100 years ago: “J.E. Fitzpatrick of the Florida Mesa lost a wagon load of coal when a team of horses which he was driving became frightened and tumbled with the wagon down a high embankment about two miles out of town. Coal was scattered all over the landscape, but fortunately, Mr. Fitzpatrick saved himself from probable injury by jumping before the wagon left the road.”
75 years ago: “CCC camp SCS 10-C, presently located on Reservoir Hill, will move to San Ysidro, New Mexico, next week. Moving of this main camp involves approximately 123 enrollees and seven supervisory personal in addition to the superintendent. This move merely confirms the movements of the camp in the past, since heavy snow in the vicinity of Durango drives the working crews to milder climates for the winter.”
50 years ago: “Precipitation? Wow! Almost 8½ more inches this year than at the same time last year. Durango had 23.29 inches of precipitation for the year. Last year by this date, precipitation measured 15.07 inches.”
Most items in this column are taken from Herald archives, Center of Southwest Studies and Animas Museum. Their accuracy may not be verified.
