100 years ago: “Pat Sheridan, Fred Seybold and Carl Anheier, all on the Western Colorado Company’s payroll, went up on last night’s train to Electra Lake loaded down with fishing rods and guns to hunt fish and share grouse during the day we usually spend in church.”
75 years ago: “Construction of a fire lookout station on Chimney Rock has been begun by the forest service. The height of Chimney Rock enables an observer to overlook a vast area of forest northward. Fires, chiefly of lightning origin, have been especially numerous this summer, some 40 fires having been reported.”
50 years ago: “Mesa Verde National Park set a new one day record when 4,756 people visited the ruins. This is a record for all time. It has been a rainy week at the park, not unusual for August, but the visitors huddle in the museum during the showers and are back out to see the sights again as soon as the rain stops.”
25 years ago: “Summer is quickly drawing to a close, and many parents may be relieved that the first day of school is just around the corner. Except for Durango High School juniors and seniors, all students in the 9-R School District will begin classes Sept. 4.”
Most items in this column are taken from Herald archives, Animas Museum and Center of Southwest Studies. Their accuracy may not be verified.
