Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-07-18
LETTER FROM NEW MEXICO.


ATer tctlnk fHlhtuNtr VI tNittrlNt
labor, perseverance, self.sacriilce, faith
aud patience continued for years In
come Of the settlements Of Arizona
with very little material return there.
for, It was very refreshing to visit
Hpringervillc, thlrty.fivo miles SOUTH
east Of II. Johns, ami Hnd the Saints
there meeting with all the encourage.
ment they could reasonably ask for In
establishing new homes. Quite n set.
Element Of Mexlcaus and non."Alor-
mon" white men was established In
what l. known ~ Round Valley he.
fore any Of the Saints gained n foot.
hold there, aud for some years after the
latter settled In the valley they
made no effort to establish
new town, but located IN
the irregularly shaped Mexican village
in the lower end Of tn. valley,
rather unsighlly place Of abode. At
tho suggestion Of Apostle Erastus
Snow, who, during the later years Of
his lfo took such n lively interest In
the settling Of Arizona, aud to whose
wisdom Ia largely due the prosperity
which now attends the Saints In this
land, they were at length Induced to
secure n large amount OF land Va the
upper end Of the valley which was
open TO entry and bcsidcs being Of the
very choicest kind for agricultural
purposes was also much better situated
for a townsitc than where the old
settlement was located. Under his
direction also Brother Geo. II. Crosby,
with whose ability rs a Bishop lao had
been familiar In Southern Utah, where
he served In that capacity for eight
years each In Hebron and Leeds, was
selected TO pru.lde. IL was happy
selection. Tho Crosby family ARE all
WORKERS, from the grsndsire, Brother
Jesse w. Crosby, now Of Overton,
New, down 10 the youngest grantchild
who IA nhle IN handle n tool or drive u
team, an a none among them are more
interchangeable than Geo. II. Disaster In
the shape Of fire has visited him three
timer, twice In Utah aud once Ia Ari-
1onn, aud destroyed much OF his hard
Earned substance, but these have only
served m temporary bauksots 10 hts
prosperity, aud never wholly dis.
couraged him. Such industry ald
perseverance, ~ HE, combined with
natural intelligence and the wis
dom which experience has brought
10 him nre sure 10 succeed and his
flusnclal prospects are brighter today
than they ever have been. The nom.
hers OF the ward Of Springcrvillc seem
Possessed, too, OF the rame cntcrprlslug
spirit, due IN some degree doubtless 10
his example and influence, and they
are accomplishing wonders IN the way
Of fencing building, making water
bitches and cultlvating the soil, aud
receiving encouragement therein by
raising good crops. This IA the granary
Of this part OF Arizona, and offers bet
ter facilities 10 the farmer than any
place have seen since entering tho
territory. When the additional canals
and reservoirs which are projected shall
have been constructed several thousand
acres Of excellent land now unclaimed
will bo opened for settlement aud
hundreds OF Saints In addition 10 those
already there can then make homes ~
5pringorylllc. The most oXtensiN
David X ITdall and his brother Jos,nh
who Inv. gl0 ncrra on land in I'M.
plec,. nnI ar, this wear oultiyating
inwnris OF 400 acree OF n. They also
hnyo nm excellent grlst mill. fitt.i an
with the latest Imrroyed roller nrncrs,
machinery ON their properiy. which
,ioes m. c,l,ton rrIndinr for Nnirioso.
AInln, mud Heber. sitlatsI higher M,
ia tho maintains. M we'll ma fnr tho In.
hahItnnts of ils vicinity.
The citizens OF 81. Johns also expect
10 increase their water supply and ma.
terlalIy extend The area on c,iltIyatabl,
land by building reseryoIrs. for which
they have somo excellent sitcs an, of
which visited ON my wny down
from SprlpueryIlle, and which. when
the dam, now partially built, shall be
oompleteI. will coyor nearly g1l1
ncTes 10 dep,h varying from
two IN tweniy feet Fran thIs re..r.
Volr and others sItunted lower dawn
M. alrenm. water can be cony.yoI 10
the hiehest messas In tie valley.
Similar ndyantag,s are EXPECTED 10 i,
pnined In MANY OF the settlements Of
Altoona Inv Tho oonslructInn of ro..r.
Voirs. and efforts towntd their ,stnb.
lIshmeni hay, already oommenceI mr.
arn about in Ia, In Si;owInw Concho
.nd o,Isr ,Jao,a ,,'.s W., ,i,nI.,i,,
pleased 10 lind RIshop q. [. Kompe II
,'oncho prosp.rinc as n m.rchant and
oninying IN, con nd,nc. md naironnu,.
am, M,xicans nv ,v,.Il ~ mo uhIin
ueople who reside IN his neighi,orhood