And the West is History

100 years ago: “Sam Shoemaker, formerly superintendent of Mesa Verde Park, who returned from a trip of several months in California, came down from a visit to Mancos. He says the talk about ...

DATE: Aug 2, 2014 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “L. S. Lively, telegraph operator at the depot, with Mrs. Lively and the baby left for Pagosa Springs and will spend a week camping in the hills.” 75 years ago: “A ...

DATE: Aug 2, 2014 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Prof. William Shaffer, of the Antler’s Cafe, was a returning passenger on the Southern train from Hesperus, where he went to see which way the wind was blowing.” 7...

DATE: Jul 31, 2014 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “S. J. Burris Jr. of Pueblo, a stockholder in the Lucky Four Gold Mining Company, arrived in the city on the Eastern enroute to the mine to take a look in at the $30,000 ore r...

DATE: Jul 30, 2014 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Miss Mabel Johnson, who has been nursing at the Miners’ Hospital in Silverton while some of the regular nurses went off on a vacation, came down on her way to her home in Lig...

DATE: Jul 28, 2014 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Objections to the city commissioners going ahead with the laying of the proposed new pipe line until a competent hydraulic engineer had gone over the work and given an estima...

DATE: Jul 28, 2014 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “An election will be called by the city commissioners to be held for the voters to decide whether or not they want to adopt the two initiated ordinances regulating pool and bi...

DATE: Jul 27, 2014 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “An extensive revival of mining operations in the La Platas by the Tirbircio Gold Mining Co., owner of the Bonny Girl mine, is promised by William P. O’Toole, of Boston, presi...

DATE: Jul 26, 2014 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: An advertisement read: “Gasoline – in quantities from one gallon up, 24 cents per gallon. Jarvis Garage.” 75 years ago: “Members of the Reservoir Hill CCC camp abov...

DATE: Jul 25, 2014 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Fred Kroeger came to Durango from the Animas Valley to see Dr. Dowis and get treatment for his eye, in which a piece of steel had taken up an abiding place. The chip of metal...

DATE: Jul 23, 2014 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Casey Gibbs hopped off the Eastern when it pulled into Jim Brown’s depot and remarked that the Denver Elks’ jubilee was some work but nothing like one can find on Main Avenue...

DATE: Jul 23, 2014 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: The following appeared in the classified advertisements: “Horse fanciers. The beautiful Stallion Electron imported from Oldenburg, Germany, will make the stand for the season ...

DATE: Jul 22, 2014 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

Photos: Local girls high school wrestling at La Plata TriDurango girls wrestling went 2-0 to win Tri on Thursday night at Bayfield

Durango girls wrestling went 2-0 to win Tri on Thursday night at Bayfield

Photos: Fort Lewis College women’s and men’s basketball take on Westminster UniversityBoth Skyhawks teams were victorious on Saturday afternoon

Both Skyhawks teams were victorious on Saturday afternoon

Photos: An afternoon in 2004 with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell as he works on Capitol HillDurango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

Durango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

Photos and video: ICE protests return to DurangoAbout a dozen protesters tried to block federal agents from leaving with a detainee on Thursday