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Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-01-28
CONGRESS RESPONSIBLE ~
HAULING DOWN THE FLAG. \.

From the New York World.
The attention of those members or
congress who are SO mistakenly Cd.
posed to doing anything for American
shipping is called to the fact that a
new line of German steamships Is
about TO be put into operation between
Bremen and the west coast OF South
America.
Foreign shippers are rapidly gather.
ing in the business of South America.
and this is notably true OF the Ger
mans.
A vast country which should be the
finest and richest kind of a field for
the extension of the markets of the
United States is practically in The
hands of Europe. for the sole reason
that all maratime nations, with the
single exception OF our own, take
great interest in building up com
merce through subsidies.
There was a time when our ship
ping led the world. Today we are a
nonentity on the ocean, and congress
is directly responsible for hauling
down the American flag from the mast
head.
We are paying annually upwards OF
5000. 100000 to foreign ships for trans
porting our passengers and our freight
whereas. with a little enterprise on
the part of congress, we might be say
ing a very large portion OF this ire
mendous outgo and culuvating new
territory.
1t is burning shame and a dis
grace to the nation that we occupy
such a lowly position when the REM
edy is So plain.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-01-28
MINES TO BE WORKED
ABOUT NOME THIS WINTER.

Seattle, Wash, Jan. 26.-Miners
who came down to Seattle on the last
boat from Nome this season report
that the number of men working in
the mines about Nome is at least 1000.
This is because of the increased use
OF boilers for thawing out the ground.
Where the pay dirt is rich 1t is pro-
fitable to mine in the winter with
thawers. The thawing outfit consists
OF a boiler and a hose and nozzle. The
miner runs the nozzle into the bank
and turns on the steam, which thaws
out a considerable area. 1t has been
found to be extremely profitable to
mine by thawing out the dirt directly
above the bedrock. This is, of course,
the richest in gold. 1t is piled up out
side the SHAFT and in the spring the
gold is washed out The dirt which
lies above may be washed out In the
summer by ordinary means.
Fewer people came out this year
than ever before said c. C. Webster
OF the Canyon Creek Gold company.
In fact, the up boats took in men
who spent the summer in the south.
A few years ago very few thought OF
utilizing the long eight months of
frost. Now, where the shafts have
reached a depth Of forty Or atty iest,
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-01-28
wieeLEsWoRrH SELLS.

1t is stated reliably this afternoon
that Jesse Taylor, who purchased the
LOTUS building In Durango few days
ago, purchased today the 320-acre
tract of w. H. Wigglesworth in the
Allison section for $4,000 spot cash.
Had the purchaser hunted the uni
verse he could not have found a bet
ter bargain; 80 acres of 1t will bring
the money before the year is over. 1t
carries a perpetual water right with
abundance for irrigation and is one of
the prettiest stretches in Colorado.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-01-28

TALLY opened, none have been very ex-
tensively exploited, mainly because of
their remoteness from railways and
markets. Again, until recent years the
prices have not warranted extraor-
dinary effort to produce copper. But
now new departure has ben taken.
the copper mines Sedalia, above Sa-
Ida in Chaffee county, are being re-
generated by a new and well capital
lied corporation. which will make the
most OF the resources exposed in that
noted property. Again, the great Ca
SHIN copper mine in the La Sol Para
dox region, near the Utah border, is
being revivified by the Exploitation
company of America, lately organized
in New York. Being seventy-five miles
from railway station, the ores are
to be smelted on the ground Edwin
N. Hawkins, a Denver metallurgist. is
in charge. The mines are both exten-
tive and rich and much will be made
of them during the current year
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-01-28

