Ad
And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “It has been rather slow to get many in this area to realize that good roads are to become one of the most important assets of San Juan County.” 75 years ago...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “The Bailey-Pinkstaff auto party, which left Aztec ten days ago, was scheduled to reach Los Angeles yesterday.” 75 years ago: “John Wayne, Betty Field and Ha...

And the West is History

50 YEARS AGO: “If you’re a garden enthusiast, be careful about the way you use insecticides with your garden hose. It’s never a good idea to attach a can containing poison to the hose, b...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Harry Frank, 38, a mining man and former auditer of Silverton Northern, died at a hospital in Denver where he was being treated for nervous trouble. Frank and the patient...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Mrs. W.A. Hunter returned from a two-month trip to Oklahoma yesterday. The trip was pleasant except for the last ten days, when the high temperatures went up to 110 degre...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Wild auto drivers are a menace. It is believed and sincerely hoped that speeding will become a thing of the past once the novelty of the automobile passes away.” ...

And the West is History

50 YEARS AGO: “A small boy’s enthusiasm on the Silverton train yesterday resulted in the hospitalization of the boy and his parents. When the four-year-old got his foot caught on one of ...

And the West is History

50 YEARS AGO: “Four deodorized skunks sold in Durango for pets are under observation after a fifth died of rabies in Los Angeles. The skunk bit a child and then died on July 13. The chil...

And the West is History

50 YEARS AGO: “A Navajo girl was reported recovering Tuesday from the first known case of bubonic plague in Arizona this year. Two other cases of plague have been reported this year in t...

And the West is History

75 Years Ago: “City commissioners accepted a $6,000 fire truck last night. The 105 horsepower engine showed tremendous power. The machine will raise Durango’s fire department to first cl...

And the West is History

75 Years Ago: “A 65 year-old Silverton man, working with his son at Little Dora Mill, died Monday after falling 25 feet and suffering a broken back and crushed ribs. His son, 15, survive...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Sheriff Fassbinder left for Chicago Gulch where a man was lying in the trail, about a mile before the old cyanide mill. It was reported he had suddenly become demented an...
Directory Plus

Search Directory Plus

Find:
Where: