100 years ago Taken from SUN files of May 14, 1926 Several important tests are scheduled for drilling in the southwestern part of the state this summer. One of these will be on the Sunetha …

100 years ago Taken from SUN files of May 7, 1926 Over 400 of the R.P. Hott cattle passed through town this morning from Tiffany en route to the summer range on the Blanco. This is …

100 years ago Taken from SUN files of April 30, 1926 Mrs. Mike Askland was an arrival last evening from Chama to spend a few days here to move her household effects from her former …

100 years ago Taken from SUN files of April 23, 1926 Forest fire facts for San Juan Forest for the past five years. Total number of fires, 83 (35 of these, or 42%, were held to less …

100 years ago Taken from SUN files of April 16, 1926 County Commissioner John E. Walker came up from Arboles Monday and remained for the brief session of the board held Wednesday. All …

100 years ago Taken from SUN files of April 9, 1926 At a depth of slightly over 150 feet the G.S. Hatcher hot water well on Wednesday morning encountered a heavy flow of hot water of 135 …

100 years ago Taken from SUN files of April 2, 1926 The Hatcher hot water well has reached a depth of 132 feet and drilling will be suspended until casing has been set. Hot artesian water …

100 years ago Taken from SUN files of March 26, 1926 The drill at the Hatcher hot water well is daily pounding away and making great headway, having exceeded the 100-foot depth mark at this …

100 years ago Taken from SUN files of March 19, 1926 The roads are being dragged and worked from Pagosa to the county line, while La Plata county is doing likewise. In a few days the …

100 years ago Taken from SUN files of March 12, 1926 G.S. Hatcher this week entered into a contract with I.H. Jones for the drilling of a hot water well on the rear of the Hatcher Hdw. Co. …

100 years ago Taken from SUN files of March 5, 1926 The First National Bank of Pagosa Springs closed its doors Monday morning by orders of the board of directors and is now in the hands of …

100 years ago Taken from SUN files of February 26, 1926 The home of Feliciano Valdez at Trujillo was stricken Sunday when two children, aged five and ten years died of diphtheria. A …

100 years ago Taken from SUN files of February 19, 1926 Mrs. Laura White, who recently rented from John P. Lynn of Pawhuska, Okla., the Springs hotel, bath houses and other property in …

100 years ago Taken from SUN files of February 12, 1926 The mud is nearly all dried up and the snow is almost gone — then what? More snow or green grass? Six forest rangers of the …

100 years ago Taken from SUN files of February 5, 1926 Fire which started in the attic of the G.L. Cotton home at the east end of Hermosa street shortly after one o’clock last Saturday …

100 years ago Taken from SUN files of January 29, 1926 A.W. Baker of Allison and some associates of that neighborhood and of Denver, have formed a corporation which will take over 1200 …

100 years ago Taken from SUN files of January 22, 1926 Max Mickey returned home Saturday evening from Santa Fe, where he spent a week on business. The Mrs. Joseph Hersch stock of …

100 years ago Taken from SUN files of January 15, 1926 Brice Howard and family on Saturday moved into their new quarters recently built in the rear of their new store, the former Sparks …

100 years ago Taken from SUN files of January 8, 1926 In making a comparison of the schools in Colorado today with those of several years ago, the Denver Post’s New Year edition says, …

100 years ago Taken from SUN files of January 1, 2026 The status of the Hicks-Bartlett tragedy of last week, when Mrs. Wm. Bartlett was shot and killed at Houser’s mill by a rifle in the …