100 years ago: James R. Pitcher Jr., “mining and railroad man of Silverton,” was in Durango while he waited for the track to reopen for regular traffic following an avalanche that closed a section of the rails.
75 years ago: Mrs. J.P. Channell left for Denver to attend the state meeting of the Red Cross Tuberculosis Association to represent Durango.
50 years ago: An original play, “Tomorrow – X2,” written by Myrtle Nord of Durango, was in rehearsal at the Fort Lewis College Theatre.
25 years ago: According to a report from Colorado State Patrol, Joseph Bitsilie, a 32-year-old Cortez man, stole a truck and was killed in a high-speed chase that ended five miles past the New Mexico state line. A Colorado state trooper pursued him until the vehicle “rolled several times, throwing Bitsilie from the cab before it burst into flames.”
Most items in this column are taken from The Durango Herald archives, Center of Southwest Studies and Animas Museum. Accuracy of content may not be verified.
