100 years ago: Ben Russell and Doe Schlabach were “beating it for Electra Lake” to go fishing, with several kinds of bait to “make the fish hungry.” They expected to be gone for several days.
75 years ago: The Trail Riders of America were scheduled to be in Durango to start a 10-day trip under the guidance of Fred Horniaday of Washington, D.C. They planned to start at Teelawauket Ranch, and go “up the Pine, across Rock Creek, down the Vallecito, up Johnson Creek, down Needle Creek and wind up at the Columbine Ranger Station.”
50 years ago: Master Sgt. Benjamin R. Watts, an Army recruiter in the Durango area, announced that qualified personnel were being sought by the military to be trained as drivers.
25 years ago: A man was hit over the head and had his bike stolen in the 1100 block of Camino del Rio.
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.
