Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-01-14

ance Of timber, Including pines, varying
from two to four feot IN diameter, walnut
aud several specie. Of Ssh aud oas
peculiar TO tho climate. Thus building
material In easily obtained.
at Is G living proof which may be
seen by any visitor today, that the Nor
mon settlements Of DIaz and Juarcz have
demonstrated that. with the improved
implements o. agriculture and the per.
sitient Industry Of the coionisis, crops Of
corn and other small grains, fruits aud
vegetables, are beyond preconco'vcd IDEAS
OF the native inhabitants. 50 that there
is no question that with the gins that
nature has bestowed upon this country,
hitherto unknown, The reward for labor
issroator than In any other section Of the
continent.
"should a svs,em Of dams and roserv-
oirs be established on the Casas Grauios
River, which is sufo to follow the settle
mont Of these valleys, there will be many
Thousands o. acres NJ as fortile land a.
can bo found on tho continent brought
into state OF the highest cultivation
through the energy, skill aud industry
u these people. Draw the comparison
for example, bctwcon the country lying
In The basin OF Salt Lake and that Of the
valley Of the Caga- Gmndes River, and u
will be seen thu. tho advantage IN fayor
OF the latter for permanent homes and a
ricb and iucaiculablc return Tor labor Is
far superior
ut must 10 borne he mind At The same
timc that this valley, according to the
many reports Of tho most distinguished
experts, Is bordcrcd on either side, In the
mountain .angcs, By lnnumonblo mincs
OF gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc aud
other valuable minerals. In order that
tho public may understand rs to why
these mineral wcslths have not heretofore
been understood or realized, II is sum.
client To say that the entire range u the
Sierra Madre has bcon Tor the last two
centuries, until within the padtwo years,
occupied entirely by d pcr,ccuicd race Of
Indians made hostile to every ciyillsa.
ton, by tho way In which they have been
treated, and bcuce tbs section u the
country may be said In FAC. to be a terra
iHcOgpGu.
"Along the line OF the proposed rail-
way, ut the base Of the Sierra Madrc and
from the Rio Grandc River, there are
dumps OF raiuso ores amounting to sew
oral million tons, which, according to the
opinion Of experts, will range In value
from o. 10 $50 per ton. Assuming as q
proof Of this fact, In tho mining opora.
tions OF tho Corralitos Company In the
most prosperous mining section Of that
district, all orcs extracted from their
mincl which do not pay at le,r s1s per
ton 20 iulo tho dumps and refuse accu.
mnlaicd for tho past seventy years.
"rhis Is a specimen only Of various
mining enterprises In operation Ia that
section for many year, past. For In
siaacc, under tho crude method Of min,
ing ~ ppctlccd Il now cost, that com-
pany at least sj).O0H ton 10 extract IA,
ores nom tho miusli sl2en per- ton FOR 4
/ long wagon haul 10 tho nearest railroad
depot, aud 800 per ton for railroad trans
portaiion from that point, san Jose, &c
III Paso, Texas, where tho ores ar,
treated at tho largo smelling works Their
At a cost Of sl6.oO pr ton. These itemi
do not include commissions. custom
house dues, duty on load, a. has nov
been ordered w tho Treasury Depart.
mont oftho United Satcs, aud various
other charges. Il will thu, bc seen that
any oros oxtrac'cd irom those mine,
ranging In value below sji0j arc inox-
portable aud therefore east Into the
dump, or the aggregate ofrofuso oro,.
"rhc country Is opon Tor settlement to
every class. II il not confined to Nor.
mons. In fact thgre Is neither Intention
nor possibility OF introducing the prac.
lice u polymmy In Mexico. That
i u, impossible under Mexican laws q,
under those OF the United States. BE.
slides, the proclamation OF President
| Woodruff disposed OF tho question
finally la oh tho Mormon settlements by
requiring obedience to tho laws Of IN,
land on the subject. The colonists will
be subject To Mcxican laws. our town.
arc laid out In blocks twenty-seycn rod,
square, and are divided into four lots, "a
that each sc.tlor eau have ono on a cor.
nor. Tho streets arc six rod, wide and
give ample accommodation Tor all kind,
oftrayol. in the principal colonies about
5000 fruit trees aud nearly 20j,O 900 vine,
besides q great many ornamental trees
and shrubs have boon planted. Each
town has a public square, and In Dlaz
and juare1 we have two academic, and
graded schools, In which both English