Mr.. and Mrs. Turrell entertained at
dinner on Thursday evening in honor
of Miss Lena Barber. The guests were
Miss Barber, Mr.. Earl Barber and Mr..
and Mrs. Joe Woods.
Mrs. A. Hahn entertained the Mon
day Whist club very pleasantly on
Monday afternoon.
Mrs. Kruschke and Mrs. McCloskey
and children have returned from a
pleasant week at Trimble Springs.
Miss Mcdonald OF Pueblo is a guest
of Mrs. Chartrand.
On Monday party of twenty-four
ladies will spend the day at Trimble
Springs with Miss Mcdonald as guest
of honor.
Mrs. T. H. Tully entertained at a
dinner party on Sunday evening in
present were Mr.. and Mrs. PIckerill,
Mr.. and Mrs. Henderson, Mr.. and
Mrs. Bgan, Miss Lena Barber and Mrs.
Nathan.
Mrs. Lloyd Sheets entertained the
sewing club on Friday afternoon in
honor Of Miss Lena Barber. Those
present were Mrs. Eldredge. Mrs.
Woods, Miss Barber. Mrs. Pingrey.
Mrs. Tuily, Mrs. Pickerill and Miss
Eva Weightman and Mrs. Spangler.
Mrs. Lund entertained the $500
club very pleasantly on Wednesday
afternoon in honor of Miss Lena Bar
ber. Mrs. w. G. White won the first
prize. very handsome cup and sau.
Ger. Those present were Mrs. Turrell.
Mrs. Herbert, Mrs. Pingrey, Mrs.
Woods. Mrs. Herrick, Mrs. Nathan,
Mrs. Fisher. Mrs. Pickerill, Mrs
Chapman, Mrs. White, Mrs. Redman.
Mrs. Balcom. Miss Barber. Miss Mash
burn. and Miss Russell.
On Thursday evening Mrs. L. @.
JaAway and Miss Eva Weightman en-
tertained the members Of the Reading
club and their husbands and q mum.
ber Of others at Gipsy tea The
reception hall, parlors. library and din
Ing room were beautifully and artist
cally decorated with evergreens. The
dining room, where platform had
been built. making 1t into miniature
stage. was especiali beautiful and
presented an ideal forest scene. For
the decorating. a. well ~ for = great
many helpful suggestions that made
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-01-28

On the night OF January 81 when
Governor Buchtel tenders his goodfel-
lowship banquet to the state officials
and other leading citizens of the state
he will announce the members Of his
stan for the ensuing two years. 1T
will not be a stan, though in the usual
sense Of the word" said Governor
or advisory committee" 1t will be
composed OF twenty OF the leading citi-
zens OF the state and they will be an
advisory board to the governor dur
ing his administration.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-01-28

He made all the no1se possible and
tapped his wings In an effort to fright
en- the fox away. It was a cold night
and the fox was hungry. Dick was
slightly wounded In the effort to pro-
tect his mate. Since its death Dick
has gone Into mourning. For days
at time he hides among the weeds
in the edge Of the water In the lake.
taking only an occasional bath in the
deep water.
The attendants at the cemetery try
to force Dick to mate with other
swans, but he obstinately refuses. He
is true to his first and only love. Like
the ostrich. the swan mates only once.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-01-28

have stepped from the frame. Mrs.
Pickerill and Miss Russell were very
prettily dressed as milkmaids. Mrs.
Sam Sloan and Mrs. Norman Thomp-
son represented Dutch market women,
Mrs. Tulley and Mrs. Chartrand were
little girls. one in blue and the other
in pink and very fetching" Mrs.
Spangler, Miss Weightman and Miss
Harwood we're gipsys, Mrs. Gilbert
was in Greek costume. Miss Winnie
Roberts was very pretty in yellow
gypsy costume, Miss Stella Arndt and
Miss Lizzie Real we're sweet little
flower girls. Mrs. Lund was "Sis HOP
kins," Mrs. H. T. Henderson a county
maid, Mrs. KauffmpI, a sweet, PINK
rose; Miss McDonaid In Japanese cos
tune. DR.. Stillians, a gorgeous man
DARN, George West was "Fetty Felix
Mr.. Reynolds must have been Bow
cry tough" Mr.. spangler was Lord
Dolphin" Frank Sheets. Roman SEN
ator, William McDevitt hayseed,
Earl Barber matted milk baby, Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Sloan made an ef-
fective couple as officer and red cross
nurse. 1t would be impossible to men
ton all the costumes but they were
all good and the party was one OF the
very prettiest that the club has ever
given.
Mr.. Roy Hall and sister, Miss Mar
ion Harwood came up from Ignacio
for the dance. Miss Harwood was the
guest of Mrs. Frank Balster and re-
turned to Ignacio this morning. while
Mr. Hall remained over to visit Trim
BILE today.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-01-28
EDEN DITCH OFFICERS
TO ST. LOUIS.
From the Aztec Index.

From the Aztec Index.
On Tuesday of this week Vice Presi-
dent w. S. Walker, Secretary w. Goff
Black and Chief Engineer Blair Bur
well of the Eden Canal. Land and
Power company left for st. Louis
where they have every hope of con-
summating the financing of the big
canal. Mr.. Walker had contracts for
water of between $1,000 and 10000
acres of land and a mighty effort will
be made TO get the bonds placed and
then the work of building the ditch
will begin. Mr. Walker has spent
about $1,000 already In the promotion
of the Eden canal and improvements
on his land under it and hopes he may
swing the schome with the acreage
obtained. 1t is regrettable that every
land locator under the canal did not
sign up his full acreage, but some did
not.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-01-28
AN oProMIsTIc AUTHOR.
From an Exchange.

