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And the West is History

100 years ago: “Harriah Ingraham will again appear with his company at Red Men Hall in a laughable comedy drama ‘The Honorable Gussie.’ The price will be reduced to 15 cents, 25 cents, 35 ce...

DATE: Jun 15, 2015 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “With her clothing burned from her body and the flesh of her arms and back literally cooked by 24,000 volts of electricity from a high tension line of the Western Colorado Pow...

DATE: Jun 14, 2015 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “The Lucky Four Mining Co. is at work setting things in order to resume shipments to the smelter. These properties were closed during the winter only for lack of accommodation...

DATE: Jun 13, 2015 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “With the past few warm days the snow in the mountains is being rapidly turned into water and as a result the Animas is showing a desire to get above the former high-water mar...

DATE: Jun 12, 2015 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Phil Dentenger, the old-time prospector and manager, who recently returned from old Mexico, has opened up his mine in the Needles, and already has about a carload of ore sack...

DATE: Jun 11, 2015 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Lloyd Huntsman, of the Kirkpatrick Ranch in the Vallecito, came in to take out Jim Haviland and Charley Dowdell, state spawn takers, who go to Emerald Lake today to take appr...

DATE: Jun 10, 2015 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Mrs. Olga Little, of Animas City, is down for 10 days from Mayday and is making almost daily trips with 15 pack animals from here to the Durango Girl Mine on Junction Creek, ...

DATE: Jun 8, 2015 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “John R. Mason, of the Kline country, came into town to see a toothsmith and have his jaw fixed. He says he had not eaten anything for four days owning to the condition of his...

DATE: Jun 8, 2015 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “William H. Hughs and wife of the La Platas, came into town and bought a new standard mower from Sam Johnson, of the San Juan Corral, to use in putting up their alfalfa crop, ...

DATE: Jun 7, 2015 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: SILVERTON – “Lee Tinsley has been working all winter on his property near Chattanooga, and has opened up some nice looking ore there. The ore contains considerable lead and zi...

DATE: Jun 6, 2015 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “With a two column red ink head on the front page, the Denver Post gives considerable space to the movement originating here for the establishment of a separate state, or terr...

DATE: Jun 5, 2015 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Sam Stauffer, of Oklahoma City, a brother of Ben Stoffer, the Democrat’s linotyper, arrived in the city to take up the machine work at the Herald office. Sam is a big upstand...

DATE: Jun 4, 2015 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

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