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Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-16
SAN JUAN COUNTY MINES.
Silverton Miner.

Silverton Miner
Never before in the history of this
section has there been such an urgent
demand for men. Miners, machine
men, trammers and common laborers
are wanted all over the camp. Red
mountain is handicapped for lack OF
men and so are the other districts
of the camp. While this scarcity is
hindering work it also speaks volumes
for the activity and growth of the
camp. More men are on the pay rolls
than ever before and more properties
are employing men. II is a good omen
and means bigger and better San
Juan.
A property that is making phenome-
nal progress but of which little is
heard is the Mountain Queen, at the
head of California gulch, and a few
miles west of Animas Forks. This is
one of the Oldest properties in that
locality and in the early sos made a
fortune for its owners in the high
grade ore taken out. Two years ago
Rasmus Hanson negotiated sale
whereby this old producer became the
property of Cripple Creek men ano
later the Guggenhelms secured an in
terest. Since the change of owner
ship the property has been working
steadily on development and getting
in shape to eclipse former output. A
l.O00-foot tunnel is being driven and
this is now below the collar of the
old 430 foot shaft One of the veins
| averages fifteen feet in width and
has $12 milling ore throughout There
are instances where very rich ore
gray copper carrying high values
| H. silve, is found in the big vein, but
| the average value is $122. r. V. Bod
| fish is the capable superintendent o
The property, and while the immediate
work will be the development of the
ore bodies now exposed and the con
tinuation of the tunnel, plans are un
day way for the erection of a mill as
early next spring as possible. The
Mountain Queen is destined to tax,
front rank among San Juan producers
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-16

where 1t was urged upon him that the
regulation should be suspended for the
present season. Representatives Of
the fruit industry declared that the
official Interpretation OF the law came
so late that the producers have been
carrying on their business much as
usual and are innocent ,awbreakers.
But they received no assurance that
there would be any postponement or
change. They have been told only
that growers need not fear a prose.
sible use of sulphur that is consistent,
we suppose. with the proper preserya
tion of the fruit 1t is pointed out,
however. that dealers will not be sat
isfied with any such qualified assur-
ance, and the situation is one of con
fusion and perplexity.
A curious feature of the case is
that, though there is tremendous op-
position to the fixed percentage, there
has been no apparent effort as yet to
agreed upon a substitute. 1t seems
as II no one knew what was the
lowest percentage that would suffice
to preserve the fruit and to give it
an acceptable color But some tests
are now to be made in which the state
authorities will cooperate with the
federal. and it is hoped that by this
means the puzzle will be quickly
solved --RecOrd- Herald
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-16
STRIKES AND LAW IN NEW ZEA.
LAND AND HERE.

Certain organized workmen in New
Zealand have found out very much to
their disgust that compulsory arbitra
tion is an instrument that works two
ways. They are slaughter-house men
and certain of their sympathizers. and
they have for long time been out on
strike in defiance of an arbitral award.
The New Zealand law provides pen
alties for the violation of such awards,
whether by the employers or by the
workmen. and the courts have been
wrestling hard with the questions in
solved in this case. They have at
last decided against the slaughter
declared them subject to fines and
in case of nonpayment of the fines,
TO terms of Imprisonment not exceed
ing one year.
There Is a somewhat similar con
iiict on at present In one of oic own
American mining fields, though here
the question turns not on an arbitra
award but or a contract. The miners
are under contract not to strike. and
subject to fines of 81 each day If they
do. They are not working at pres
ent, and they defend their course on n
technicality that would do crcdi5 tc
any clever corporation lawyer. They
have taken away their tools ana claim
that they have merely quit their EN-
ployment. something very different
from striking.
Whatever may be the true public
interest with reference to holding
workmen to their contracts or to ar
bitration decisions. there is certainly
one kind of strike which it is very
much to the public interest to sup
press. and even more to the work
mems own interest to suppress. Such
disgraceful exhibition of stupidity
and disregard for other persons rights
as is exhibited by the woodworkers'
and the carpenters unions in their
private quarrel, which has led to the
shutting down of the Brunswick Bake.
Collender company's plant in this city,
is hard to tolerate. A legal method
of compelling unions in the state Of
mind of these two to settle their quar-.
rels without making the innocent by
stander suffer is extremely desirable,
and will come unless such organiza
tions acquire more common sense and
industrial decency.-RecordH Herald.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-16
A FURRY OVER A PURE FOOD
REGULATION.

