Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-06-17
critics of which he is the sole owner
-Silverton Standard.

critics OF which he is the sole owner
-Silverton Standard.
Aztec has started in to give this
years one Of the most pretentious 4tb
| of July celebrations ever attempted by
| a town in this section of the same
size. There will be two days of fun
| and something doing every minute.
| The picturesque location of this hand
| some little city in the shadow of the
ancient ruins of a prehistoric race
long extinct, cannot fail to attract
n crowd of people from the cities to
the north of us among the snow-clad
peaks. Added to these will be every
person in this fertile county and Aztec
guarantees TO its guests one and all
| the time of their lives. The commit
tee now Is hard at work on the pro
gram fer the two days of patriotic
feryor. The sum of 5000 has been
raised for purses and prizes. There
is being made system Of elaborate
preparation looking to the comfort and
pleasure of every man, woman and
child who spends the nations festal
day in Aztec.--Aztec Index.
And now comes word that Silverton
Is not going to celebrate the Glorious
Fourth. And this reminds MS that
the same is true of Durango and Tellu-
ride. Heretofore the three towns have
observed the day with big doings. or
course there win be some small amuse-
ments in Durango but nothing on a
big scale. The Silverton Miner, re
ferring TO the matter, says: Miner
regrets that Silyerton is not to have
4th Of July celebration. II has
been many years since the town has
failed to properly observe the natal
day of the republic and Silverton' :
celebrations have become justly IA
nous in this part of the state. 1t is
too bad to see the day go by with
no effort at its observance. 1t is too
far and too inconvenient for the ma
iority to go to other towns, although
many will undoubtedly do so in de
fault of the customary exercises at
home. 1t is to be hoped that no future
Fourth will go by unrecognized.'
One year ago this week the Rio
| Grand road between Silverton and
Durango was put out of commission
for several days on account of high
water. The up train on the evening
cf the 18th was derailed in the snow
tunnel and a majority of the passen-
gers did not reach Silverton until the
following morning. The fields in the
Animas valley we're overflowed and
the railroad track was submerged for
nearly a week. All passengers and
express were transferred. The river
has not been so high this spring. on
account of the cold weather, and it is
hoped that the snow will melt more
gradually and that there will be no
repetition OF the high water episode
this year.-Silverton Miner.
1t is interesting to watch the numer-
out freight trains coming up the can
on. Each train is suggestive of the
faith people have in the permanency
of the camp and is indicative of a
greater and larger usefulness in the
future. 1t is an every day occurrence
to see new machinery unloaded, some
consigned to old properties but much
of it bearing a new label and telling
the story that the camp grows and
prospers and that the list of produc.
ing mines gets larger each year. A
, 4 faty ~ or
to name all the producers in the dis
trict without a moments thought OF
/ reflection, but it is different now. A
man would need a good memory If he
would enumerate all the producing
mines and then he would have to class
/ fy them by the different mountains
and gulches If he would not omit some
| of the most important. Indeed, moi
, all of the old timers and few of the
new comers can name all of the mills
of the camp, let alone the mines
, There are seventeen mills, most all
: running or preparing to start, and
more under contract for construction
t All these indications of prosperity are
encouraging and an index of the sea
/ sons outlook. 1t is a habit of this
camp to change several prospects each
year into mines and it looks now as
though this Season was to be record
breaker and that many prospects to
day will be producing and shipping
mines by November. 1t would pay
mining men to give this camp due con
, sideration for there is no section Of
: the state that has brighter or better
prospects based on quality of ore and
not on inflated stocks. To the casual
observer 1t looks good. but to those
: thoroughly conversant with the facts
and the situation 1t looks better and
to those who know the most about the
{ district and her possibilities it looks
, best Siverton and San Juan county
, are all right.-Silverton Miner.
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