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Semi-weekly herald., 1910-03-14
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ING OUR RESOURCES

The visit of Messrs. James Stewart,
Rudolph Kleybolte. j. l.. Slusher and
Walter Pearl is OF much import to this
city and. surrounding country. The
first three gentlemen departed for
Denver this morning, en- route to New
York, via the Rio Grande Southern.
going via Grand junction where they
lwill investigate some business propo-
sitions. As mentioned The other day
Mr. Stewart is president OF one of the
largest construction companies in the
United States. having headquarters in
New York city and operating all over
the world. China. Japan and European
| countries, having erected sixty-hve
buildings in London. The firm has the
contract for the construction of the
| First National Bank building In Fen
yer and has number of large build
| ings under way In other cities Mr.
Stewart spoke very highly OF this sec.
| tion and the future prospects of Du
rango He says he Is sure nf great ad
vanccment and to this end viii pur-
chase Durango realty as an invest
ment MIR Kleybolte Is a member of
| The firm of Rudolph & Co, bankers,
lis Wall street. New York Mr.. Kley
astle member of the party. He says
there Is room in this section for 20O-
600 additional population and that our
water resources are n source of mend-
Ing wealth Mr.. Smsher is western
agent for Rudolph 4 Co and also look
Ing after the interests OF AIr. Stewards
company.
The gentlemen put in several days
looking over our resources, putting in
Two days in the agricultural districts
invesiigatiug water and irrigation
propositions. They are SO well salts.
fed with the possibilities Of Durango
and La Plata county that they rented
offices. the rooms formerly occupied
by the late Dr Potts aud the adioin.
ing room used by Judge Harmon The
Two will he connected and already
painters and decorators are ai work
fixing thom up in fine shape The of.
fees will be under the local charge
| Walker Walter Pearl. the hydraulic
engineer, viii remain some days to
further investigate irrigation matters.
Mr., Kleybolle says he will visit On.
range in about six weeks or two
months prepared to remain month or
more. being accompanied by his wife
and family and some friends. the lat.
ter stopping at Trimblc Springs to On.
joy out door life and The benefit of
HE baths
Mr.. Slusher will return in a week
or ten days to secure additional data
required by his people who will uu.
douhtedly put In bid not only for the
bonds but the construction work of
the Florida mesa irrigation district
Mr.. Stewards people not only con.
tract for such work hut take the bonds
in payment whore conditions are sat
isfaciory
Further, Mr. Kleybolio believes that
AN Office building will pay in this
city AS he is confident Durango Is go
lug to grow AT rapid pace, being
assured that the Southern Pacific rail
road will be running trains into the
city within II year Along this belief
he Is having plans drawn for an eight
story Office building, with ground
floors for store purposes. The build
ing. Mr. klcybolie snld will he as
modern and up-lodate as any OF the
buildings in the large cities.
Durango is sure in for some new
blood
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We recently noted in these ,ol.
umns the rapid increase in the weight
Of locomDt'Nes A similar growth is
taking place i'll the cars. the Penn
sylvania r1i!rcaa having recently ask
cd for tenders Tor 10000 coal cars of
70 tons capacity and an overload ca.
racity o. 10 per cent. As the steel
in the cars Iill weigh 20 tons excl.
siye of lie wheels. the maximum
weight Of ear and load may reach Ice
tons
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The Pagosa Springs New Era says
Just before the Denver 4 Rio Grande
built into Aztec and Pennington the
Colorado Telephone company con
structed their line. In this the paper
believes the telephone company build.
ing through Pagosa Sprilas means
close following of ID. 4 II. c. broad
gauge tracks.
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tFrom Thursdays DaiIyD

Miss Ella Robram, niece of Mr. and
Mrs. c. W. Spencer, returned this
morning TO her home at Del Norte
after a visit OF eight months in this
city
William d. Thomas was an arrival
from Grand Junction last night and
went down 10 Pennington this morn
ing to look into the land situation
somewhat.
Miss Minnie Gogarty is suffering
with nervous prostration. For few
days this week her condition was Sc
rious, but we are pleased to state that
her condition is more favorable today.
