Pueblo chieftain., 1921-11-22
ACTIVITIES OF MoUNrA1NEBRs

ACTIVITIES OF MOUNTAINEERS
Makes us uneasy to note that the
hill Billies keep something going all the
time while out here on the flats we
are still washing flood mud out of our
clothes. Even the played-out mining
game shos some signs of coming In
under that big word now SO much in
use-reha abilitation.
At Salida u company has been Or
ganiZed to mine and to work up
peculiar clay ore found at Wellsville'
which is a hot springs resort on the
river between Howard and Salida. 1t
can be made into various useful shapes
such as fireproof bricks, tiling and
dent of Salida, has obtained land con-
tanning the ore and SITE FOR a factory
and will start operations with a force
of eight men.
named Royse has made up a company
to operate wood works using the aspen
trees which grow to good size up there.
A place for a mill has been obtained
where Stats and crates Will be turned
out for shipment of head lettuce but. it
is expected to manufacture quantities
of toys. porch furniture and other
light articles from the aspen wood.
! Everywhere people have In view the
coming of the tourists next year and
the necessary preparations for them.
| The city of Montrose is studying up
fbest methods of improvement for
Buckhorn lakes which it owns and
which still lie wild.
Fred Kipp of Westcift who owns a
picturesque little mountain ranch at
the base of the Sangre de Cristos is
making preparation TO erect a large
cottage on the place with the view to
handing II portion of the tourist trade.
The building will be 20xb0 feet in size
and the lumber for 1t will be secured
ON the place. He has been cutting the
logs and will install a saw-mill for
converting them into lumber.
The great old Gladstone mine west of
Buena Vista which has for years been
lying dilapidated aud caved in has been
taken over by Henry Weber and he
has made "A great change with recon
istruction and general improvements in
lcluding water power plant, boarding 6
Ihouse, pipe line aud mill that wisi
treat fifty tons per day. The water
line will furnish l6S horsepower for
lelectric operations ana IiSnting. About
three dozen men are at work on these
Improvements and in blocking out ore
for the mill to stars.
Headed off by the news of this Glad
istone push. the q. & 5. railroad has
indefinitely delayed the intended junk
ing OF the little railroad running up to
Romley and may open traffic to Como.
aBuena Vista had this year 24,l25 mo-
tor tourists and lao others, attracted
lby the superior camp grounds there
in addition to the lovely climate and
magnificent mountain scenery alonS
with typical valley fields and groves
around the pretty old town.
At leas: four good mines at Creede
are showing activity aud it Is a sure
lfact that these and various other
icreede mines have osc IN great guam
titles.
The snowfall OF Thursday was not
lany freezing, bowling, paralyzing
mountain blizzard but u refreshing
wettinS clear up to the head
waters much as 1t was at Pueblo.
II Durango gets its covered railroad
loutlet TO Gallup and California the
Ispiking OF the first raa Will herald a
wonderful boom thruout all the south
! west counties.
: Nearly 1000 carloads of farm pro-
lduce have been shipped out OF Mont
rose section this year. This includes
10 cars OF pears. so cars of lettuce
live eara OF honeydew melons. 142 cars
OF onions. PAS cars of potatoes. l2st
: cars of peaches and sC55 cars OF APP
pies. These figures do not represent
the total crop by a good deal.
Sargent community has just COM
iplctcd its sixth building which will be
,sed for high school and community