Producers of food, the farmers and
fruit raisers. should be benefited by
the pure food law, since 1t is to their
interest that genuine. wholesome ar
ticles should be put on the market,
while they may suffer seriously by the
tricks of the trade. But in his pres
ent western trip Secretary Wilson has
found that one of his regulations has
driven whole state to protests. This
Is the requirement concerning the use
OF sulphur during the process of fruit
drying. Californians are crying out as
one man that the percentage permit
ted is so small that its practical effect
will be to ruin the business for the
present season at least They say
that they are In this dilemma: If
they proceed as usual they will get
u product properly colored and cured
but 1t will be unstable on account OF
the regulation. Jobbers will refuse
to deal in dried fruits unless there is
a guarantee that they come within
the government maximum of sui
phurizing. On the other hand, II the
regulation is strictly observed the
fruit will be unstable because 1t will
be of In coloring and keeping quality. |
The secretary held several confer
eDces on the subject at San Francisco
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-16
TRADE EXPANSION IN ENGLAND.

In England, as here, there are ca
lamity howlers who say that the Lon
don money and securities markets
have suffered severely in consequence
tion" by leaders of the party in power.
But the industrial and commercial
conditions in England are as sound
as they are in this country and the
underlying factors leave little to be
desired.
At the end of three years of con-
tinuous growth Great Britain's foreign
trade continues to give evidence of
great vitality. The expansion in these
years is represented in figures by
$5S500O, 900, or 40 per cent. The net
imports have increased by Ia per
cent, and the greater part of the ex-
pansion has therefore been in the ex-
port trade. The unfavorable balance.
so-called, or the excess of imports
over exports, has been diminished by
s250000,000 and this in spite of the
fact that since 1904 a great deal of
British capital has been invested
abroad, according to leading financial
organs, and a larger revenue is now
being brought into the country in the
form of dividends, interest and profits.
1t is interesting to note that the in
crease in exports is mainly due to the
larger demand of foreign countries for
British products, manufactured or
partly manufactured. The trade with
Canada, Australasia, India and other
colonies is encouragingly progressive,
but nearly four-fifths of the gain in
exports must be credited to Europe
and the United States. This country,
for example, bought during the first
six months of the current year over
ss1.O00,OO0 worth of goods, as con
trasted with a total of about S56,-
100000 for the corresponding months
of 1905.
In fact, Great Britain has increased
her exports to every country in the
world except Japan, the Philippines
and South Africa. Japan is not Dor
rowing now, is economizing and slim
ulating home Industries and taking
less from the foreign nations.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-16
and 200 miners are out Of employ

and 200 miners are out of employ
ment.
A 2-year-old girl was strangled to
death In Ouray by the Judgement of
peanut in her wind pipe. Two doc
tors attended her and made an open
ing in the windpipe. but too late to
save the baby's life.
Two rival hardware dealers of
breckenridge engaged in a street row
and came to blows over a dispute
about business affairs. One of them
came out with his lips cut and eyes
blackened. No arrests were made.
Senator Teller is authority for the
statement that the Indian school near
Grand Junction will be abandoned
shortly and the buildings turned over
70 the state for educational purposes
The buildings and grounds are worth
5000, 900.
The starch mill at Greeley will fur
nish starch for the cotton mills of
Georgia and Alabama. Last year ST.
250,000 we're produced and it is the
intention to double it this year. Gull
potatoes are used and it will take
several thousand carloads to supply
the demand.
Abe Wiley, night captain at the
penitentiary and the express messen-
ger of the ID. e X. G. at Canon City
got into dispute and Wiley beat
the messenger over the head with
gun. A man who has no better con
troll of himself than that should not
be allowed to carry arms.
A yenison barbecue is being talked
OF at Sulphur Springs in Grand coun-
ty some time next month. 1t Is ex-
pected that enough venison will be
supplied to feed 1000 people. A short
time ago Sulphur Springs citizens
fed 1,600 trout to the members of the
Editorial association. These little
festivities make a splendid advertise
ment for the country.
The sheriff of Las Animas has de
| clared that that place is too small for
| labor organizations and recently ar
| rested two organizers of the coal min
ers organization and put them in jail
They spent the night in the bastile
and were released with the warning
that if they did not get out of the
county before that night they would
be imprisoned indefinitely.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-16
ATLANTIC CABLE a.
SHOWS MORE ORE.
Rico News.

