Semi-weekly herald., 1908-06-18
game between the oxford and Ignacio

game between the Oxford and Ignacio
teams, resulting In score OF for
the oxford boys and IA for the Ignacio
team. Then there were Indian foot
races. horse racing, Indian dancing,
etc, during the rest OF the afternoon,
all TO an audience Of possible 500 peo-
pie, including Indians and whites and
children. The sports were in front OF
Hans Aspaas' trading store. And to
say that Hans and his force of clerks
were busy waiting on the crowd is only
half expressing it. Indians are among
his best customers, although MIR. As
paas reports a steadily increasing busi-
ness from long distance around from
the white and Mexican settlers. Mr..
Aspaas. as well as Mrs. Aspaas, have
had long experience with dealing with
the people of this southwest section
and are recognized as always on the
square hence have the confidence
of whites and Indians alike. To make
your word good with an Indian is a
winner in the long run.
Being necessary to make Durango
the same evening 1t was not possible
to see the sports to finish, but when
we left at 3;45 in the afternoon all
seemed to be in for time and there
were no jealoussies or chickering's be
tween the whites or between the Utes.
1t was on the way home from 1gnacio
the ride was enjoyed. the road the en-
| tire distance being In elegant shape.
And the green fields add to the pleas
ure. Striking the Florida river we
took a side road leading to the Griffith
ranch on the top OF the Florida mesa.
It. was our pleasure some seven weeks
| ago to visit the Griffith ranch for the
first time, and both visits were reve-
iation. The first one was during the
| plowing and planting season; the one
Saturday during the irrigation season
| ing crops. The Griffith ranch Is an
| ideal one and consists of upwards OF
800 acres of the finest land in the coun-
| ty, almost every acre being under cul
| tiyation, hundreds of acres being sown
TO grain and the remainder being tim
othy, alfalfa and irrigated pasture
land. II Is too bad Dr. Griffith could
not live 10 see the ranch in its present
condition, but ii is an enjoyment for
Mrs. Griffith, the three sons and daugh
ter. OF course the place requires a
| lot of help and when the plowing and
planting season is OH, the large barn
resembles livery stable more than q
common farm barn. All arrangements
are complete. Not only do the boys
carry on farming but are branching
out in the stock line, keeping two OF
the best bred stations, a thorough
bred jack for the raising of mules, well
| arranged and commodious pig stys
with slaughtering conveniences. All
these buildings are to the right oi
the residence and far enough away moi
10 contaminate. Then to the left IL
the big barn and the grainery and COW
sheds, this building alone costing sew
eral thousand dollars. Charley Grif
fifth informed us he will carry over al
least 100 tons of hay. Within the
past two weeks he loaded and ship
ped seven cars of oats to Denver
having held for higher price than of
fered in the fall and winter. and owing
10 scarcity in the Denver district was
able to obtain better prices. Two
hours were pleasantly passed at his
home and in company with an agree
able family, a grea pleasure indeed
Then a moonlight drive and we landed
In Durango after two very profitabl,
days spent visiting the rural section;
of our growing and beloved county
with never dull moment. And W,
would like to put in at least half o
our time becoming better acquainte,
with our rural Inhabitants, studying
their requirements and making lif
more agreeable all around. The cit,
man needs the farmer and the farme
needs the city. Why not the righ
kind of dealing that will cause one an
all to be one united family?