Tom Lucas, who was been working
for w. j. Blakeley on The Southwest,
left for Cortez this morning where
he has accepted a place on the Monte
yuma Journal with George HUT.
Mrs. c. j. Bellinser, who has been
very III for several days with pneu
monia, is a trifle better today. We
trust the good work will continue. and
that Mrs. Bellinger will soon be able
10 be around again.
d. c. Coulson departed for his place
of business in Bayfield, today Mr..
Coulson's home is in Durango and so
is his family. but his interests are in
the Pine river country. He came In
on business with the commissioners.
The county teachers will hold their
annual session Saturday. Mar. 10. in
the district court room. The meeting
commences at o'clock DR. II IL. Rob
oris of Denver university VIII address
the association. The general public
is cordially invited to attend.
Dr. w. w. McEwen was passenger
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Mayor Gaynor Of New York is max
ing it so chilly for Tammany that the
officials OF that organization are clos.
ing their halls and going out 10 look
lor horest employment. Former Mayor
Mcclellan is probably busy wondering
Why the earth doesn't open and swal
low Gaynor.
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John D. Rockefeller Jr is going to
devote himself entirely to the business
of distributing his fathers money. The
sons OF rich men have long been doing
this. but not exactly in the way that
Mr.. Rockefeller is going about it.
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A Chicago attorney says the love
germ is located at the center of the
nervons system We wish somebody
would get busy now and locate the
headquarters OF the divorce bug.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-03-14

There is one epitaph that can be
written on Tom Platt's tombstone
he was true TO his political promises.
This is one trait that made Platt a
power. Had his private life been as
clean As his political life there would
be htlle TO complain of.
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lanes X. Keene says he never re.
embers deals that amount 10 less
'iian $4,000 or pays ary attention to
matters involving less than that
amount. We assume that Keene's OF.
fee boy pulls down about slO.5OO a
year.
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A New York judge has been convict.
ed ON charge of having accepted a
hribe amouAting to slG.66 1t must be
nbrtifying for judge to be found
guilty of bay'ne been as cheap as
that.
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John d. Rockefeller follows Biblical
instruction regarding tithing--thc Civ
ing of one-tenth of his income TO
hristian wok. The Bible in many
places says that the Lord will abund
antly bless those who do this and it
seems specially so in the case of
John -
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The Bluff oil fields are surely com
ing in their share OF attention An
expert returning yesterday from an
examination OF the fields said that
he was familiar with all of the known
fields of the United States and un.
doubtedly The Bluff area was destined
TO become the finest in the entire
country.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-03-14

New capital is bound TO seek and
develop the wonderful resources of
this southwest section.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Puett and daugh.
Ter Were returning passengers to their
home in the Montezuma valley this
morning. They came in Monday in
order that Mrs. puctt might consult
a doctor. Mr.. and Mrs Puett live on
a fine ranch near Cortez. driving over
from Mancns
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to his ranch at Arboles today Gong
to build new house on the property.
The doctor is always busy with the
developing of his own property or help
ing to develop that of some one else.
The kind OF a citizen TO have,
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Attorney w n. Searcy is spending
the day In Durango arriving from Sill
ycrton last night. He goes to Farm
ington tomorrow morning. Mr.. Searcy
Is optimistic. He thinks there Is a
great future for this southwest And
he does not overlook Silver ION and
San Juan county. de says mining
prospects are much brighter at the
present time than for some years and
he is confident there Will be greater
activity among the mines around Sill.
verton than ever. all OF which Is pleas,
Ing news. Silverton Is surely n gem
and the county of San .Iunn wealth
producer OF which The Herald is
proud.
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cErom FridaN,s naily. }

Count Francis E. Gyory aud wife
came in from Denver last night and
are at the Strater today.
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Mrs. L. NJ Anderson. county super.
intendent of schools FOR Mineral com.
ty left for her home at Creole this
morning after pleasant visit with
Mrs. b. b Kaylor on her way, Mrs.
Anderson viii stay over for few
days with friends at Antonito. and
also AZ Monte Vista.
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Mrs. Charles Heather, who was OPP
Grated on about four weeks ago at
Mercy hospital. departed for her home
at Hcsperns this morning
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Let honesty prevail in official life.