Rico News.
The Atlantic Cable mine of the
United Rico Mines company continues
to confirm an opinion expressed in
these columns that it is probably tme
largest and most permanent deposit OF
zinc-blende ore in this country.
Sometime ago in describing a raise
that was being made in the south drift
OF the third level. the News stated that
the top of the raise showed splotches
OF resin zinc and small seams of Gala.
mine or silicate of zinc, new min
eral in Rico. Since that publication
the raise has been completed and
drift was started at the point where
the resin zinc was found. The drift
soon encountered the ore body of good
zinc-blende on its dip. This drift is
50 feet below the second level which
Is in ore, hence the thickness of the
ore body at this point is thirty-fve
feet.
This development of the ore body
from the third level is the result OF
the operations begun last fall and
proves the theory held by the man
agement that the ore body is contin.
uous for great distance and has Il
decided dip. A raise in the west drlIt
is expected to prove the ore body in
that direction, already reasonably as
sured by old surface workings.
Each successful operation of this
kind adds largely to the available ton.
mage of the mine and is indicative OF
the increasing magnitude of the prop
erty.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-16

covers the ground nine months of the
year. and the grass that grows must
grow quickly. The natural pasture
OF. these high mountain meadows is
fairly good. but there is room for i'm
provement. The native bluegrass does
not produce sod, but grows in
punches. sod or turf is wanted.
and some of the meadows will be seed
ed with well known species to test
whether they will grow and bring the
desired result. Timothy, redtop. blue.
grass. and clover called Alsike, orig.
inally brought from Sweden. will be
tried Eight or more patches of from
to 20 acres each will be seeded.
1t is wild and rugged mountain
region with few trails, and those very
difficult. Harrows or other agricul-
tural machinery could not be taken
in, except on the backs of pack ami
mails. Plainly, any method of seeding
which could have any practical value
must find other instruments than the
tools upon which the farmer ordinarily
relies, The sharp cutting hoofs of
sheep will be the only harrow used.
The meadows selected for sowing
will first be grazed as short as sheep
can crop the native grass. Since the
ground is wet, it will be much cut up
by the sheep. Glover, timothy, red
top. or bluegrass seed will then be
sown broadcast, and the sheep will
be driven to and fro across it until
| the seed is beaten well into the soil.
This will be done late in the sea
| son, so that the seed will lie dormant
until next summers sun melts the
snow and warns the ground. Whether
it will grow, and mature a crop in
| three months, remains to be seen. If
Il will. one problem of mountain pas
turage will have been solved, for
much larger quantity of forage will
be furnished by these plants than the
native growths supply.
If this grass sowing on the high
Oregon mountains is successful, it
| will open the way for similar range
development elsewhere. There is hard
ly a limit to the possibilities present
ed.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-16
RIO DOLORES WILL SHIP

Rico News.
]. w. Burns, superintendent of the
Rio Dolores Mining company returned
from Denver yesterday where he went
to arrange for tests on the large ton
mage of ore developed in the mines
The Rio Grande Southern railroad is
now laying track at the Burns switch
to provide for the shipment of copper
ore from the two and a half foot
vein which Superintendent Burns is
developing. AS soon as the track
laying is completed shipments will
bo made to the Ohio & Colorado
smelter at Salida and to the Ameri,
can at Durango. The latest dIscov-
cry in these mines is gray copper
which has the appearance of carrying
high values in silver.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-16
]. E. sTANDsBURY
KILLED IN RUNAWAY.
(From Friday's Dally.l

