Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-08-01

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ami grain. The entire oxpanse
OF plain land IL csvpfcd tho year round
with nn abundance NJ gtar. The
main water supply Of the city, csppci.
ally during the try season, spriugs
from tho low hills on the west a
large canal II bsing taken from the
Casis Gpudos river IN which there
viii be- an abundance u water for eight
months OF the year.
The tract Of land ON which Dlaz IL
located, N N nm area OF 5000 acres,
aud Ia owned by the Mexican Coloni.
satioD aud Agricultural company, u
corporation formed under the laws VI
Colorado. Anyone wishing 10 locate
on tile lands of ibis company, either at
Diaz, JuafC1Or Parhuco, should obtain
q recommend from his Bishop. Pre-.
scouting this recommend TO Manager
A. Il. Mcdonald, Assistant Secretary
Henry l.. Eyrlng, both Of Juaruz, or
Bishop William Derby johnson, Jr.,
OF Dlaz, now ut Drmlng, he will re.
Criyo u certificate admitting him to all
the privileges OF colonlst under the
cOmpany'e regulation. At either one
u these settlements, cDloniet will bo
given city lot and, Il desired, piece
u farming land, without price. lie
will, however, be required 10 pay
nominal rental, 40 that the title 10 the
land VIII not pass TO him by pfescrlp.
ton. 80 long NJ settler complies
with the rules OF the company, the lot
or land deed by him will rumain In his
hands exclusively, but II those rulos
are transgf,ased, ho will be paid fair
price, 70 he determined by arbitration,
for his mgrovements, and will be 70.
quircd 10 yacatc tho premises. The
manner VI holding lands adopted Wy
the company under the laws VI Mex.
leo may seem strange 10 SOME; but, II
tho matter " well UndcrstOod, Il VIII
be found 10 AFFORD greater advantages,
socially aud politically than any other.
Besides this, a poor man without
means 10 buy lot and land eau have
an abiding place her. with all tho nd.
vanlages Of his Weather neighbor.
Elder a. u. Mcdonald, manager OF tho
company, permits your correspondent
60 say that he viii bo pleased 10 answer
any correspondence relating to the
company lands or their rules.
Diaz Is thrifty, we'll arranged set.
Element OF one thousand Inhabitants,
aud has fituro Of great promise.
The next Mormon" fet,lumaut In
order IL Dublan, lixty mlles directly
south from DIaz Ia tho valley " the
Casan Gandos, i've miles north OF the
old Mexican town Of that name. The
plain here II az level on at Diaa and
about twenty miles Wide, gradually
widening 10 the north untii nj Cor
ralit0s, twen,y.suven miles north, 1t
attains u width Ui little lees Than
seventy miles. Tho whole plain IL
covered hcreabDuls with grass or sweet
clover tho year through. Here again
a. land belonging 10 Hon. john W q.
Young, Of fertility unsurpassed any
where. From here north To the inter
national line, distance OF one han.
drcd and fifteen miles, Dir. Young hns
q total area ofland nygrgnting 9, 900. 00O
Acr.s upon v nicl colOulstH nru invited
10 make homes. To those who settle
on these lands, either ut Dublau
81 PalOnlua, or on the Bpca
Grando tract, north Of Diaz,
extraordinary privileges viii be
given by tho government, aud title
" the laid may be acquired by the in
diyidunl. Due notice % the opening
of these lands 10 purchase Will pro.
badly appear soon by Mr.. Young's
agent. Bishop William Derby John.
son, Jr., now ut DeminF, New Mexico.
Permission is given your correspond.
cnt 10 say that Mr. johnson will bc
pleased % give information regarding
Mexico, tho railway or tho purchase Of
lands.
There are now about three hundred
aud seyonty.iive souls at Dublan. The
place gives promise Of being the great.
est grain producing district IN this re-
gion. Cotton eau be raised nj Dublau,
aud sweet potatoes, grapes and all
seml.tropical fruits grow prodlgiously,
Water for Irrigation N obtained the
year round ON tho old Mexican claims
next 10 the river, many OF which have
boon bought by the "Mormons;" aud
by using the ancient Aztec canals and
reservoirs, ruins Of which arc scattered
over the country here, water enough
can bo obtained to bring this entire re-
giou under cultivation. Duhlan Ia In
the midst Of n rich mineral district.
Junrcz, the next "Mormon" settle
ment, IN located In tho western foothills
Of tho Sierra Mndrc mountalDp, about
fifteen miles southwest nom Dublan,
aud has u population OF about slx
hundred aud tifty souls. The area Of
land owned by the Mexican Colonial
tlon and Agricultural company about
Juaroz N about 4O,i00 acrcs, but little
Of II can be- cultivated owing 10 the
closeness OF the hills 10 the river In this
vicinity. The settlement has about
reached the limit OF the population II
eau support already, unless the i'm.
nense water power afforded by the fall
OF the river shall be utilized In cotton
OF wooden manufacturing.
Probably not less than six hundred
and flny souls live at and near Pacheco,
tho southern settlement Of Lhtter-day
Saints In Mexico ut present. This place
Is situated In the COrrales baaln, nj
one time tho stronghold and rsllying
point Of Geronimo, tho leader oi
the Apaches In tho late border war.
Located In the tops Of the mountains,
Pacheco has about the same mean
annual temperature M Utah, without,
however, the extremes OF heat and
cold, the climate here being about the
same throughout the year. Pacheco
Inns too cold climate for the raising OF
any but the hardest Of fruits or grains;
but, In the way Of stock raising anu
timber, Its resources are unbounded.
With these points Ia mind n colonist
may be able TO determine where to
locate,
On entering Mexico, colonlst Il
permitted 10 take In free Of duty, a
team, wagon, household goods, provi.
sions, machinery and three COWS. II
QUE has moro than this In moving, n
son over fifteen years OF age, or n
woman Of n family, may have u separ-
ate list ~ colonlst. Ssttlers usually
buy their flour and groceries at DEM
Ing, but any kind OF meat Is cheaper