Semi-weekly herald., 1907-10-17
NEWS ITEMS OF
INTEREST FROM
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Alamosn chamber of commerce. ha.
heen rcorganizcd and II again Ia boost
ing order.
Ft. Garland Is to haze a newspaper.
the san Luis Valley News. \ Mr. Wood
VIII h" the publisher
an article appearing in the Pueblo Chief
tain during the fair at that place in
which the town. or soma OF the people.
came In for n ''roasting
The u &. r. @. viii discontinue the
running of open observation ears through
the ROYAL Gorge and the Black canon
Tuesday, the 18TH. until the coming of
warm weather again next spring.
Hollingsworth. the defaulting Ria
6runde cashier at Mamosa, turned up at
Cedar Rapids few days ago and cashod
two money orders and then made him
self scarce ngain. Only 'mcstiol Of
time when the officers win nab him.
An employc of the Burns Blges Lum-
her company WAS killed Tuesday by hnv-
ing u log roll over him while working in
the woods near Elvado. The mans name
was Bert l.Ittler. He had been work.
Ing for the lumber company only about
u month.
\ force OF II, Il II. O. surveyors which
Is said to be at work on a survey west
from SerNilieta has revived the rumor
that Cumbres hin is to be abandoned.
nur guess would he that the company is
iigiring on line for the Bromide mining
and lumber district Recently applicn-
tion was made tn the government for 100 =
mpiHm feet Of lumber, providing the H.
r.. @. would build line into the
Rromid" distriot.-Antonito Ledger.
Last week Durango had fair. she
event OF the kind that ever happened
IN the southwest An Silverton was
duwn there They didn't see many II
tie prize pumpkins or cabhaGes hut when
1t came TO the hall games they were
there with everybody else These were
certainly among tn fastest games that
we're evr PLAYED IN THIS section of the
country ana We doubt II many faster
games were played In the state this year.
When the fair comes around again nnat
year we shall he there with our best
girls or somebody eise's best girls, Sill
v"rton STANDARD.
The Ragley tunnel above Animns Forks
tx steadily being driven into the hill n
IL now In about distance of $500 fee,
or more. Some time ago AT a dlstnnce of
40 feet was encountered VEN r,I
feet In width giving values OF sni In gold
.ind $50 Ia silver, This vein vaE not rol-
lowed but It will he Developed later
u is Thought that this IL the Denver
vein. 1t Is indeed very umporta aho
strike. The great depth nj v'hlch the
vein wns found lnsiircs stopping ground
for years to come. Between this point
and tn" present breast of the tunnel
several other veins OF nigh grade gold
and silver ore have hen 'ut The nnE-
ley tunnel means much 20 the develop
mont OF the Aninas Forks region and
mining men are watching ITS progress
with great Interest. -Silverton standard
After having lain dormant for four
ar five years. the oil prospects Of Ar
'hulcta county have attracted the atten-
tiou of ensterners, We have ALWAYS he
lieved there was oil here. hut all former
Efforts have failed to produce the long
looked for gnsliser. Mr.. T.. c. MittoN q
sons OF St Louis have been here for the
inst two weeks and have closed many
leases with the land owners throughon;
tue county. We have looked over their
form of lea Sc. or contract. ana lind there
IL no hold up. stock company 1ohbery or
passing OF the hat in any way. All they
are asking is for the privilege Of pros
pecting and developing the land at their
own expense. II certainly looks like they
should he given the opportunity to prove
there u oil TO he had In paying
quantities OF not and the quicker the land
owners close up leases with them. giVink
them the right to prospect. the quicker
there viii be something doing IN the oil
business Bring the numbers of your
land to the city hall. that IL all the ex-
pense there II connected with H.. So far
is the land owner IL concerned. .-Pagosn
Springs Times-Observer.