100 years ago: Silverton shipped 76 cars of ore in the first 11 days of April, on track to break the previous year’s record.
75 years ago: Five local youths were arrested and questioned in connection with several thefts and burglaries, including a “considerable amount of groceries from a cache on Junction Creek,” and snowshoes, pack saddles, saddle blankets and a tire from a cabin, also near Junction Creek.
50 years ago: Durango residents geared up to vote in the city election for the second time in two weeks. The candidates up for election were John Hunt and Robert L. Brown.
25 years ago: A 20-year-old man was breaking windshields in the 100 block of County Road 119 because his dad threw away his “pot and pot pipes.”
Most items in this column are taken from The Durango Herald archives, Center of Southwest Studies and Animas Museum. Their accuracy may not be verified.
