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 degrees, which corresponds to the similar flow and depth struck in the Montroy well nearby some time ago.
The same evening, owing to the rise and fall of the pressure caused by the Hatcher well, the top casing of the Arlington well burst, the water therefrom thereupon seeping through the ground in numerous places adjoining.
As a result, the Arlington well will be re-cased as early as possible, the present casing now being in place for 20 years. Drilling in the Hatcher well will continue until the lower pool of hot water is struck.
The engine of the local flyer was derailed Tuesday morning in Hall’s canon below Dyke while making the regular run to Pagosa Junction. It was necessary to send to Chama for the wrecker, and it was early the next morning before the train returned to Pagosa Springs after making the round trip to the Junction.
Taken from SUN files of
April 13, 1951
The Pagosa Springs Volunteer Fire department announced the first of the week that the Horne Bros. Circus, scheduled to play here last week will not appear. The circus outfit discovered they could not make Wolf Creek Pass and will return to the Basin at a later date via another route. The firemen have, however, canceled the future show date.
All of those who purchased advance tickets from any member of the fire department or at any of the local business houses will be refunded the money upon presentation of the ticket purchased. If the person from who the ticket was purchased does not contact you soon, purchasers of tickets should contact Dick DeVore, fire chief.
As a result of recent legislation by the state legislature School District 50 Joint will find itself again electing a complete school board in less than two years. This time the five members of the board must be elected with one coming from each of five new voting districts. All members now on the board will be eligible for re-election if they desire to make the race.
Taken from SUN files of
April 8, 1976
There is some free timber on Reservoir Hill for local residents. This is in the form of trees that have been thinned and is suitable for fence poles, and similar uses. There is no charge for it and anyone desiring more information may contact Dan Peters at the U.S. Forest Service.
The Town Board has also voted to have a controlled burn on Reservoir Hill. This controlled burn will create considerable smoke but the burn will be controlled at all times.
Controlled burning will get rid of the limbs and debris from the trimming, also some underbrush, and will substantially reduce fire danger on Reservoir Hill, the board said. In addition it will improve forage for wild animals and birds.
Recent experiments have demonstrated that not only is a controlled burn less expensive than any other method of clearing away slash, but that it is also more efficient. In early days in this area natural wildfires took care of such problems and where there were none, Indians and early day settlers burned the underbrush to make better grazing.
Taken from SUN files of
April 12, 2001
Another face lift is scheduled for the Lower Blanco River, thanks to a $250,000 grant from the Environmental Protection Agency.
Backers of the river restoration project anticipate spending about $487,000 on the project. The total includes the EPA grant plus contributions, according to Jerry Curtis, a member of the San Juan Conservation District Board of Directors and a director for the Lower Blanco Property Owner’s Association.
The basis for the restoration work is a diminished flow of water in the river caused by the San Juan-Chama Water Diversion Project. That project takes water from the Blanco and Navajo rivers in Colorado and pipes it under the Continental Divide into New Mexico’s Chama River. Ultimately the diverted water is used in the central valley of the Rio Grande in New Mexico to satisfy a part of that state’s entitlement under the Colorado River Compact.
Because of less water in the Blanco, river dynamics changed and water temperatures rose creating conditions not conducive to life for native fish and other biological components of the river system.
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