Semi-weekly herald., 1914-02-12

Onion leieRrapn company.
j. w. Bozman of the Bozman livery
at Cortez, returned home this morn
ling, after couple Of days stay max
ing arrangements to increase his
garage equipment.
Mrs. George Woods, wife Of the
Mancos druggist, was guest at the
Strater last evening, on her way
home. She spent several weeks in
Denver and st. Joe, on pleasure bent.
Emil Bergau, the contractor and
builder, returned to Cedar Hill this
morning after spending few days in
town getting lineup on the struc-
lures to be erected here the coming
season.
| James Pitcher, Jr., general super
intendent of the Silverton Northern,
arrived last night from his head
quarters via the snow shoe and rail
road route. This morning he was off
for Denver.
w. w. Bay who has been in town
for several days on a business mis-
sion, returned to Aztec this morning
He expects to come back to Durango
in short time to complete the de-
tails of deal he has pending
Charles W. johnson came over
from Mancos last night to meet his
wife who returned on the Eastern
from Denver where she was patti
ent at one of the hospitals for sew
eral weeks, recovering from an oper-
alton.
Representatives of the freight de-
partments of the New York Central,
Michigan Central, Illinois Central,
Rock Island and Missouri Pacific
railroads were bound for Aztec this
morning to attend the wool growers
meeting.
Louie Gilbert of Thompson's park,
who underwent an operation for ap-
pendicitis at Ochsner's hospital sew
eral weeks ago, is able to sit up,
portion Of each day and will doubt
less be released from the hospital
shortly.
Pete Thompson, the Indian charged
with horse stealing, was taken to Ig-
nacio today where he will have his
preliminary hearing before Justice
Cameron. Sheriff Fassbinder had the
prisoner in charge. Attorney John
O'Rourke, assistant in the district
attorneys office, went out to conduct
the hearing.
Representative George Weaver re-
ceived communication from T. r.
Henahen, state commissioner of mines
acknowledging the receipt of the min
utes of the meeting of the mining men
of La Plata county. In it he calls
special attention to the Importance
of getting mining men to attend the
convention. He states that 26 coun-
ties have named delegates and adds
that the meeting promises to be the
largest of its kind ever held in the
state. The railroads have granted
half-fare from all counties partici-
pating. La Plata county named ten
delegates and it seems certain that at
least eight of the number will be in
attendance.
Today the Navajo Indians are un-
spoiled; they are industrious, self
supporting, temperate, law-abiding,
altogether the most promising full
blood Indians in the country. The
total population reported for June 30
1918, was 31,635, practically all full
bloods. By the treaty of 1868 they
were given a reservation in Arizona
of 3,225,600 acres. From time to
time since that date, their reservation
has been increased and modified by
executive orders until it now includes
over 100000 acres in Arizona anG
New Mexico. On June 80, 1913, theii
estimated personal property consisted
of approximately 100000 sheep and
goats, 10000 cattle, $4,000 horses
and mules; while the blankets of then
own. manufacture for the year
amounted probably to approximately
100000, and their agricultural pro-
ducts for the year were probably
worth s250,0OO. In addition to. this
personal property, the merchantable
worth of timber on the reservation is
estimated at 3,000,0O0,00O feet, worth
s7,500,000, while the reservation is
underlain with one of the largest low
grade coal beds in the United States,
estimated by the geological survey to
cover an area of 320S square miles
and to contain an available tonnage