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

The subject Of "Mormon" COLOMBIA.
ton IN Mexico has been treated on 30
extensively by the press Of the country
that II will probably be no, out Of place
20 refer 10 It again In these columns.
That some ofour people have taken up
their abode In the Mexican republic IL
pretty well known. That more. will
probably join them may naturally be
expected. hut that there IL any lntcn.
tion of yacating Utah Tor the benefit
Of persou- who, n they had the courage
and the power, would drive Us fron-
our possessions that they might enjoy
the fruits Of our labors, 10 a l.igc and
ludlcroaa mistake.
Apfopos % this subject, the New
York G'obs which usually contains an
"interylow on current questions with
SOME porson Of prominence, has one
with Mr.. w. y. Johnson IT,,
who b welliufotmcd az TO the
condition of those portions Of
Mexico where our people rcsldc,
aud as that paper Ia reliable and
does not descend TO the usual tactics Of
the common "intorviower," we repro
duee tho account, which contains
much valuable information. II Is Rs
followG
Colonization IN Mexiro l. attracting
publlc attention Just 1t present, and the
work ~ the MCLEAN Colonization and
Agricultural Company, which began siN
years ago, Is assuming such q shape that
success In IT. enterprise Is an assured tact.
situated In one Of rhc proilics, .iots oi
Mexico arc tho four colonies. The natur-
al advantages Of the place arc many,
aiordlng, as they do, all the means for
comfortable homes and snug fortunes.
W. Derby johnson, IT., who " person.
nlly in charge Of one Of the colonies,
"Culonia plas' by name, has recently
come from the South and talked freely
with a representative OF the Gi0be about
the country.
eve have four colonies IN Mexico
said Mr.. johnson. "rhe largest two are
'Colonla dag and 'Colonla Juaros.'
They arc situated In northwestern Chi
huahua. Tho former il named amer
President Dlaz. Tho lattor gets it, name
from Bonito Jutrcz, the Washington Of
Mexico. Both arc on the Casas 0randes
River, the latter about seventy miles
south Of tho former. The other settle
menls are Pacheoo aud Francisco. They
are situated west aud east Of Juarcr, Tho
inhabitants number about 1000, and nra
principally Americans. II Is an excel.
lent agricultural country, and tho graz.
Ing Is the finest In the world. The facll-
tiles for raising fruit, we consider equal,
II not better, than California, because the
climate IL moro even. There II an abund-
anco Of water, native springs existing In
such great volume on tho plateau, that
water force sufficient to operate mills
now In existence, aud other factories
which may hereafter DO established, Is
afforded.
"rho valleys In which tho colonies are
situated arc covered with q carpet Of
the finest indigenous grasses known In
America, viz; mesquite, curly mesquite,
aud black, red and white grama. ON
these grasses many thousands of cattle
can DO herdod. The feod cannot DO OK
cellod, and II q superior breed NJ critic
were introduced the herd, In this section
would he superior In Size and weight to
any cattle known to the West. one very
peculiar feature In cattle aud sheep rails
ing Ia this part Of Moxlco Is tho fact that
the iattening process OF the hori. begins
at the inception Of the winter aud con
tinues until the Rainy season, which usu.
ally occurs nom June 10 September. Al
present, when search for fat cattle Is
mado during tho winter II IL usually
made ou tho eastern slope OF the groa,
siorm Madre Range. Tho advantage OF
stock raising hero is, that whero further
east, In the winter, the grasses have lost
iber strength and nutrilousuo.s, tho
gra'so. OFT tho Sierra Malre contain tho
most desirable huoulug qualities. A.
,his timo " tho year boot cattle on this
range, although Of interior breed, will
compare fiyoably with tho ooru.fsl
cattle u Kansas, Nebraska and othsr
eastern 3oumos Of supply
"Iu the mountains there IL Gu abuni.