Semi-weekly herald., 1913-02-20

running. 1t puts out very fine grade
of flour which meets with ready
sale. 1t should not be obliged to ship
in wheat keep going.
Journal.
Quite number of gold seekers ar
rived in Alamosa the past week, stop
ping here to outfit for the trip to
Piatoro. Monday afternoon party
Of ten came in from the Cripple Creek
district, stopping in the city over nigh.
and leaving early Tuesday morning
with wagon train. Thursday Messrs.
Strong and CARD started on their way
to the gold camp and before the month
is up the new district will be popu-
lated by several hundred people.-Ala-
mosa Courier.
Denver Latham and wife, who sold
out and started for South America
some months ago but who weakened
on the proposition after getting as
far as Denver, returned to the only
place on earth last week and promise
that from now on they'll be good and
stay where the Lord long ago pre-
ordained that they should Denver
has purchased the two old Sheep Cab
in ranches, better known as the old
Sig Brown place, and will stock it
with bunch Of thoroughbred cattle.
-Pagosa Springs Sun.
]. A. Clay of Durango, Colo, man
ager of the Utah Light company,
Bulkley Wells of Telluride, director
of the same company, and G. E. Claf-
lin. vice president of the Electric Bond
and Share company of New York,
were arrivals last evening from Tel
luride. The purpose of their visit
here is to look into the probable pur-
pose of the Ouray Power and Light
company, as well as the valley sys-
tens, which Messrs. Sigfrid and Phin-
ney recently purchased. The Mont
rose deal was completed last week by
Mr.. Sigfrid in New York City. A
conference of these men and officials
from Salt Lake of the U. l.. a. P.
Co. met in Grand Junction the first
of the week. They are in consulta-
tion today with Mr.. Phenney.-ouray
Herald.
One of the things the La Plata min
ing district needs above all other
things just now is custom mill stu
ated at some convenient place in the
district. Custom mills are in sue
cessful operation in great many min
ing camps of the west and our local
camp has reached that stage of de-
yelopment where one could be oper-
ated profitably here. 1t would be the
means of putting scores of small prop
critics on producing basis and give
leasers and small property owners a
chance to make some money. Some
effort should be made to ascertain
the probable business for such plant
and to see if the proper amount of
capital could not be interested in such
an. .enterprise.-MaFsbs Times Tribune
Examiner has often called the al
tention of its clientele to the posi-
bilitles of Rear creek basin. Years
ago the Nellie mine attracted atten-
tion to that district, ard later was
sold for $75, 900 after producing stead
lily for couple Of decades. At pres.
ent it is being worked under lease by
Clio Oberto and considerable better
than wages made from 1t, but the lack
of water during the winter season re-
tarded work somewhat recently, the
leaser Lot being able To get enough
water to keep five stamps going but
part of the time. Next year the
Junta Consolidated Gold Mining COM
pany will erect fifty stamp mill up
Fear creek and treat mineral from
that district which will be trammed
down to the mill from Mount Ballard
and from La Junta basin. Another
outfit is figuring on putting up a
mill in Bear creek and treating the
output of its own mines.--Telluride
Examiner.