Semi-weekly herald., 1908-04-20

e. Il. Kelley, the Mancos guide,
came over last evening, accompanied
by his son Ira. who came to play ball
Mr. Kelley says the tourist travel is
just commencing to the ruins, he hav-
ing taken over two parties already.
His business in Durango today is to
meet a party wanting him to pilot
them through that interesting section.
Mr.. Kelley is keeping an eye open
for the department until the forest
ranger arrives TO guard the Mesa
Verde reserve. which will he about the
first of June. Every spring Mr.. Kel-
ley takes provisions and everything
needed to his camp, where the tour
lists stop. The first 13 miles from
Mancos is made by driving and the
rest OF the trip by saddle and pack
animals. AS the camping utensils and
grub are always kept provided at the
camp, the pack animals are loaded
light, usually taking only what things
the tourists want to carry with them.
Mr. Kelley is stopping at the St-aier
Mr.. Allen II. Crawford and bride,
who was Miss Pearl ]. Sealing, ac-
companied by the grooms father, j.
IL. ("Fatty'o, came in from Content
yesterday and put up at the Southern.
The young couple starts out in life
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Mr.. j. II. Crawford brought in four
horse team to take out the furniture
and household articles to start the
newly-wedded couple on the high road
to prosperity on one OF his ranches in
Hay Gulch. The bride is a charming
young lady who has endeared herself
to all who knew her by her grace and
manners and her conscientious work
In her school duties. The young
couple have the best wishes of all
who know them.
The Herald is told that a number
of settlers In the Montuzuma valley
have been informed that by commut-
ing their homesteads and paying SLIPS
per acre, which they have the option
of doing at the end of fourteen months
from the time OF filing, their right to
again make homestead filings is re-
stored. 1t is said that a number, act
ing on this advice, have proved up,
believing that their homestead rights
would be restored. Inquiry at the Du-
range land office reveals that this is
an error, applying only to entries
made previous to certain date long
since expired, and anyone proving up
with any such understanding will get
left.
j. Harry Carson. managing editor of
the Railroad Red Book. the little pub.
lication Issued monthly under the i'm
mediate supervision of the passenger
department of the Denver G Rio
Grande, was an arrival last evening
and went down to San Juan county,
New Mexico, this morning, where he
VIII take In the two principal towns,
Aztec and Pennington, getting mater
ial for the Red Book. Durango was
well represented in the last issue and
In the next there will be two good ar
ticIes setting forth the attractions of
Montezuma county. Mr. Carson will
return so as to be present at the meet
ing of the board of trade Monday eve
ming This little book is supplied to
all the hotels on the Rio Grande sys-
tenn and there is large list OF sub
scrlbers, and 1t is also sent to a large
number of commercial bodies through
out the east. It is I'M expensive sort
Of advertising, as only 10 cents per
year is charged for the book, while
It costs 36 cents per year to mail IT.
But while the advertising is expens.
I've 1t is the kind that pays. Mr.. Car
son stated to reporter at the Stra-
tor this morning that the Rio Grande
bringp on an average of one car of
emigrants' goods to Colorado a day.
This does not include parts OF cars,
Of which there are many. La lara
has 100 new settlers. all from Garden
City. Kas.