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And the West is History

100 years ago: “Shipments of baled hay, dressed pork and beef are very heavy from Oxford just now. Some station shelter badly needed.” 75 years ago: “Business in Durango is boomin...

DATE: Dec 12, 2013 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “W. B. Bond, of the lower Animas Valley, drove in to buy supplies and see what Santa Claus had for sale.” 75 years ago: An advertisement for La Plata Motor Inc. rea...

DATE: Dec 11, 2013 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: Trimble Springs – “More seats have been added to the Waterfall school as there was not room to accommodate the number of scholars.” 75 years ago: “Animas City, prac...

DATE: Dec 10, 2013 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: CORTEZ– “Chief Ignacio of the Southern Utes, embracing the Moache, Capote and Weminuche tribes, died at Navajo Springs from old age. The dead chief was about 85 years of age.”...

DATE: Dec 8, 2013 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “A snowslide that ran from three directions completely destroyed the powder house, engine house, and part of the compressor machinery at the Davy-Pourtales Mine operating comp...

DATE: Dec 7, 2013 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: SILVERTON – “Manger Joe Terry has begun active work toward rebuilding the buildings recently burned at the Sunnyside Mine. Regardless of the storm he was busy in an effort to ...

DATE: Dec 7, 2013 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “According to the report of the librarian, Hattie Fay, for November 788 books were circulated at the Durango public library during that month, 988 persons used the reading roo...

DATE: Dec 6, 2013 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “John B. Orella, of Silverton, came down and took a room at the Strater with a bath. Sent down word especially about it, too.” 75 years ago: “For about three weeks ...

DATE: Dec 5, 2013 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Graden company is now curing pork loins in a way that renders ham somewhat doubtful, their boneless cased pork all ready to slice and fry is something new to Durango.” ...

DATE: Dec 4, 2013 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Silverton was hard hit by the Sunnyside fire, loss in the lay off of men is greater than will occur from absence of ore shipments. Rebuilding at this season of the year is ex...

DATE: Dec 3, 2013 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “In regular session the city commissioners passed the appropriation ordinance for the year 1914, totalling $71,230 for distribution among the various departments of the city. ...

DATE: Dec 2, 2013 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: SILVERTON – “Fire originating from an unknown source destroyed the tramway, terminals, ore bins, ore houses, stables and all buildings at Sunnyside Mine, north of this place, ...

DATE: Nov 30, 2013 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

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