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And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Dr. William Schumacher, the sheep inspector, returned from Pagosa Junction, where he has been inspecting flocks being driven from New Mexico into the state for the summer gra...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Taken, it is thought with cramps, Ernest Olzer, 27, an Austrian employed at the Calumet mine, was drowned in 8 feet of water in the mine reservoir, Olzer had been swimming in...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “After a part of the night spent in the city jail, following their arrest in a rooming house, a young girl and a resort piano player were taken from a rooming house after repe...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “A.B. Slade brought a load of wool in from his Breen ranch for shipment to outside markets, and took home a return load of merchandise.” 75 years ago: “Voting in th...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Ed Fiant, mining operator in the Silverton district, left home with a bunch of 23 pack animals brought the day before from Dolores where they were wintered. Fiant says he exp...

And the West is History

100 years ago: A classified advertisement read: “Furnished Rooms – $8 per month. Steam heat, free bath, electric light, telephone. All outside rooms. La Plata Rooming House, 10th and Main St...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “John Sponsel, of North Durango is preparing to move his family and household goods to Thompson’s Park, where he will make his home on his ranch.” 75 years ago: “Mr...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “W. H. Lockwood has a Cave Basin bee in his bonnet and while he has left to chase the bee Mrs. Lockwood is domiciled at the Strater Hotel at Durango.” 75 years ago:...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “William Craig, the Cedar Hill merchant, returned to the thriving community after spending the night here developing on paper a bonanza in the Cave Basin district, which he pr...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “G. F. Snyder, principal at Fort Lewis Agricultural School and President C. A. Lory left for Fort Lewis where the commencement exercises will be held.” 75 years ago...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Theodore Nulton left for the Cave Basin District via the Florida station and Vallecito, to wait at the latter place until trails are broken into the new camp.” 75 ...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Fifty teams and 75 men worked all day on the eight miles of road between Ignacio and Bayfield. ... The road workers propose next to take up the road from Bayfield to the Colu...
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