Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-09-07

Delicia was eHstefiy. now turn
: directly north, following the Sonon
river most Of the time. This runs aouti
ana southwest. That night we werl
favored with a visit from Egnauio Pes
coira. 1 think he Is the Oldest sou o
tbs General. Next day weleit the rlvel
aud kept nearly north, passing sinai
iarms all day until about pm. w,
then opened out ON 10 n higher plateau
Thus far the country outside OF the oul
uVated fields was utt rly worthless,
though the entire surface, hillside and
all was covered with mn underbrush
which Is nottho case here where oui
people dwell, MS our mountains around
US IN Dlaz are entirely bare. At the
loot OF this higher plateau was an ex.
cellent farm aud well tended, Beautiful
corn, very large and tasty melons, with
plenty OF grass anu timber along the
narrow valley, which extends six miles
10 the Hacienda headquarters, ~ II II
called here. Along this valley grown
timber OF an Immense height. Cot.
tonwood trees are grown here 100 feel
high, the trunk measuring sixty feel
without n limb; ash In abundance, 100
feet. The mulberry and peach can Rlsc
DO found along this stream. Oaks arr
plentiful, and other timbers | am moi
acquainted with.
We now reach the Hasciendn, wher.
the widow OF the late Governor pesceiIa
resides. She owns $50, 900 acres and
10000 head OF cattle and 1000 head oil
horses, with houses along the stream
Tor milet; but these are not inhabitablc,
owing 10 their age.
Here nve thousand acres OF land
could be cultivated up and down the
stream, which affords ample water.
On this Hasclenda are natural reser.
voifs, which could be- improved 40 as
10 increase the water privileges and
thus bring under cultivation hundreds
OF acres not alfeaiy included In the
adj AGENT hills. Utah cedars are In
abundance, while there are live oaks
In every direction. | had n pleasant
visit here and was treated kindly.
Our next point Is back on 10 the
river, where We lind the country much
more open. Here We have the hills
anu mountains not only covered with
AN excellent growth OF oak anu niue
quit, but also grasa. Here dwolls n
people ready for the Gospel, anu
assure you that lost no opportunity
~ WEARING my huHiuit NthtlnDhy VI
the truth.
We continued our journey eastward,
while The river turns little 10 the
west. We passed the divide and down
10 an Americans ranch Derry
Dillon'a). We are now anu havs been
since leaving the river In ono OF the
finest countries for timberand grnsstht
my eyes ~ er beheld or my feet ev, Z
tfOd. But water n scarce. Oaks can
bo found In abundance.
We ut last reach the FrOntores. An
along the route my friendly OLD guide
pointed out the places Of note where
battles were fought and where the
Apaches stained the ground for miles
with the blood OF the people. No
one could believe the heaIIrending
tales that are told by the aged among
this people about the wars and reV0lu.
tions that have been their lot for No
many generations, and the hunger and
suffering they have endured In their
retreat. Judging from tnoir own
accounts, confederation seemed the lot
OF the people who Inhabited the LAND,
while the very opiOlte srersd TO In.
spirc their ioes; Tor IN many cases tho
Apaches would whip anu put 10 fight
ten to one, carrying or women for tor.
turo ana children for slaves, aud to
sell aud barter them with other tribes,
Fronteres Ia n small town. The
stream, which II likewise called by
that name, rises In the south and runs
north, besfing east until It makes "A
complete turn TO the south, emptylnR
into the Bavlsby river, fifteen OF
twenty miles north OF the purchase of
Brother Williams, John @. Male and
Others who hargained and colouized
the place last spring. This frontier
stream IN not sufficient 10 irrigate
nearly all the land along its banks; but
the country Il susceptible OF reservoirs,
where water Gun be husbanded while
the stream IL flushed and then drawn
IN the more dry season. This stream
Is nj least seventy-ilve miles long ana
could, under more practical and
judicioue management, be made To sus.
tain nifty thousand Inhabitants, Tim.
Der Ia fairly plentiful. Pine for lum.
Der can be obtained, which as n ruls ia
scarce in Mexico. II IL an excellent
climate with plenty Of grass; In short,
all things considered, the land, the
water, the timber, the climate, coupled
with the distance from our other set.
tloments seems TO DO sufficient
to warrant me In saying that
Frontores affords the best opening for
colonizing that | have sesn on my
journey. 10 Is no farther from here 10
Fronteres than to our settlementso on the
mountain. It's only thirty.five miles
from Blsby railroad station (which liz
located In tho Uuited States) to From.
teres, and the greater portion OF the land
can be obtained at a very low figure,
while n step In that d. ecti0n would tend
TO strengthen our brethren ON the Ra.
vispy.
Starting In another direction we
went across the hills with view TO
strike the Fronteres, where 1t omptios
into the Bavispi river, this we dii
early next morning, when my guide
left mo rs PER agreement, while |
tEudged along lonely indeed. Coniin.
uing my journey reached Ojitas Just
before daylight. Here was kindly
treated and arrived home Inst night at
dark. | found my family all well but
a little anxious over my long delay.
AAfMOS NJ. TENNEY.
CiOIONY DIAZ Chihuahun M.xIo,