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And the West is History

100 years ago: “The Mayday hotel has changed hands, Mrs. J.W. Hubler, of Durango, and Mrs. J. Wanamaker, of Redmesa, having rented the place and are now operating it as a first-class hotel a...

DATE: Feb 22, 2015 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “A marvelous invention, which hydraulic, irrigation, power and sewage experts declare is certain to revolutionize pumping of all kinds all over the world, has been perfected i...

DATE: Feb 21, 2015 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Clearing of railroad lines of immediate benefit to San Juan snowbound towns for food and fuel. Smelter gets busy clearing away enormous amount of ore which had been held up f...

DATE: Feb 20, 2015 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Charles Eckburg, the first man who dared to make the trip down La Plata Canyon, with terrible snowslides running up and down the canyon for 10 miles, arrived in Durango with ...

DATE: Feb 19, 2015 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “The D&RG train on the Silverton branch which started up the Animas Canon was stopped near Rockwood by the carcass of a big buck deer which had been killed by a mountain lion,...

DATE: Feb 18, 2015 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “News of marvelous new tungsten discoveries in San Juan County, is given in the Silverton Standard copies of which were brought over the great snowslides in the Animas Canon b...

DATE: Feb 16, 2015 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Starving rodents reported to be ruining fruit trees in big tracts on the Florida, around Allison and up Montezuma Valley, in McElmo Canyon and Lake View districts – menace ap...

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

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Superintendent R.T. McGraw and General Roadmaster C.W. Whitewield of this Division of the D&RG leave for the scene of the slides on the Silverton branch, where McGraw will re...

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

And the West is History

100 years ago: “The news mechanical department of The Evening Herald was put out of commission when a fire in the roof of the composing room did considerable damage to the ceiling, and some ...

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

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Lou Smith, the dry-ranch farmer of Reservoir Hill, will exhibit a large display of the products of his dry-farming methods at the agricultural meetings. He is said to have so...

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

And the West is History

100 years ago: “The ticket office at the depot was besieged with anxious inquiries following the receipt here of the report of the wreck near Allison. Many persons who had friends and relati...

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

And the West is History

100 years ago: “H.W. Akers, of Bayfield, while attending the Denver Stockshow, purchased 13 head of registered shorthorn and Hereford bulls, which he is offering for sale.” 75 yea...

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

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