Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-08
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Times Hustler says a number OF new
buildings are being erected. giving the Z
town new life and activity.
Cortez papers note the death Of A
l.. Thompson Wednesday Of this week.
Mr.. Thompson was located In Du.
range from 1881 to 1887 when he went
to Cortez where he engaged Ia the
mercantile business, afterwards sell,
ing to Outlet Bros. Deceased is sur.
yived by his wife and son who were
at the bedside when death took place.
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The following from the Times Hus
tier regarding Durango's old time res
taurant man will be of interest: 49,
gene Varache was up from his ranch
near Liberty on Friday and remained
over night. He has a contract to fur.
nish hay to the contractors In the
Bluff oil fields. He gets 375. per ton
delivered there, and gain costs ceuts
pound down there"
N. A. Conger returned yesterday
from Durango, where he closed a con.
tract with the D. and R. G. railroad
10 furnish 100000 ties, 10 per csnt
of which are to be standard gauge
ties. This looks like there might be
something doing in the way of stand.
ard gauging by that road.-Farming.
| ton Times Hustler.
R. R. Smith purchased one-haK ths
William Coppinger wheat last week.
about four thousand pounds. and both
himself and brother, Thomas Coppln.
ger. are hauling their grain to the
mill. Mr.. Mowry grinding 1t for then
at forty cents per hundred. they mar
keting the flour. Besides this tho
mill has lately purchased from the
ranchers sufficient wheat to supply the.
Cortez market for thirty days, SO all
danger of shortage of flour is sbateA.
l-Cortez Journal.
R. B. Basket came up from the Bat.
tie Rock country last Friday. where
he has been busy for some time past
stalking oil land for Durango CON-
pany, which has been recently or.
ganized. He has staked for this com.
pany 5000 acres below Battle Rock IN
the Ute Mountain mining district, and
800 acres at Battle Rock. He re-
turned with a bunch Of location Ger
tificates, to his work below Battle
$500 acres more for the company be
represents. With him, last week. was
U. S. Surveyor Tiffany of Durango,
who was surveying body Of land
and establishing the four corners. Mr..
Tiffany returned to Durango Saturday.
We are informed the company has
ordered number of standard drills
which will arrive at an early date
Cortez Herald.
The Citizens ditch, which Kll 70
claim 5000 acres of fertile land 10
Gated on the San Juan river. was vis.
tied this week by representatiye Of
The Index and he saw the dirt h3ilg
the rock being blasted from the tup.
nels. Already about ten miles of the
ditch is practically completed and the
lumber for fumes, siphons and
bridges is arriving In Aztec and being
hauled to the San Juan. Through the
courtesy of w. H. Skidmore. OF the
LOTUS Construction company. It was
learned that the contractors, In sSite
of the adverse weather conditions,
have the work practically finished fos
three and half miles from the head
ing, and almost across the enttra
! Bloomfield mesa. The contemplate
addition Of steam shovel will push
the work still faster When completed.
the Citizens will be an exceptionally
substantial piece of work. the danger
from breaks being minimized by plac-
ing siphons under the arroyas encoun-
. tered and tunneling instead Of circling
hills. Water will be delivered the
year around and the settlers have ten
years to pay the $25 an acre charged
Tor perpetual water right, with 6
per cent interest. At any time after
1911 the land owner may pay up his
entire water right. Water will be
flowing in this big ditch in time for
the crops this year. and the land own.
ers will be deriving revenue to meet
their obligations coming due.-Astee
Index.