" 'oi' iiiuuf y lDalig.J
j. B. Standsbury was found dead in
the road just below Crouch's saw
mill. seven miles northeast of here
this morning by j. NJ. Bernard. His
right arm and shoulder were crushed,
supposedly by being run over by a
lumber wagon.
Standsbury, with two other drivers,
started from the mill this morning
with loads of lumber for this city.
He was in the rear and the other
drivers came on into town, not know
ing of the accident that had befallen
their companion.
The road is rather steep and the
supposition is that the front binder
broke releasing the brake, causing the
team to start to run, and that in at
tempting to get possession of the
brake rope Stansbury lost his balance
and fell under the wheels.
Coroner Lefurgey and Undertaken
GOODMAN went up and brought the
body down. An inquest will be held
tomorrow morning.
AS there were no witnesses to the
accident no one knows Just how 1t
happened.
Mr.. Standsbury came here from
Missouri and leaves wife and sew
eral grown up children. The wife
Is reported in feeble health. He was
n years of age. No relation of the
Joe Standbury family.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-16

City, and Mrs. Robert Pinyon of Globe
Arizona, two sons. John and William,
who are on their cattle ranch in Do
lores county. a sister, Mrs. S. E. Gar
nett. here on visit and two brothers
living in the east Funeral announce
ment will be made later. She departs
this life beloved by all who knew her
The bereayed family has the sympathy
of a host OF friends, the Herald among
them.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-16

An English scientist describes love
as the stirring of some hitherto dor
mant association centers by an ap-
propriate affinitive impression" The
New York artist who has sent his wife
to France to get a divorce would
probably. II he were asked for def
milton Of love. say that 1t was some
thing in which ones neighbors took
an interest that was unnecessarily
deep.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-16

In the Culebra cut 770,570 cubic
yards was excavated in July, com
pared with 1903 in July. 1906. and
7S.570 in July. 1905. One feature OF
this large gain is that the efficiency
OF each steam shovel has been in
creased S5 per cent.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-16
COLORADO NEWS.

The track laying machine is again
at work on the Moffat road, near
Rremling and 1000 feet of track is
being laid daily.
Trouble with the drivers at the Can.
Held coal mine. near Florence caused
the company to shut the mine down
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-16

The German lawmakers have taken
up the automobile question, and their
general idea seems to be that every
motor car ough, to be equipped as an
ambulance
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-16

Henry VIII. obtained n divorce from
his first wife on the ground that she
had married her deceased husbands
brother. Between discoveries of this
kind and cutting off the head of
wife occasionally the BLUM king tried
to be happy though married, but the
success of his connubial bluffs is not
established.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-16

Uncle Sam is prepared to show that
he can sufficiently guard the Atlantic
coast after sending sixteen battle
ships to the Pacific. England and
Japan. as allies. have slipped cog
in their calculations on this subject.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-16

In his latest speech: I'VE should not
forget that confidence is the sure
foundation of prosperity and progress,
and we should have a care that we
dc not undermine it,"
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-16

Something seems to be out of bal
ance when the New York City board
of education announces that 1t wants
s31 100000 to run the department
next year and Ia still short of rooms
and seats for the pupils entitled to
attend
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-16

It Is estimated that Americans have
spent 81, 100000 in London this season.
The fact that the English people con
tinue to regard us with contempt in
dicates that their admiration cannot
be bought.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-16

Mohammedans believe that every
one Of them who dies fighting Chris.
tian goes straight to heaven. Perhaps
those Moroccans have all acquired
sudden desire to be transported to
glory.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-16

Caleb Powers says he knows who
killed Goebel. He is therefore the
last man the Democratic politicians of
Kentucky want to put on the witness
stand. To identify the murderer would
rob them OF their chief party stock
in trade.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-16

Somebody recently succeeded In
fraudulently getting lot of money
from Hetty Green's New York bank.
Hetty must have been on her vaca-
ton
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-16

Senator McCreary of Kentucky says
the massing OF the United States fleet
in the Pacific Is wise, even II the
movement Is only for practice. 1t is
good time to dispose Of the fancy that
we are unable to defend ourselves in
the big ocean.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-16

Several thousand Moors have al
ready been killed. according to the
French figures. Yet the Moors seem
ready to eat up any body of foreign
troops that ventures into the open
country. It may be regarded as set
tied that the subjugation of Morocco
is long way OFF.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-16

