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And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “The San Juan Basin Wool Growers association will pay a $100 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of any person or persons illegally holding sheep b...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Arthur Chapman, the talented special writer for The Denver Times who has been in this city and vicinity for several days gathering data for a mining and general article o...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Pleasant weather during the past week has made it possible for work to progress rapidly, both in the school and on the school farm. Practically all the high schools in th...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “A certain young man on the mesa borrowed a horse, with the promise of returning it on a set day. A week has passed since that ‘set day’ and the horse has not been returne...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “The Durango high school nine crossed bats with the Aztec nine in the last named town this afternoon, our boys having left for that point in charge of Professor Skaggs thi...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Albert Pierson was down the first of last week from the Bonner Mine near Burro Bridge and is laying in some more supplies, as well as arranging for the shipment of some o...

And the West is History

75 years ago: “Inspection of the Animas Valley flood situation by army engineers is expected soon, following action taken Thursday by the Durango Chamber of Commerce through Secretary La...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Sheriff Fassbinder went to Ignacio today after a man who left the Savoy without the formality of paying his board bill and failed to show any intention of doing so.” ...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “The Durango Exchange should prove of great interest to the entire San Juan Basin. But remember, the secretary cannot succeed without the cooperation of the members locate...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Fort Lewis Agricultural School people are making a special effort to ‘beautiful’ the campus this spring. Nearly 100 shade trees have been planted as a means to this end.”...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “The May Day is doing extensive development work and the prospects for a good season are very favorable. Twenty-five men are employed.” 75 years ago: “The co...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “The treasure seekers are already bucking the snow in the gulches and on the north hillsides, rambling through the California mining district. The old-time miners are ‘wor...
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