100 years ago: “Trains brought in nine cars of ore from the mining sections, including the Smuggler, Butterfly, Tomboy, Liberty Bell, Rico Mining Company, Wedge and Black Girl properties.”
75 years ago: “A piano recital cleverly presented as a radio broadcast was given by pupils of Mrs. A.R. Mollette. An appreciative audience which enjoyed the splendid program was composed of mothers and grandmothers of the performing pupils.”
50 years ago: ARBOLES – “There’s water on the boat ramp at the Arboles Recreation area (sic), and boaters can now get their craft into the water from the Colorado side. It’s the first time that’s happened since Navajo Dam began to impound water for Lake Navajo. The Arboles chamber of commerce is sponsoring a contest on the date that water will reach a specified mark and now it’s only 9 1/3 inches away.”
25 years ago: “Another rare fish – the razorback sucker – has muddied the waters for the Animas-La Plata Project. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services proposed the razorback sucker for a spot on the endangered species list next to the Colorado squawfish, which already has put the $422 million project in jeopardy. The Fish and Wildlife Service decision puts the sucker a step closer to being listed as an endangered species and requires study of how the Animas-La Plata Project would affect it.”
Most items in this column are taken from Herald archives, Animas Museum and Center of Southwest Studies. Their accuracy may not be verified.
