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And the West is History

And The West is History

100 years ago: “The San Juan Basin is enjoying a nationwide advertising of the best kind, as a result of the circulation of extra copies of The Durango Democrat and 1,600 pamphlets, publishe...

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...

And The West is History

100 years ago: “Some of the Durango merchants are so grouchy they make a face at themselves every time they get in front of a looking glass.” 75 years ago: “What appeared to be ha...

And The West is History

100 years ago: “The Durango Exchange has launched a nationwide campaign to secure the passage of the San Juan Railway bill by Congress.” 75 years ago: “A lady deer with a hankerin...

And The West is History

100 years ago: “Repair work on the Kittimac tramway at Silverton is now well under way, under the direction of Ike Camp, one of the most experienced tramway men in the San Juan district.” ...

And The West is History

100 years ago: “S.W. Raymond, for upwards of a quarter of a century, the successful business manager of the Durango Evening Herald, yesterday consummated a business deal whereby he becomes a...

And The West is History

100 years ago: “The promise of an early spring in the San Juan Basin, coupled with recent astounding discoveries in tungsten, copper and gold in their various districts, with tungsten jumpin...

And The West is History

100 years ago: “W.O. Grandall, the expert chauffeur, made a business trip to La Plata County Saturday, going via Farmington, to spend a few moments on social business.” 75 years a...

And The West is History

100 years ago: “Will Anderson, chief clerk at Nelson’s harness shop in Durango, was an arrival on Saturday’s train to visit with his parents and to attend to his social welfare at this place...

And The West is History

100 years ago: “F. E. Longstreet and son, Calvin, started overland Tuesday with farm produce which they disposed of in the Durango market.” 75 years ago: “The Camera Club of Duran...

And The West is History

100 years ago: “W.E. Waybright and E.L. Thomas of New York are in town and have started to work on the Champion Mine which they have to lease and option.” 75 years ago: “C.E. “Eva...

And The West is History

100 years ago: “A man coming in off the Southern train last night while walking up Main Avenue from the depot said: ‘Well, this looks more like a town than anything I’ve seen for five weeks....
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