Honesty is what the peonle want.
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Mrs J. c Schalles was returning
passenger TO her home at Ignacio This
morning after a few days in town with
her relatives.
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William Gavin, baggage master at
the depot, returned last night from Il
thirty day vacation trip to his home
thirty miles south Of Fort Wayne. Ind.
Mr.. Gavin also spent some time in
Chicago. He says he enjoyed the trip,
the change and the visit with his folks,
but the weather was very disagreeable
al, the time he was gone. There was
rain or snow The entire time. Mr Cav
In says It seems good TO get back
whore there is nice weather lie Will
probably return 10 his clrtomary du-
lies tomorrow.
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County Commissioner G. r. Tovrea
returned 10 his home at oxford this
morning The commissioners adjourn
ed yesterday until Mar. 81
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Amy one wcll acquainted with A.
w. Dean, until recently chief clerk
for Assistant Superintendent II. w.
Deuel. of the d. e II. c.. and now
braking on freight, must have noticed
that AIR. Dean will never walk any
where If he can possibly run. Any
thing short of dead run. which eases
down very occasionally to lope Is
toe slow, for him! II may truthfully
be said of him that he's Johnny on
the jump"
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J. A. Dancer and children were ar.
rivals from Cimarron, n. NJ. last
night. MIR. Dancer is a brother of w.
p. Dancer. who is heavily Interested
in the oil fields in Bluff City. lie
expects TO locate In Durango il he
finds anything TO suit him.
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Mrs. William Mason left for her
home at Alamosa this morning. Mrs.
Mason has been visiting her mother
and little daughter for a couple of
weeks. The little girl whose name
is Martha. is visiting her grandmother
and going 10 school here Mr. Mason
is a conductor ON The standard gauge,
running out of Aamosn
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waited for southern rail- connections.
Now that the opportunity to secure the
prize is at hand let no one lag.
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The farmers are getting busy.
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Durango has patiently worked and
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j. II. Wylie came in on the eastern
last night from Toledo. o. He was a
guest of the Palace over night. leaving
this morning fm Pennington where
he will spend some time on account
of his health. Mr. Wylie is an old
friend and chum of A. S Krapf the
genial clerk of the Palace hotel Since
you may moi recognize his initials. we
mean Shorty" 1t was quite sur
prise to the latter TO meet his friend
out here.
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Attorney S. W. Carpenter came in
from Mancos last night, and is stay.
ing over in town today on business.
Mr.. Carpenter leaves in the morning
for u trip to Pennington.
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Attorney A. NJ. Edwards was in the
city over night 10 be initiated in the
Elks. Mr. Edwards returned to Farm.
ington this morning. lie said This
morning before leaving that The wealth.
er was almost too nice for the time of
year. Persons around Pennington are
hoping thai the weather viii remain
cold SO that The buds will not begin to
swell and so be in danger OF frost
iniuring he fruit crop We should all
be sorry TO see that.
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Mrs q. II. Gardner received word
last night of the death of her mother.
and left for her old home in Reeds.
burg. Wis, lhis morning. Mrs. Gard
ner hnd already received word of her
mothers Illness and was planning 10
her once more. but the message came
last night that the end had come.
While II is sad mission on which
Mrs Gardner started this morning,
we always want to attend the last rites
for our own.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-03-14

The newly organized Young Wom-
ans Christian association met yester-
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AIRS j. T. Townsend went out on
The Red Apple train this morning TO
her home in Flora Vista Mrs Towns
end came up with her baby last night
to have It's ears treated
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Miss Ina Collier and her mother
Mrs. Nellie Collier, and brother G. L..
were arrivals last evening from
Cbama, where the young lady has been
visiting the latter for the past two
weeks. This evening Miss Collier be-
comes the bride of Harry Waters of
Mancos. the well known sheep man
We congratulate The young people in
advance.
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Misses Georgia and Florence Ruffe
yesterday received word Of the death
Of their grandmother. in Denver with
whom the girls made their home for a
number OF years Their sister. Mrs.
George Goodman. was with her when
the end came.
