Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-07-21
CLIPPINGS AND GIEANiNGs
FROM SOUTHWEST ExcHANG

FhOM oOO INVEST ENChANGES
Press Archuleta OF Pagosa Springs
succumhed to deaths call last week
W. j. Nossman of Pagosa Springs
is preparing to move to Oregon with
his family.
Frank Pierce. the pioneer merchant
Of Pennington, accompanied by his
wife and the smaller children. arrived
in Pagosa last evening to spend
month in this vicinity Frank has been
a resident of Pennington for thirty
one years. the little adobe shack which
he began business in having in the
meantime given way to modern
brick housing the Pierce mercantile
company.-Pagosa Springs News.
Contractor Vandegrift OF Durango
has been awarded contract for the
construction of twenty small resi-
dences at the Ute coal mine near Hes
perus. 1t is supposed that 1t Is the
intention of the owners OF this proper
ty to put ON large force of men at
this mine near town for the present
The contract was let by Mr. Clifford of
the Southern Pacific company. Again
It may be their purpose to develop the
field generally in accordance with
report published In the Denver papers
few weeks ago.--Mancos Times-Trib
une
Tha nj nj. I.A,.l
realizing from $500 to $500 per acre
on their cherry crop this year and the
cannery is kept busy at that place
preserving the fruit. This fruit Is al
ways In demand and the price good
and as the cherry does exceptionally
well in the Mancos section Is seems
growers to begin to figure on grow.
Ing this variety of fruit on CONNER.
cial basis. There is no part OF the
state that can beat us on cherries and
the crop Is almost sure thing.-Man.
cos Times.Tribune.
Montezuma valley at last has
S'''AeC Vi btfhb tAPiOittd III VII anu
gas. An eastern syndicate has be-
come Interested in our prospects and
this week they have w. l. Myler and
HI McEwen. as their agents, securing
leases on land in Montezuma valley
10 be prospected for oil. They desire
TO secure leases on 5000 acres before
m n U m ri AriI but
bind themselves by terms OF the con-
tact to begin work within year, the
land owners being given ten per cent
OF all oil or gas struck on the land.
Dave Longenbaugh has given them a
lease on 800 acres of his land with the
added consideration that they leave
struck water.-Mancos Times-Tribune
David Ramsey, pioneer mason con
tractor of the San Juan and for many
years resident OF Durango. here now
In charge OF the mason work on the
Emigh residence. was agreeably sur
prised to learn that the waters OF
o6ood arc 81 clIASituL ioE uisthSeS
OF the stomach. Mr. Ramsey, who
Is himself sufferer from stomach
trouble and has found much relief In
Pagosa's waters, Will take pleasure In
informing like sufferers among his
friends and acquaintances that certain
help and perhaps a probably perman-
ent cure can be had here. - Pagosa
Springs New Era.
The mining news from the east Man
cos Is very much the same as has been
reported. The Doyle Consolidated
Mines company. now have their force
recruited to thirty men. the mill Is
still pounding away on their free mill
ing ore while they have a pack train
OF thirty burros carrying ore to the
railway track for shipment and the
first shipment or ore will be made
very soon. Tommie Allard has been
employed and ordered to do assess
ment work on the copper properties
OF the company. Altogether the out
look for permanent operations by this
| company is very promising and their
work will help to bring other good pro
perties to the front and get them on
a working basis.-Miancos Times-Trib-
une