OF Deep .
reek returned home yesterday. They /
ire experiencing a diversity OF wealth
II In the higher altitndes they had 4
big rain before they came down ana
to meet an ice foe In tne
anon when they returned. They arc /
1t an altitude about 900 feet higher /
han Durango, but raise good crops |
)f everything they plant.
O. f. Boyle. who has Just returned
from the Montezuma valley. says II
Is great country. improving rapidly
and increasing annually in production.
The farmers are all prosperous; all
have n little bunch of stock about
them and well filled granarics and hay
sheds. II is soon to become the great
stock feeding center. Stock feeders
are beginning to realize the superior
advantages presented there for winter
ing their herds.
John Williams. colored, who has
mining interests north of Pagosa on
which big sale is pending. returned
last night and says things look rosy
TO him.
Dale Schodeld was buried this af
ternoon at Greenmount cemetery, the
funeral services being conducted at
the parlors of the Durango Undertake
ing company. Though showing heav-
lily. there was large number Of his
friends in attendance at the service
and going to the cemetery. The
brother who arrived from Omaha yes
terday evening viii remain long
enough to look after the afrairs of de-
ceased.
The amicable relations of the owl
and eagle In the Bismarck window
presents n subject for much study
and speculation. The eagle appears
to ignore the owl, although allowing
1t to sit on the same roosting stick,
The owl becomes weary with imprls-
onment. and when the eagle stirs
about, appears to wake from doze.
somewhat alarmed when It looks as
wise as the proverhlal owl and fuses
lis feathers. The eagle is as stole
as Comanche or Apache Indian 60
ing to execution, and If ii suffers from
the Imprisonment it Is too proud to
betray it,
A. Gottlleb, who died at Sllverton of
pneumonia this morning. was one OF
the most thoroughly educated men
ever sent out from Denmark to Amer
lea to promote enterprises. His mind
was wonderfully resourceful. stocked
with volumes of book learning and
much of the practical which was ac-
qulred by personal observation and
experience. He was an eccentric. but
a very congenial soul among his
friends. lie had some mammoth en-
terprises under way. and had he lived
no doubt would have amassed snug
fortune.
Frank H. Rivers, Jas. j. German,
James Dennison. Billy Boyle, Charlie
Fleck and a whole raft of fellows went
out this morning to go up Junction
creek to shovel out the trail from the
old cyanide mill to the Neglected
mine, and they went TO stay tin they
cut the trail, rain on SHINE. The snow
storm OF this afternoon viii find them
IN camp near the old mill. but with
good nights rest and breakfast hot
on the reel. they will he fitted for the
fray and how hungry they'll be when
they nit camp in the evening.
BY far the bieees, deal that
ever took place in Durango and
this part of the state, involving
as 1t does great possibilities, is
what The Herald has TO Give its
readers today. 1t is no more nor
less than the sale IT the Porter
Fuel Co. holdings to the Southern
Pacific railroad. That this sale
was on tapis has been known for
some time. but all details have
been closely guarded. However,
the matter has leaked cut through
the visit of Hon. j. A. Porter and
John Mcneil who departed for
Denver this morning, Mr.. Mcneil
representing the railroad people.
When The Herald representa-
tive was informed of the sale on
the streets he was giveh positive
assurance that such was the case,
bat in order to have same con-
firmed called at the office of the
Porter Fuel Co. and asked Assist
ant Secretary w. N. Bagby as to
the truth OF the report. Mr.. 5agby
said he was not in a position to
say anything regarding the deal
one way or the other.
Notwithstanding the retieenee
Of Mr.. 6aeby, The Herald guar.
antees its information. Not only
has the Southern Pacific purchas-
ed the Porter mines, but has land
ed other valuable coal lands, and
It is said the holdings OF the COM
pany will foot up fully twenty
thousand acres. No statement of