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DR.. W. W. McEwen was a passenger
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Miss Edna Smith is home again from
Denver, where she took n course IN q
business college This morning Miss
Smith went TO Thompson's park to
spend couple of weeks with Mrs
Theodore Parker.
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Editor w. II. j. Bowey of the Silver
ton Miner, passed through from Sill
his wife and family. Mrs. BOwey has
been visiting her old home in Win.
nipeg, Manitoba, Canada. for some
months. Mr. Bowey said this morning
that the streets of Silverton are bare
enough for boys TO play marbles. which
is unusual at this time of year
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The Herald is in receipt OF card
from Judge G. A Pike. asking that his
paper be changed from St Joseph. Mo-
to Durango. indicating that he is on his
way home. The judge is planning to
hold court in Montezuma county next
week. We shall be pleased TO see
him home, well and strong again.
j. Y. McCully came in from Den
yer last night and left for Farming
ton this morning. Mr. MeCully is the
new agent at Pennington succeeding
Agent Strawn. who has recently re
signed $ V. fIamlcy. travelling audi
tor for The ID. g. h G.. went down
to Pennington this morning to check
The new agent in.
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Mary Draper Ingles' Thrilling Flight

miles, as the Indians reckoned IT, was be-
gun, They ate Leaves. berries. roots
anything they could find in tho forest
or along tho river bank that would stop
tho never ending craving, and grew
pinched and wan with hunger. Their
clothing was soon in tatters and they
bound the strips about their tired and
torn feet with thongs OF leatherwood bark.
Opposite the mouth OF the Scioto river
they came to n patch Of corn on the site
OF deserted village. The cars were
overripe. but to tho women it was az
mamma from heaven. Across tho river
In the Shawnee town the Indians could
be plainly seen, but, desperate with hun
ger, they ale TO repletion, and then lay
down and went TO sleep, trusting to the
tall stalks to hide them from View. At
daybreak they were awakened by the
ding dong OF a COW bell. Springing UP in
alarm. they discovered that 1t was worn
shift for himself The Dutch woman de-
tached the bell and fastened IL to her
own person, saying thnt she was going
to carry II home with her. With as much
ing the pony. they started on, keeping
back In the underbruah until the Indian
village across the river was lost TO sight.
After that they alternatod In riding until
they reached the Big Sandy which was
too wide and too deep to either swim or
ford, and so they had to ascend II to
find crossing. They found one-a vast
pile of driftwood reaching from bank TO
DhHh bolIl "oHien passeu over III oSi.ty,
but tho old pony won't through and they
were too weak TO save him.
This blow, following upon the hunger
and hardships, seemed to have unsettled
the mind OF the older woman. She
turned upon Mrs. Ingles and upbraided
her wildly for having 'Iured her to her
death in the woods" These paroxysms
of insane rage increased In frequency and
violence as they ascended the kanawha,
Mrs. 1nsles only saving herself from In
jury by the mad woman at times by her
superior agility. Finally while on the
most desperate part Of the journey
through the great canyon OF the New
river, there came life and death strug-
gle Here on The narrow margin, be-
tween the waters edge and the precip-
itous bank which rises almost pcrpendic-
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: that hor husband had escaped death, al
| though the Indians told her that he was
wounded She knew that her littlo boys
had been carried To the north, but where
they were or how they Jared she did not
know. She had little doubt that they
We're alive and probably kindly treated,
but they were being raised as Indians
and that to n frontier mother was almost
rs bad AS death itself. To get to her
husband, nurse him back TO health and
set In motion some plan TO recover their
boys was now the one object and aim of
her life.