=
Here IL a manuscript OF mine"
said the author. (which has been 60
ing the rounds of the magazine offices
20 long that II an editor were to ac-
cept It In an unguarded moment l
should feel that l had lost an old
friend.
why, 1t has even crossed the ocean
and returned home without ship
wreck. 1t represents $40 worth of
stamps TO me. not to mention nine
gallons OF midnight oil and IS worth
OF typewriting. But Its journey isn't
ended yet-not yet! I'm taking 1t to
. tailor now to have 1t cleaned and
pressed and the ragged edges trim
med. and then I'll give 1t another
whirl."
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-01-28
FLOW MEASUREMENTS ON THE
SAN JUAN.

The station for measuring the flow
Of the San Juan river. established by
the United States geological survey,
June IS. 1904. has been continued
during the past season notwithstand-
ing the reduction In the appropriation
for such work made by congress at It's
last session.
Rising among the snow masses that
crown the high peaks Of the San Juan
mountains in southwestern Colorado
the San Juan flows southwestward in
to New Mexico. then swings to the
west and northwest, passing from San
Juan county, New Mexico. across the
extreme southwestern corner of Colo
rado into San Juan county. Utah. in
the southwestern part OF which It
unites with the Colorado. For the first
seventy-five miles OF It's course the
San Juan Is typical mountain stream,
but at Canyon Largo. New Mexico,
where 1t turns westward, It's character
changes and 1t occupies broad, wind
ing. sandy channel in an arid valley,
bordered on each side by terraced
mesas. Below the mouth Of Mancos
river the valley narrows and the river
bottom is bounded by abrupt bluffs,
broken and cut by dry water chan
nels, and merging further on into the
walls OF deep, narrow box canyon
in which the river flows to Its end.
The principal tributaries of the San
Juan are Navajo, Piedra, Pine, Florida,
Animas and La Plata rivers, the Ami
mas being the most important. These
are all perennial streams, but much of
thefr water is diverted for irrigation
and never reaches the main river
Much land is now under cultivation
along the valleys OF these streams,
and many large and small storage
sites are available which will In time
be developed. 1t Is with a view to
such possible development and utili-
xation Of the stream waters that In
formation concerning the amount OF
water available is now being collected
by the geological survey.
The station on the San Juan is To-
Gated near the Methodist Indian school
about three miles west Of Farming
ton, and about two miles below the
mouth Of the Animas river. The guage,
which is read each day by Mr.. Elmer
King, is attached to framework ex-
tending from the top OF sandstone
cliff about fifteen feet above low wa
ter, and about 300 feet above the site
Of the suspension foot bridge which
was washed away during the high wa
ter of 1905. According to the records
for 1905, the maximum flow for that
year was 24,S00 second feet, occurring
in June; the minimum, 40 second feet,
occurred in January.
The results Of the steam flow meas
urements carried on by the water re-
sources branch of the United States
geological survey on important
streams In all sections of the country
are published annually in reports
which are distributed free of charge,
anording to the public the only re-
liable means OF ascertaining the
amount Of water carried by the rivers
and available for municipal uses. ir-
rigation, power developed and other In
dustrial purposes.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-01-28
v. p. RAILROAD IS RELEASED
OF 500, 900 900 MoRT0AGl

The Union Pacific railroad, through
D. A. McAlllster. land commissioner.
released a mortgage of s1OO.000.00O at
the ONCE of the registrar of deeds OF
Saline county, Kansas. The mort
gage was filed for record in Saline
county. April 15, 1891. and was given
70 the Mercantile Trust company, Of
New York. 1t was not due until May
], 1911.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-01-28
COLD STORAGE LEASE.

The Colorado cold storage plant has
been leased by Edwards & Crawmer,
who are handling the Anheuser beer
and running bottling place for soft
drinks. The lease is for one year and
probably contemplates purchase Of
the plant. N. F, Cooke, who has been
conducting the plant az part owner.
will vacate in few days and will
give his attention to the new billiard
resort which he and A. d. Leiner will
conduct IL The Hahn building on Main
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-01-28

London. Jan. 26.-The papers today
are almost unit in glorifying the
result of the German elections yes
terday. They think 1t marks the
death knell of socialism, which the
Daily Mail says reeks with hypocricy
so far as its leaders are concerned.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-01-28
THE MERMAlDs IN HISTORY.


