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And the West is History

100 years ago: “Regardless of the summer wearing apparel that has been in evidence on the streets the past week, winter dared to play a return engagement.” 75 years ago: “T...

DATE: Mar 29, 2016 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Five car loads of copper ore from the Allen-Fattor Sliver Lake lease shipped and was a good beginning for the week. Many others followed during the balance of the week. F...

DATE: Mar 28, 2016 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And The West is History

100 years ago: “Directions to farmers for poisoning prairie dogs are given in an official formula, issued by Henry W. Henshaw, chief of the U.S. bureau of biological survey, and received yes...

DATE: Mar 3, 2016 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “While working out in the Lightner Creek section in December, Willie Johnson, an ambitious country lad, did a little trapping by way of recreation and succeeded in catching se...

DATE: Jan 10, 2016 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “The Automobile Blue Book Company writes that they have received the complete log of the Wolf Creek Pass highway from Durango to Alamosa, and that it will appear in the Blue B...

DATE: Jan 9, 2016 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Together with rumors that the Rio Grande railroad is contemplating the erection of a new and modern railway station on the site of the old depot, comes the news that strong f...

DATE: Jan 8, 2016 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: Sunnyside – “About 3 inches of snow fell, which improves the sleighing to quite an extent, as the last snow is beginning to melt very fast in some places, leaving the roads ba...

DATE: Jan 7, 2016 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “The output of the San Juan Creamery recently has reached proportions that enables it to not only supply the local trade but to make several large shipments to Denver and othe...

DATE: Jan 6, 2016 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “The new year was ushered in, in this thriving metrop by the usual amount of noise – bells, whistles, guns and horns. Some gun went off about 12:30 that is likely to cause a l...

DATE: Jan 4, 2016 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Newt Barton, delivery man for the Otis-McGirr Mercantile Company, was out with the aid of a cane for the first time in a couple of weeks since he tried to lift his team and w...

DATE: Jan 2, 2016 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “The Kittimac expects to start work shortly and it looks as if it will be a big producer. The company has underway a cyanide mill, which will be the first built in this county...

DATE: Jan 1, 2016 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Bob P. Hott, the prosperous cattleman of up the line, blew in to make his proper New Year’s celebration in a regular town. He hails usually from Tiffany, but explained that l...

DATE: Dec 31, 2015 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

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