Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-23

fair the first week in October. When
the train returns this evening our San
| Juan county friends will know all
| about the blowout.
Yesterdays drowning should be
warning to children, in fact every one,
that 1t is dangerous to seek shelter
under bridges or in gulches during
severe rain storm as 1t does not take
long for flood of water to accumulate
and rush with a mighty sweep that
cannot be withstood by man or beast.
John wilkins, who is developing "a
promising copper property above Rock
| wood. sent down some magnificent
| specimens the first of the week. A
test gave Is per cent copper and good
values in silver and gold. The value
| OF the ore has increased materially in
the last few feet of development. The
first test returned 7 per cent copper
but no values of other mineral. Mr..
wilkins is very enthusiastic over the
prospect and well he may be.
| Mrs. E. Z. Lodge, who arrived from
| Colorado Springs week ago to iool;
after her son Joe, a young man oil
81. who is confined at Mercy hospital
with typhoid fever was able to re
move him to the Southern hotel where
she is stopping, yesterday. and al
though not quite so well today, she
hopes for speedy recovery to normal
health. Joe came to Durango about
four weeks ago and was taken sick
almost Immediately. His friends at
hcme will be pleased to learn of MS
ccnvalescing. While here Mrs. Lodge
is looking over the town with an
idea of remaining.
The trial of VIM. Hinton, charged
for the murder of George Morrison
last June, which was set for this
week at the session of the district
court at Rico. was postposted until
the March term, on account of the
absence of the defense's principal wit
ness. Assistant District Attorney Lane
Attorney Reese. Drs. w. w. McEwen
and Fl. C. Lefurgey and Judge Houx
summoned as witnesses in the case
returned last evening. AS the Hinton
case was the only one of Importance
to come up at this term it is probable
that Judge Pike, District Attorney Pul.
liam and Attorneys Russell and Nc
Closkey will return on this evenings
train.
In the game yesterday between Du.
range and Silverton at Pennington the
Silverton boys were shut out, the
score being 3 to o. One report had II
that Honskea struck out twenty-five
men, another says fourteen. ANY how
the Silverton bunch got but one hit
off the wonder who does not follow
baseball as means of livelihood,
For the game this afternoon either
Stanley or Staley will occupy the box
for Durango. They are both handy
with the sphere. Stanley. for Durango
and man from lSilverton umpired the
game. Durango played four of the
Telluride boys and Silverton one
Morehead. Jimmie Is counted one of
the heaviest batters in the amateur
class, but he couldn't connect with
Honskea's curves. The boys will be
home tonight and rest up for Sun
days game, when Telluride will have
another try and attempt to get back
the lost championship. The denizens
OF the red apple metropolis are seeing
such ball as they never witnessed be
fore
Little did the people Of Durango,
safe in the shelter of their homes,
dream that during the terrific rain
storm yesterday afternoon three chill.
dren of tender age were battling tor
their lives in the raging torrent that
swept down Horse gulch. The finding
OF two nude bodies cold in the grip
OF death gives but n faint idea of the
terrible events that took place in that
brief quarter of an hour. The third
OF the party is missing, Dut 1t is he
lieved the body lies covered by the
sands of the arroyo.
Yesterday morning Julia. aged IA;
Rose, IL, and Charles, s, children OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Cook. who re,
side about mile up Horse gulch, near
the City coal mine. started for school
full OF life and happiness. At evening
when they failed to return home the
mother became alarmed and search