Semi-weekly herald., 1914-12-17
film COMPANY finds
WONDERFUL SCENERY
IN SAN JUAN BASIN

tiers remain to commemorate the
struggles of pioneer days. while the
architecture of our Boulevard homes
compare favorably with those found
in any portion of the east. Frederick
Remington secured many of his sub
jects in the vicinity of our neighbor-
ing town of Ignacio, and while that
is now numbered among the most
progressive villages of the southwest,
the figures and scenes that are rem
nants of pioneer days are not want
ing.
In the waning 70's when the Indians
outnumbered the pale faces sixteen
to one, Uncle Sam had two forts,
one at Pagosa and the other at Fort
Lewis, where soldiers were stationed
to prevent scalping bees and other
forms of Indian sports. These dan
gers are removed now and likewise
the soldiers, but the barracks where
they made their homes still stand and
will add their quota of attraction to
the moving picture producer.
While we have automobiles by the
hundreds in our towns and country,
the prairie schooner tourist is still a
familiar figure. Neither have we
progressed far enough to obliterate
tie trail of the pony express. Pack
train loaded with supplies for the
mines are as common as farm wag-
ors.
Real cowboys and cowgirls with
their accoutrements busy on the
ranches are as plentiful as in
any part of the west. Real wild west
riders are required to round. mp the
thousands of heads of cattle here
about. Flock masters like unto Alb
raham Craze their flock on hundred
| n.ourtoin sides.
Rnsevelt's description of his trip
to the natural bridges attracted the
attention of hundreds of thousands of
people sthroughout the world, but not
one in ten thousand will ever be able
to make the trip. When the Durango
Film Producing company has its
troupe here party will be outfitted
for that region and as result of
their trips patrons of 10000 moving
picture houses throughout the U. S.
will have an opportunity of visiting
] the scene via the film route.
Not many miles away are the pro-
tected canons of southeastern Utah,
where hundreds of desperadoes have
fled from justice and successfully
barricaded themselves from the off
GERS of the law. When these are
shown on the screen they certainly
will not SAVIOR of the impossible
Down in that region the homes of the
Mormons present much interesting
material for the moving picture
world.
Scores of writer's have found ma
terial in the southwest for stories that
have thrilled the world. The moving
picture folk has an equally large field
for labor. Best of all, climatic condi
tions are ideal for picture production.
Three hundred and ffty-ive days of
sunshine out of three hundred and
sixty-fve, a clear sky and rarified at
mosphere will all contribute towards
the success of the business.
Back in the pioneer days of NOV
ing pictures some six or seven years
ago, producer ventured out of the
beaten track by taking a small troupe
to Los Angeles for picture production.
So much success attended his efforts
that one company after another fol-
lowed until today $4,000 people are
engaged in the business in that vicin-
ity. Compared with what this part of
Colorado has to offer California pales
into insignifcance.
The coming of the Durango Film