Semi-weekly herald., 1909-09-30

body is deeply oncerned in his case
and all praying for his rapid and
complete restoration to his usual good
health. .-Silverton Miner.
In the federal court at Santa Fe
James Henderson plead guilty to
postoffice burglary and was assessed
fine of $4,000. The postoffice at La
Plata was robbed by James Williams
and Henderson and the Two men were
tracked through the snow by the sher'
If. deputy sheriff and man in the
employ OF Postmaster Fisherdick. to
their camp md they were arrested
early the next morning tho officers ar
riving before the men were up. VIII
liams stood trial and was convicted
and will receive sentence In October,
News comes to us this week OF an
other oil strike at Bluff, Mr.. Good
ridge. the pioneer oil man OF that coun-
try, having lately brought In an other
we'll Mr.. Goodridge has been oontin-
uously at work this summer. even dur
Ing the heated term when many others
look vacation. This keeps up the
record of no dry holes at Bluff, prov
| ing 1t to be something In n class by
itself In the way of oil fields. Besides
this the quality of this oil is much
superior to any other field In the Unit
| ed States, every expert who visited
the field having so pronounced It,
Cortez Journal.
w. r. Mowry received an inquiry
| from Chicago railrond promoter this
week, desiring full and complete in
ley. It's probable tonnage, and many
other items bearing upon this subject
This demonstrates that there is be
ing compiled for the use of some road
probably the Southern Pacific. stats
| tics of the sections through which they
propose to build their contemplated
| diction of the journal a few weeks
ago that this road was nearer than We
at present think. Important lines are
pushed rapidly these days. and the
line from the gull to Salt Lake was
one of Mr.. Harriman's pet schemes
| The surveyors are at present in the
vicinity of the "hogback,' where 1t is
expected they will run line up the
La Plata and to their coal. and wei
posted men say that II Is probable
their next move Will be through the
Montezuma valley. Watch and see.-
| Cortez Journal.
| Persistent rumors are afloat to the
effect that party of railroad engi
neers are engaged In running a rail
road survey from Dallas Divide around
Hastings and Deep creek mesas to Tol
lurido, and that another party is sur
veying over the mesa from Telluride
to Ophir Loop. Local attaches of the
railroad profess TO know nothing oi
any such move. Two or three parties
who have passed over the road be
tween Telluride and Noel declare they
have seen party Of ten surveyors al
work on Hastings mesa II this Is
true, and the company contemplate.
rebuilding their road over this route
instead Of down Leopard creek and III
the San Miguel, the community will
restrain its impatience at the dilatory
tactics of the railroad In repairing its
line. and put up with annoyance and
II convenience without complaint. This
is the logical route for railroad into
| Telluride. The track for two miles
between Ophir and the Ames siding
suffers more annoyance and expense
from snow and rock slides than al
the entire mileage of the road from
Ridgway to Durango. 1t also contains
the longest, highest and most expen
siye bridge to maintain-that at But
terfly. Running the road around on
the mesa will escape all thls.-Tellu
| ride Journal.