Nearly all nations have folklore and
fairy tale accounts of mermaids. and
sometimes of mermen. Even the
American Indians had their woman
nsh" and "man-fsh." The Chinese tell
stories about their sea-women OF the
southern seas. Sometimes merInaids
and mermen are represented as leav-
ing the water and living with human
beings. but more frequently they are
pictured as being 20 attractive that
they sometimes will lure human be-
ingp to destruction In the depths of
the sea. These myths have been
utilized by many poets. and have even
bsen used for stories with moral"
Nost encyclopedias and Barring Gould's
Myths OF the Middle Ages" give in
histories OF the myths and
he extent to which they have been
,sid By various nations.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-01-28

Japanese mills are women. probably
due to the fact that they will work
for less than the men, who can do
better outside. Men are only employ
ed when absolutely necessary, such as
for bosses, loom fxers. the heavier
cardroom work, etc. Weaving in Ja-
pan Is almost entirely a woman's job.
as spinning Is with us.
been appointed collector Of Manila.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-01-28
George Grafton Wilson,

George Grafton Wilson. doctor of
philosophy of Providence. r. l.. an
economist and sociologist. has been
appointed lecturer In the department
of international law at the Harvard
law school. DR.. Wilson will have
charge of some OF the courses for
merly conducted by Prof. Edward
Henry Strobel, who lately resigned
to become legal adviser to the govern
ment OF Siam.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-01-28

]. p. Atteberry on Wednesday sold
to the Aztec Cash Feed, Poultry and
Egg company thirty young roosters
raised on his ranch above town. The
fowls averaged nine pounds each and
brought Mr.. Atteberry $27.50 cash
Poultry raising is decidedly profitable
in this county. Eggs have been 35c
a dozen but are now 30c. The Aztec
market offers sufficient inducement to
ranchers living within two miles OF
Pennington to bring them here, says
one Aztec merchant. Not only do
they get better prices for better, eggs,
etc. but the Aztec stores undersell
those of our sister city.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-01-28

Joseph Dixon, who has been chosen
senator from Montana to succeed w.
A. Clark. Is only 80 years OF age. He
is of Quaker parentage and largely
owes his conspicuous success in life to
his amiability, unussauming manners,
sterling honesty and knack OF seeing
and seizing opportunities.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-01-28

The officers OF the better managed
and most successful cotton mills OF
Japan pay a good deal of attention to
the improvement of conditions among
the help and to increasing the facili-
ties for education, especially educa-
ton along textile lines.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-01-28

The Chinese at Singapore, to the
number of 10000. have resolved to
discontinue the practice Of public an
cestor worship. including feasts and
public professions, and to devote the
money thus saved, estimated at $780,
900 a year, to educational purposes.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-01-28

The following telegram from Tan
gier has been received In Berlin: "On
December is the first train ran over
the narrow-guage railway to the quar-
ries built by the German Harbor Con
struction company. The railway. the
first in Morocco worked by steam trac-
ton, is two kilometers Zone and one
quarter miles) long.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-01-28

The copper output Of Colorado has
never exceeded $2,0OO.0OO per annum.
The major part of the red metal is a
by-product OF gold and silver mining.
While number Of valuable copper
lodes have been dlscovrsd and par
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-01-28

President Roosevelt has recommend
ed to President Caceres of Santo Do
mingo the appointment OF w. e. Pull
man of Kentucky, now deputy collector
of customs at Manila, as administrator
OF customs in Santo Domingo to fill
the vacancy caused by the resigna-
tion of Col. George Cotton. who has
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-01-28

One hundred and twelve American
refugees who arrived at New York
signed resolutions In which they de-
nounce Sir Alfred Jones and his party
of highborn Britons for indignities to
American women and cruelty to the
wounded Immediately after the Kings
ton earthquake. t
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-01-28

No section of the country offers bet
ter inducements to the farmer than
the Grommett country land, with
good water rights are now selling
from $50 an acre and up. See Arnold
& Turner and learn more about IL
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-01-28

Mrs, N. j. Stansbury and Mrs. Lloyd
freed desire to return thanks to
Messrs. Blake, North. wilkerson, Ne
myer and Thornell of Cortez, and to
other friends there and at DURANGO for
their kindness during the late illness
and death Of Js1 Tibbstta
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-01-28

1t is found that the men can stav in
the mines all winter and work better
than in summer, because OF the fac,
that there is no water to bother tbe,,
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-01-28

