DURANGO DESPERADOES: A New Book by Local Author

Durango Desperadoes

Durango Desperadoes

Author Robert Boeder showing his new book Photo by Robert Boeder

Author Robert Boeder showing his new book Photo by Robert Boeder

When I moved to Silverton in 2002, I looked for a summer job and found one managing the Mayflower Mill self-guided tour and gift shop. Tourists going through the mill asked me questions about its operations, forcing me to learn about it so I would not have to lie to them when answering.

Many times, I walked around the mill reading the descriptions of what was happening at various locations. One of …