Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-06-11
the purpose OF buying new music and
procuring additional uniforms.


Webb who was associated wita tne
Democrat when Judge Force ran II,
died some time ago in California.
John Dupraw has a letter from his
little daughter Eleanor. In Wiscon-
sin, with her aunt, saying 1t is sucn
a nice place that he ought to come.
too.
Ouray papers suggest activity in
that camp of gold, silver and copper
Many new workings are starting and
the old producers continue TO grind
out their usual quota.
Durango IL promised new studio.
1t is learned that Mrs. George Bur
ter of Kansas City. have decided TO
locate in Durango. Miss Burroughs
will be found a brilliant young won.
an.
Elliott Megalliard who with his
brother Joe. was here in January to
bury their mother. mas returned from
Nevada and bought bunch of cattle
which he is ranging on Mancos foot.
hills and slopes.
Willie alcLin will be in this even
ing from his Pine river ranch to be
sin the preliminary of arrangements
10 so 10 Nevada to join his wife's
brother. Joe Megalliard in larger en-
terprisos.
WI. Graves and NJ Kennedy who
are mining in Deadwood gulch In the
La Plata mountains, sent out supplies
today for n campaign of good work.
Mr.. Kennedy says that he will cali
nobody uncle this fall when he be-
gins 10 ship ore.
The county commissioners went
out this morning to look after the
roads around Hesperus and La Plata,
and they contemplate going up to look
al the Ligh;ner road where cows are
falling Trough bridge, and wnere
psospectors use airsnips to get over
ihe bad places.
Work in the Bear Creek country
east of Silverton, is. delayed more
than month this year on account oi
the great depth of SNOW. Durango
people interested there are waiting 10
get in.
Joe Lyons is down today from the
Wallace ranch which ne is handling
Mr.. Lyons says that the people who
do not get out to the foothills prob
ably have no idea of the masses OF
snow still remaining in the gulcheR
and on the north slopes.
Durango's Fourth of July celebra
ton will attract larger number OF
people than have ever been seen in
the city before. The hotels will not
be able to take care of them and the
committees may well look for other
quarters, and reach out as far as they
can. Durango must take care of her
visitors.
About six weeks ago Manuel Lopez
fell and nurt his shoulder, but think
ing 1t only sprain, he did nothing
for some time. thinking it would get
we'll 1t getting no better he consult
ed DIR. Fowler who found the humer
GUS dislocated. The dislocation was
reduced by DR.. Fowler this morning,
and the patient is expected to be all
right in few days.
If Telluride has really decided not
TO celebrate the Fourth of July, why
not have about 200 of the best OF
them come down to Durango to see
six days OF fun, frolic and feast? The
Rio Grande will no doubt do its part
Let the committee get to work and
see If Telluride is willing, and no
doubt cit is. Durango has sent excur-
sions TO Telluride but our sister city
never did send a bunch of people to
Durango.
Silverton had no idea of passing
the Fourth of July without letting the
eagle out. The greatest mining camp
Colorado ever had, with its true fls-
sures extending probably TO the mid
die of the earth, was the first white
town in Southern Colorado to cele-
brate the Fourth and ii mas never
skipped 1t. So there would be no use
TO invite Silverton to come to Duran.
90 ON the Fourth. and Durango must
admire her little sister in the clouds
for this.
p. Mcclellan who returned yesterday
evening from the east where he had
gone to purchase machinery for the
manufacture of building blocks, says
today that mis- trip and investigation
has resulted in his determination not
to buy the machinery; that cement Is
too high; labor too high priced and
that building at the present time does
not suggest any special effort to pro.
vide material or facility for new
buildings. Mr.. Mcclellan will wait