Delta is after a normal school. SO
is Grand Junction, Glenwood and Pu,
eblo and Trinidad.
The president has nominated Lee
Fairbanks as register of the land of
fee at Del Norte.
1t is reported that Clifford Pinchot
of forest reserve fame In Colorado, Is
to be secretary of agriculture in place
of James Wilson.
part of the state have refused in con
vention of 700 to silo beets, and will
raise them only on payment of IS per
ton and no SLIDING.
A broader wheat market develops
in response to deeper study of the
situation. Stockyards spectators pill
ing up profits In corn. Provisions eaay
hogs.
Albert Becker of Manitou was ar
rested and placed under $500 bond to
appear on charge of running gam
bling establishment in Manitou. Au-
guest Johnson is the complaining wit
ness.
II 10 a.
state game wardenship win be given
to the western slope, though we do
not see by what means they come to
a conclusion that we are not entitled
to something of the kind, says the
Grand Junction News.
Warden Cleghorn hopes the present
legislature will make a sufficiently
liberal appropriation to cover several
necessary improvements at the gepi-
tentiary. among them new cel,house
for men, also an insane ward and cell
house, so the insane prisoners can be
kept separate from the others.
Work is reported to be progressing
merrily now on the double tracking
OF the Denver & Rio Grande through
the Eagle river canon. The work was
delayed for while by the attitude of
some of the owners of mining claims
along the right of way, who forced
the road to institute condemnation
proceedings to secure ground for
their tracks. Nearly all of these dis
putes have been settled, and the
weather is about the only obstacle
that now confronts the tracklayers.
The reappointment of Warden John
Cleghorn to the penitentiary for a
term of two years is received with
great favor by the people of Canon
City. Warden Cleghorn has won a
high regard by his uniform courtesy
and executive ability. He possesses
those rare qualities of tact, fairness
and kindness that have made friends
for him among the public. the prison
officials and the prisoners under his
charge. He was appointed by Gov
ernor Mcintyre In 1895. In 1897 GovA
ernor Adams reappointed him for two
years. In 1903 Governor Peabody also
selected him as warden, and he was
reappointed by Governor Mcdonald.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-01-28

Dominic valsando of Allison is in the
city for few days.
Jim Asher went out this morning to
visit his brother. Bent, at Bayfield,.
Mira. Henry Garbanati. after visit
of few days, returned to Denver this
morning.
Baling wet hay in the middle has
given the dealer and consumer trou-
BILE again. Inject It with stove pipe,
been visiting the Misses Balster, re-
turned home this morning.
Hon. T. d. Burns, who owns the
famed hot springs at the Hermosa
house. is among the visitors at that
resort.
A grand masque ball is announced
for Red Men hall February Ia. the day
your friend sends you a hideous pic
ture trusting 1t will hurt your feelings.
Reese McCloskey came in yesterday
evening from Pagosa where he has
been attending the Archuleta term of
the Sixth judicial court.
d
Theodore Dobbs says he retires
from the police force to get a rest.
The night shift was long one. Frank
Wilkerson Is filing the place. and
will learn something about night work,
r. b. Newcomb, wife and bouncing
boy returned this morning to Allison
where they run the postoffice and tell
strangers where the guide boards are
situated.
DISARMAMENT OF the Telluride club
came largely from evolutionary
changes in the character of the ele-
ments of population, and should not
be regarded seriously from psyche
logical standpoint.
Miss Maud Trippe, the efficient ste
nographer who had been selected for
County Treasurer Goodman as deputy,
found the work would be too irksome,
and w. w. Parshall has been selected
to take her place.
The snug sale at $4,000. made yes
terday of the Williams block, will
likely be followed in the near future
with other deals as large or larger.
Durango is getting to look good to
them.
A. r. Mollette, who has made two
special trips from Alamosa to find a
house In Durango in which his family
can live returned this morning won,
dering If Durango will ever build any
more houses. He didn't have time to
build one and bring his family as soon
as they would like to come.
Roy Hall came up yesterday even
ing from Ignacio and is helping Count
Gorka to get his new auto car to
running today. Roy has had a good
deal of experience with his own ma
chimes, and he finally got the last one
to sprinting around over the country
all same jack-rabbit.
w. l.. Markland. new pastor OF the
First Baptist church, will meet the
congregation for the first time tomor-
row morning. Mr.. Markland comes to
Durango with the highest recommen-
dations. His personality is at opee
pleasing and he will surely become
popular with the Baptist people and
the community.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-01-28

avenue.
Mr.. Cooke may retire from the wool
and hide business.
Durango will now have three big
cold storage plants, all making ice.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-01-28

A man named Van Barklin died
at Mercy hospital this morning. He
is stranger who had been sick but
few days. Nothing is known of his
relatives.