Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-03-11
SAN JUAN &.
PIONEERS

! | - SH'citoh ior tHe purpose OF organ
izing a pioneer association.
The meeting was called to order
WIN. 8. Walker, elected chairman an,
Mrs. j. H. Brink, secretary.
BY unanimous vote the following res
olutions were passed:
Resolved, That the county of Cone
JOS as 1t existed in 1871, being a
that time generally known as the Sar
Juan country and embracing withir
It's limits the present counties OF Con
eJos, Rio Grande, La Plata, Hinsdale
san Juan, Ouray. San Miguel, Dolores
Archuleta. Montezuma and Mineral
shall constitute the territory within
which this association shall be form
ed; and be 1t further
Resolved, That any person who be
came resident of the section of tho
state OF Colorado above named. prior
to July 4, 1880, and will subscribe to
the bylaws and pay to the treasurer
the initiation fee prescribed, shall be
eligible for membership in the asso-
citation; and be it further
| Resolved, That this organization be
named the San Juan Pioneer asso-
| citation.
The initiation fee and annual dues
were fixed at so cents each.
The chairman appointed the follow
ing named persons as a committee
to frame constitution and bylaws,
with instruction to report at the next
annual meeting: Adair Wilson, Jno.
| w. Wingate, J. w. Wallace, Mart
Stockman and Mrs. e. C. Murphy.
The officers for the ensuing year
| were elected as follows: President,
| X. j. McNutt. 1871. San Juan county;
| first vice president, w. ]. Grow, 1874,
Dolores county; vice president, L. w.
Hunt 1875. Dolores county: vice presi
dent, Peter Robertson, 1871, Rio
Grande county; vice president, Robt.
Dwyer, 1873, La Plata county; vice
president Jno. w. Wingate, 1873, San
Juan county; vice president, Francis
Carney, 1877, Ouray county; vice pres
ident, Jno. Ufford, 1873, Archuleta
county; vice president, j. ]. Abbott,
1875 Hinsdale county; vice president,
NJ. V. B. Wason, 1874, Mineral county;
vice president, Jno. r. Curry. 1875,
Montezuma county: historian, Emma
Hollingsworth, 1878, San Juan coun-
ty; necrologist, Geo. N. Raymond
1878, La Plata county: secretary and
treasurer, Mrs. J. II. Brink, 1879, San
Juan county
The annual meeting of 1896 was
held In the court house at Durango
July 4th and 5th. The report of com
mittee on constitution and bylaws
was received adopted and the COM
mittee discharged. The historian read
very interesting "reminiscences OF pio-
neer days of southwest Colorado. The
article was much appreciated by the
members present.
The following resolutions were
unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That the wife of any mem
ber of this association shall by virtue
of her marriage become eligible to
membership, and shall so continue as
long as she remains the wife or
| widow OF such member and no longer;
and be it further
Resolved, That female members of
this association who are married shall
be allowed to be escorted to all ban
quets of the association by their hus-
bands.
Del Norte was selected as the place
In which to hold the meeting Of 1897
and the following officers were elect
ed: President, Jno. w. Wingate, San
Juan; vice president, Jno. Ewing. 1874,
Rio Grande; secretary, Geo. N. Ray
mond. La Plata; treasurer, Mrs. c.
F.. Newcomb, 1874, La Plata; his
torian, Emma Hollingsworth, San
Juan; necrologist, d. e. Newcomb,
1873, Coneios; marshal, Robt. Dwyer,
1873. La Plata.
Following are the subsequent past
presidents OF the association and
places of annual meetings: 1897,
president, John H. Shaw, Del Norte;
1898, president, Miles S. Corbett, Ou
ray; 1899, Geo. j. Richards, Lake
City 1900, r. J. McNutt, Silverton;
1901. Jno. Rodgers, Silverton; 1902.
meeting passed; 1908, Dan Newcomb,
Durango; 1904, Ezra T. Elliott, Ala
mosa; 1905. Ellis Hampton, Del
Norte.
The annual meeting OF 1906 was
held at Pagosa Springs, June 26 and
called to order by President Hampton
at o'clock p. m The minutes Of
the last annual meeting held at Del
Norte, July and 4, 1905, were read
and approved. The financial report OF
the preceding year was read by the
secretary-treasurer and approved. The
necrologist reported the deaths of
Hon. Chas. Newman. Hon. Samuel E.
Herr, Pear ]. Peterson, Eliza F..
Sickles and Thomas P. Mason, mem
bers of the association whose deaths
had occurred during the previous year
and a committee was appointed to
draft proper resolutions concerning
the same. The secretary-treasurer re-
ported fifty-nve association badges
still unsold. The badge had been
adopted at the previous annual meet
ing held at Del Norte and consisted
| of a sterling silver "burro" packed
with grub and tools for prospecting.
1t being unanimously agreed by the
members OF the association that the
| patient, useful and sure-footed burro,
the ever faithful and never complain
ing servant Of the hopeful prospector,
| without whose valuable service the
difficulty Of prospecting and opening
up a mountainous mineral country
would be greatly increased and almost
rendered impossible. deserved recogni-
ton and the appreciation Of this serv.
Ice should be shown in the adoption
of the badge, which should have
stamped upon the side Of the pack
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