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And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Doctor Henkle, the Silverton dentist, was a southbound passenger on the Farmington train to pull a few New Mexican teeth.” 75 years ago: “The Western Colorado Powe...

And the West is History

100 years ago: SILVERTON – “The train at the Sunnyside Mine has been completed and the ore bins are rapidly being filled at the mills. It is expected they will be going full force within a f...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Manuelita Martinez, 17, the daughter of Romero Martinez of Perins Peak, had an almost miraculous escape from death when she was run down by a Calumet mine switch engine and d...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “The transfer of the passengers northbound on the Farmington train to the Eastern at Carbon Junction was made necessary by the destruction of the track at the point by the fal...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Mr. and Mrs. W.D. McMahon of Silverton were visitors in the city. They do not think very highly of the change that they made from the bee-yoo-tifull snow-clad streets of the ...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Miss Pollock found the gold watch which she lost two weeks ago at the doorstep, frozen in ice. After thawing it out, she found it was not injured in the least.” 75...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “W.H. Norton, of the local Ford Car Agency, returned from Aztec and Farmington to get a new order book, having filled up his old one with calls from the prosperous ranchers of...

And the West is History Monday

100 years ago: “A lot of new citizens will be made in this county, or there will be less hunting and fishing done by some persons legally, owing to the firm stand taken by County Clerk Mrs. ...

And the West is History

100 years ago: The following appeared in the classified advertisements: “For sale – 25 head of high grade white faced cattle. Inquire of J.P. Lowell, Bayfield, Colo.” 75 years ago...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Fire originating from a spark from the chimney that caught in a handful of rubbish and leaves in a gutter, burned through the eaves into the attic and damaged the house at th...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “G.E. Mead, of the Animas Valley, was in town to collect the bounty on a coyote hide that he took away from an animal prognosticating around his premises.” 75 years...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Dr. William Schumacher, the sheep inspector, left for Ignacio to see that the lambs of that section have enough to eat and a place to sleep.” 75 years ago: “If wea...
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