Semi-weekly herald., 1908-06-18
SAN JUAN TOWNS

Rico women have organized a civic
association for the beautifying OF the
town
Rico News heartily favors nomina
tion Of John Hayes Hammond as run
ming mate for Taft
1t Is reported Jim Bowman, formerly
Of Gladstone, has become q benedict
the event taking place In Denver.
Cortez people are considering propo
sition of bonding the town for $4,000
to secure water supply. Good water
is an expensive luxury.
The mines Of puntop are now get,
ting In readiness to commence ship
ping the winters accumulation OF ores
to the smelter, and will keep the pack
trains busy during the remainder OF
the season.
With only about $500 outstanding
warrant indebtedness and warrants
called up to within less than a year.
the outlook for Pagosa TO get rid of
her warrant Indebtedness within a
reasonable time is most promising
Pagosa Springs New Era.
Del Norte Is said to have a good
ball team but the patronage is very
slim, the receipts being only $i9 for
a game u week ago Sunday while the
expenses were $40. The Prospector
says that unless there is better appre.
citation the town will be without a
club.
William Wittle, Sr., has returned
from An extended business trip to Den
yer. Milwaukee and Chicago, where he
arranged to take up an option on the
Rosebud group between Rico and Dun.
ton. which he will operate this sea
son and In which enterprise several
Rico and Telluride men are Interested
with him.-Rico News.
The Emma Gold Mining company is
employing eighty men and In addition
10 sinking a double compartment shaft
at the portal OF the fifth level is doing
large amount of development work
on the vein in the several upper levels.
Shipments OF both crude ore and con-
centrates from this property are to be
resumed at an early dats.--Rico News.
Lessees on the Swansea Gold and
Silver Mining companys Golden Age
Isabelle ground on Newman hill.
Messrs. Hicks. Dawson. Fabeck and
Lofquist are sackipg ore from the
vein recently encountered at q rate
that will bring the property in as a
regular shipper during July. The ore
is Of good grade and is being stripped
and mined by men thoroughly familiar
with It's character.-Rico News.
There In on exhibition In the window
Of the Silverton National bank curl
osity In the way Of . mining product.
Il came from the Congress mine In the
Red mountain district. 1t consists OF
piece OF mine rail In which the iron
OF the rail has been entirely replaced
BY copper. This mine was recently
unwatered by the Congress- Gold and
Copper company and It was found upon
Investigation that the iron In all the
rails of the mine had been replaced
by copper.-Silvertou Standard.
All the men who are now clamoring
for recognition at the hands Of a Re
publican judge are the men who fought
the Republican ticket two years ago.
not only locally, but state and district.
except as to Pike. But the returns
show that the Republican state ticket
carried that county despite them and
that Pike carried the county by 81
majority over and above the vote fur
nished by the Independents (D.-Pa
gosa Springs New Hra.
We promised sone time ago to re
frain from giving out railroad. or ditch
news, based upon mere rumor. but We
are reliably informed this week thai
corps OF geological inspectors. ant
engineers for the Columbus and New
Mexico line. to connect us with tbs
south, has arriving In Pennington. hav
Ing come In from Gallup last Mondal
BY the overland route. This look
good, not withstanding II is only abou
the forty-second party Of railroad mel
70 enter San Juan county, In ths las
nvs years But It " bound to come
San Juan county must have q south
ern line.--Aztsc Democrat.
Tally once more Aztec citizen Of
W. Gon Blanh's record. Through hi
influence. John G. Trtumsr Of Nsv
York city LETT that Dlscs on June
bound Tor Aztec. baadbox and bassas>
Mr.. Trimmer has beep connected wit