Tramps are said to cost the rail
roads of the United States s25,000,
900 year by various depredations.
In Europe none but employees are al
lowed on the right-of-way. but no
grade crossings exist there.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-16

The 1896 Hungarian immigrants who
reached New Orleans the other DAY
were welcomed by brass band, free
lunch and offers of work Mt $1.5O a
day.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-16

Gov. Hughes believes in personal
leadership and party organization. but
he wants the leadership to be unset
fish and the organization pure. The
governor has at least outlined stand
ard for the country to work up to.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-16

Georgia ought to have the best pro-
hibitory liquor law extant. She has
had the experience of Kansas. Iowa,
Maine and South Carolina to draw
from.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-16

President Hartman intimates that
the nervousness of Wall street may
hinder the development Of the west.
Unfortunately for Mr.. Harriman's con-
tention. the west is able to wax fat
and prosper without the help of Wall
atraet
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-16

John d. Rockefeller says he works
for the good Of the public. He, OF
course, reserves to himself the right
OF determining what is good for the
pubfiC
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-16

China Is studying comets in connec-
tion with proposed reforms in the
empire. Perhaps this Is the most
harmless form of meteoric politics,
for 1t gives a chance to guess right.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-16

In all Europe there is no such thing
any more as "a bold peasantry, their
country's pride" The American tour
lists have wiped them out with their
cavorting gasoline juggernauts.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-16
LOCAL NEWS.
(From Fridays Daily.)

(From Fridays Daily.)
John Dupraw left this morning for
Dolores.
Mrs. o. R. Silliman and daughter
returned yesterday from a trip to the
outside.
C. w. Thuringer is up from Farm
ington looking after business matters
in the city today.
night in the city and went down to his
Pennington home this morning.
The Misses Leila and Via Ralston
of Cedar Hill are visiting with Dr.
and Mrs. Fowler on the north side.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. N. T. Thorn
sen last night, girl. DIR. Oschner at
tending. All reported as doing nicely.
Frank Weston was passenger on
last evenings eastern, bound for Nee
dleton. where he has valuable mining
interests.
John Gilbert returned last evening,
suffering from a badly sprained leg.
received in a runaway near Chama
Although painful the injury is not Sc
rious.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. E Bas-
ley of Fourth street, girl. To Mr..
and Mrs. L. c. Roberts of Fourth ave-
nue., a girl. DR.. McEwen attending
both cases.
A. b. Ross and wife were guests of
the Palace over night, coming up from
their Riverside ranch yesterday. Mr..
Ross is a conductor on the Colorado
Midland road with headquarters in
Colorado Springs.
District Judge Pike and District At
torney Pulliam returned last evening
from Pagosa Springs. where a special
session of the district court was held.
Sunday they go to Rico to open the
regular fall team of court for Do.
lores county on Monday.
Roy Goodman and wife returned
yesterday from Guadalajara, Mexico.
where they have been for the past
two years. Roy gave up his position
with the railroad construction com
pany and will probably spend the win.
ter here. He is stopping with his pa
rents. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Goodman.
Durango should arrange to send
good sized delegation to the fair at
Pennington next week. The people
OF that section have been liberal pa.
irons of the fairs held here and our
people should return the compliment.
San Juan county, New Mexico. raises
the stuff and there is no stinginess
displayed when the exhibit Is made
up. There will be plenty of amuse-
ment provided. This opportunity
should be taken advantage of.
Joseph Uncapher, who has been
spending the summer season in the
Needles district where he has been
doing development work on properties
he purchased ten or twelve years ago,
came down this morning and will re.
main in the city few days before |
returning to his home at Coffeyville
Kas. Mr.. Uncapher says mining looks |
good to him, but that for dividends
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-16

Gov. Hughes says the vitality of the
American people has not been sapped
by prosperity. They are decidedly OF
that opinion themselves and will vote
to keep 1t up.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-16
VANDEoRlFT GETS THE CON-
TRACT

Silverton. Sept. 12s-G. T. Vande-
grift was awarded the contract for the
foundation and furnishing the red
sandstone for the exterior of the new
city hall building. His bid was S1O,-
495.