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And the West is History

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....

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Wells Pollock was a visitor at the Miller home Friday, attending the Valentine’s entertainment and box supper, returning to Durango Saturday on the train.” 75 year...

And The West is History

100 years ago: “There isn’t a merchant in Durango but what looks to the press to boost the resources of this community.” 75 years ago: “Some unusually fine pictures of wild turkey...

And The West is History

100 years ago: “The big bull elk which wandered down from the mountains, driven by the recent great storm into the Animas Valley, and was found almost starved to death a couple of weeks ago,...

And The West is History

100 years ago: “The Ignacio Commercial Club met Friday night at Aspass Hall with a dozen members present.” 75 years ago: “After a winter lull that found business with them rather ...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Early Sunday morning pack trains from Ouray arrived at Silverton, carrying urgent food necessities and relieved the shortage that was caused by the blockade.” 75 y...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Durango seems to have its share of people who can’t pay their January bills, owing to their recent expense for Christmas gifts, and it happens to be the same bunch who couldn...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “St. Valentine’s bazaar was the big city attraction last evening.” 75 years ago: “Three planes bearing the insignia of the U.S. Air Service roared across the sky ov...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Durango can take care of the very largest beet sugar factory in the West.” 25 years ago: “Gary Toothaker, now superintendent for the 6,700-student Independent Scho...

And The West is History

75 years ago: “Durango De Molays paced by Bud Mason, who went on a scoring spree at Ignacio against the Indian school last night, won 31-22.” 50 years ago: “Three Fort Lewis Colle...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “The Durango Herald, which has been owned and edited by George N. Raymond and S. W. Raymond, brothers, for the last 30 years, has been sold to J. H. McDewitt, Jr., according t...
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