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And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “John Sponsel left for his home in the Thompson’s Park country, his rig being the center of the admiring gaze of quite a few people.” 75 years ago: “A prospector wh...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Traveling engineer James W. Hopper was an arrival coming over to see that the boys don’t use too much coal or toot their whistles when they should open their throttles.” ...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Grant Sanders is back on the job as conductor of the Southern passenger between Durango and Telluride, after a month’s rest. Forest White, who had been ‘subbing’ for him, wil...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Mildred Smith and her brother Herold, the children of Conductor Smith of the Rio Grande, came in accompanied by Norman Dempster, a young friend, from Decatur, Ill. The young ...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “T.C. Graden received a fine box of mixed fruit, parcel post, from George Alleen – the shipment lasted quick.” 75 years ago: “Excavation for the east abutment of th...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “‘Balsey’ Kern came in from his ranch – been shaking the sunflower seed off so as to insure a good yield next year. ‘Balsey’ is starting a goat ranch.” 75 years ago...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Charles E. Herr and family depart tomorrow for San Diego, Calif., where in the future they will spend their winters – we shall miss them, yet envy them.” 75 years ...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Durango is dividing up between the Mountain Rundalet gold, silver, copper strikes on the Upper Pine River about four miles south of Cave Basin, and the ‘sheep herders’ find o...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Recent discoveries contiguous to the Needle Mountain Mining District on the Pine River about four miles from Cave Basin are attracting prospectors from all directions. This s...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Herbert Taylor, the well-known supervisor of bridges and buildings on this division of the Rio Grande, came in last night to see what was needed in this end of the earth.” ...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Mr. and Mrs. F.R. Graham returned from an extended tour through the East and Canada. Their trip covered a period of about four months, and they took in everything from a Syna...

The West is History

100 years ago: A classified wanted advertisement read: “Wanted – information as to death of Leonard E. Johnson, miner, who died in this vicinity about May or June 1887. Any person knowing ab...
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