In the party at Big Bone Lick was
another captive. an elderly Dutch worn
an, captured In Pennsylvania and brought
In some days later than Mrs. 1nglcs. She
too, was eager to escape. and the two
planned and plotted for days What to
do with the baby was the one question
that could not be settled. The mother
would not leave IT behind and the old
I've made II they took the infant with
them. There were many things that Mary
Inglcs had TO take into consideration. She
knew that she was an attractive woman,
douhly so now that sho mad shown her
usefulness, She knew that It was only
question OF time before she would be
compelled to take a husband from the
tribe. She must escape. n she took the
infant with her 1t Increased MANIFOLD
the chances OF their being discovered, and
recapture under such circumstances
meant death or degradation worse than
death. She knew that they could carry
no food with them. nor had they any
firearms or other means to procure food
The Dutch woman said that It was doubt
ful II the mother In her enfeeblcd con-
dltion could stand the hardships OF such
u trip and that the babe must starve
Finally Mrs. 1ngles decided to leave the
babe and trust to its being raised an In
dian, rather than she should not rejoin
her husband and regain her boys
Late one afternoon the two women
slipped away from the salt makers at Big
Bone Lick and made their way down
10 the Ohio, which they followed up
stream until q late hour. Each carried a
blanket, tomahawlI and hunting knife and
such food as they had been able to
secure. Apparently thore was no pursuit
and their long. weary journey OF TOO
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Draper was IS years old and d splendid
specimen OF frontier girlhood, She was
The belle of the little settlement. strong
md sturdy, 1.-THE and active as a young
panther. full of life and vvaclty and fair
% look upon. 1t was said of her that
'she could stand by the side of her horse
Ind leap into the saddle unaided. ride
anything on hoofs and shoot like hunt
.r. as well as being highly skilled in ali
housewifely accomplishments" Several
Tears went by In which the little colony
was unmolested and passed peacefully
along, knowing but little of what was
going on in the outside world. Then
came an awakening, as terrible as it was
unexpected. War had broken out and the
western Indians, won TO the side OF the
French. were melted to attack the En-
Elish speaking settlers. wherever the curl
Ing smoke from q cabin gave warning OF
their encroachment.
On Sunday. July 8. 1850, the day before
Braddock's defeat OH the Monongahele,
band OF marauding Shawnees came creep
Ing up the kanawha and New rivers
The settlement at Draper's Meadows was
raught entirely unprepared and nearly
every member OF the little community
either killed, wounded or captured
Among the latter were Mrs William In
giles and hcr two little sons. Thomas and
George. and Der sister.in law. Mrs. John
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Draper. whose nrm was shattered by Il
bullet which killed the babe in her arms
as she was escaping from her cabin VIII
liam Ingles. the husband. was some dis
lance away ut the time, and hurrying
hack was Intercepted by the Indians and
barely escaped with his life. John Draper
was also away from home, The Indians
at once started down the New river with
their captives and such plumber as they
could carry.
The condition of Mollie Ingles was most
pitiful. Torn from husband and home
with her two little sons. one 2 years old
and the other but 4. and surrounded by
savaees. she was facing the most critical
period OF her life. That night. under a
canopy Of leaves and aided only by her
slstcr lin Jaw. Betty Draper. one OF whose
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sjdcratiou than the others. She was per
mttted To ride and to carry her children,
as well as TO bandagc and care for her
wounded sister law.
The Indians stopped few days at the
salt springs on the Ranawba TO shoot
game and then continued on down the
river and, as Mrs. InGles was on horse
back and therefore had q higher point of
view than The others, she was the first
American white woman TO see the Ohio.
Down that river the party went to the
mouth of the Scioto, where the Shawnee
village WAS located. Here the Indians
rested and celebrated their victory with
an orgy of eating and drinking. All the
prisoners, excepting Mrs. .Ingles, were
compelled to nun the gauntlet, and then
came n division OF the spois Mrs In
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ularly at some points to 1900 feet, these
gaunt and haggard women fought, and.
but for the falling strength OF The elder,
hawk, almost within sight Of her own
home, Mrs. Ingles dared travel no more
with her, and crossing the river on
floating log, went on alone. The last mile
she dragged her weary feet WINS for her
about the hardest. Reaching Anvil rock,
which towers $50 feet above the water
she tried 60 wade around It. but could
not. because OF the depth and the
strength OF the current, Neryed by the
realization that behind that pile Of stone
lay her old home, she climbed and
dragged her weakened frame up and over
the preciplce and down on the other side
into a cornneId owned by neIghbor.
Sne called fee6ly and became uneon,
for. and few hours lator was with her
husband. who had just returned from a
trip TO the Cherokee Indians in search
Of her.
On. OF NIrs Insles, flrst cnnscious acts
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