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And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: Mr. Wells Pollock was a visitor in Durango and would return to his home by train the following Saturday. 75 years ago: Richard Evans returned to Shiprock aft...

And the West is History

100 years ago: A public notice was printed that said there wasn’t a merchant in Durango that didn’t “look to the press to boost the resources of this community.” 75 years a...

And the West is HIstory

100 years ago: Two men from New York were in Durango to start work on the Champion Mine. 75 years ago: The San Juan Basin League Basketball Tournament in Durango continued ...

And the West is History

100 years ago: A bull elk that wandered down from the mountains after a winter storm hit the Animas Valley was found almost starved to death near Durango. The chance that the animal woul...

And the West is History

100 years ago: The “House public lands committee” authorized Congressman Edward T. Taylor to make a “report upon his bill to correct title to Durango city reservoir and drainage basin.” ...

And the West is History

75 years ago: The Dolores Cowboys lost a chance to win the San Juan Basin League basketball title at Smiley High gym, after “a smooth clicking Durango team” won, 30-21. 50 ...

And the West is History

100 years ago: The Durango Exchange received a letter from Congressman Edward T. Taylor that said he had prepared a bill for presentation, a new proposition, that related to the Durango-...

And the West is History

100 years ago: Updates were being done to the federal building that housed the U.S. district court, land office, forest service office, postal inspectors, postmasters and post office. ...

And the West is History

100 years ago: Durango residents exhibited difficulty paying January bills because of expenses from the holiday season. 75 years ago: La Plata Electric Association propose...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Starving rodents” were “ruining fruit trees” along the Florida River near Allison and in Montezuma Valley, where snow was 3 to 5 feet deep. Rabbits reportedly were climbi...

And the West is History

100 years ago: The Denver & Rio Grande train on the Silverton branch, which went up Animas Canyon, was stopped by a dead buck deer on the tracks that looked like it was killed by a mount...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Just 250 feet of ice, between 4 and 5 feet thick,” on the Rio Grande between Durango and Silverton, was removed to clear the rails for travel. 75 years ago:...
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