Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-08-08
lN THE CHA VALLEY.


rhe most ready and convenient
means Of transit from the Southern
pacific railway to the ella Valley,
where "A number OF ilourishlng settle
men,a Of l.atlor-day Saints are to be
found, il by woll equipped stage line
owned and operated by President o.
Layton. a ride OF forty miles from
bowie station, which Is accomplished
IN about seven hours, takes one TO Sol
oasnvllle, the county seat Of Graham
Co.. whore 1. Il. solomon comes very
near being monarch Of oil he surveys.
Eight years ago this man, who Is n
,htcwd, calculating, but unosten'a-
ilous jew, arrived In this valley from
Tucson with small stock Of goods
which he had purchased on credit
not having tho means to pny
for them. lie located hero where
he could tap the emigration
which was then flowing TO the
valley, located upon what land he
could aud began TO purchase other
lands from the few Mexican settlers
who resided here, and whose language
no could speak IA well rs his own.
ny extending credit 10 the natives he
soon had them under obligations TO
hmas poems and by knowing how to
manipulate them TO advantage got good
efyioc out Of them In culvivating his
hhi, which yielded well and the pro-
esd nf which sold at fabulous prices
IN the surrounding mining camps aud
military posts. Hcoxtended his landed
pas.cssion. and entered Into the stock
nising business, being located In the
centre u an extensive grazing region,
and, ~ a result Of his shrewd manage
mcnt Is today immensely rich, being
the ow nar Of almost tine entire town
and valley for several miles Ia extent
and u numberless cattle besides NOR.
ehandisu and other property, all nc
eumulatcd within eight years.
About four miles below Solomon.
yillc tho Layton ward, the first OF the
settlements Of tho saints, commences,
and then follow Ia succession, but moro
o. les widely scattered, and occupy
Ing land on both sides Of the river,
clear across the wido valley and for
about fifteen miles Of II. length, tho
oihen known ns Stafford, Graham,
Thatcher, Central, Pima, Matthew's
and Curtis. visited all except Ora.
ham and found the Saints In possession
Of an abundance OF good lnnd-more
than they can cultivate 10 advantage,
some very well and all fairly we'll
supplied with water. able TO raise good
cfols of nearly ali kinds " grain, rnit
aud vegetables, and with a ready
market ami good prices for all they can
produce.
Two crops year, that IN, one OF
small grain and one OF corn, potatoes
or iquash, are easily produced and
found 10 he better Tor the land, M well
a. for appearance, than allowing II "a
llc idlr and produce weeds, Es 1t will
spontaneously, almost az high ae trees,
alter one crop has been harvested. II
an abund,ncr OF weeds IN nh indica.
Ton u the strength OF soil, and II Is
generally accepted, the ella valley
must be rich region. And nobody
could doubt this who would see, as
did, IN President LaytOn's field In
B Thatcher corn eight feet high aud not
YET In tassel, aud liombardy poplar
uees which, four years after being
Planted rs mere twigs, measured fully
eight Inches through ut the butt. In
~ my travels have seen no better
chance for lucrative farming and gard
enlng than in the ella valley.
., Ia view OF the possibilities In this
me was greatly surprised Mt so great
aPIoportlon Of the people dev0tlng their
ume and means to freifbtlng 10 the
Neglect Of their farms, gardens aud
families, aud Mt rates which would moi
pay them nearly 40 well M u rule ~
enltivhting their land would. | was
reminded Of what President Young
used TO tell the Saints In Utah In early
aasyt, when freighting by teams "a
Monlhna was common, that those wh0
would stay nj home and cultivate thelI
Arlnr, Improve their homes aud look
inter lh.iriamilios would lie the gain,
.h IN the long run both Ia property
an morals over their fellows who tool
70 we fnnd and were dn2zlud by the
prospective profits ON freighting. The
nun OF tubs has been exempllilod Ia
numerous Instances.
liiefe ID room IA the Gila valley fol
mgny more settlers. Many OF tn,
sAlhls NOW here have more land than
uley can cultivate 20 advantage
NV other land can either be 10.
.l'eu upon under tue homestead OF
Ms"mpuon law on purchased At reaRon
spo raieHfiom those who have obtained
rienl thereon, aud the mining cams
mmtlIy pofls anu Indian reservation,
sHleh took to this valley nz the SQUIRE,
lsupply In the lines Of provision and
image insure a permanent and profit
here. '''' ~ '"''N'
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