Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-09-01
LETTER FROM MEXICO.
The Settlers In Colonia Oaxaca Doing
WELL
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Correspondence DESERT NEWS
CoLogiA OAxAoA, Aug. 0.-Do not
imagine, because we are not often
heard from, that we are all dead. We
are alive and rustling as hard ns ever
10 got living, build up homer, MAKE
dltchoe, roads and everything ehe
that Ia needed In a new Ice. | call 1t
new, because there has been no one
living here for fty years, the owner
being driven Oh by tho Apaches, aud
we had 10 make road to get here,
there being no ronds between this state
aud Chihuahu-,a and the Mczicaus hal
no wagons. We had 10 make roads
wherever We went, but now they are
getting wagons. they Try to TX the
roads near thcir towns, hut no not see
the use Of wagons except when they
10 to their fields. We have cut out "
ronJ, 10 when the water Is low VIZ eau
NO up the river to Bavispe Instead OF
going over the hills, which is a much
better grade, anu la lime We hope u
have a road that can DO Travelled all
times OF the year.
we nave located a townsltv near the
upper end Of the ranch, but are
MOI living on It yor each
family living on their land.
Thefs are but twonty.six families Nv.
ing nlobgIhe river Tor Xxx miles. We
are 40 badly scattered that sinco the
rainy season began we have he'd but
very lew meetings or Sabbath tchojlf.
The river h 40 nigh that la tue al
senoe Of boats, II ~ very hard u cross.
Then tho brush roof Oi our bowufy
does not Keep out the rain, but ~ q
school house committee has teen sr.
lecied we expect ia the near future 10
have huuso ncAr the lover uud u The
ranch for meetings aud schools, but u
will not be I'll after tho rainy Hhasun ia
over. We are about done planting
corn and cane and what We have II
ding we'll. We have learned that
water will not run w hill, ne Travellers
used 10 say II did In Utah, anI some
nave paid dearly for their experience,
and now we are making better ditches
and probably will not waBte 20 much
labor in tho future as VIZ have In the
tnst Welive on Graham fiOut, con.
s,quently wa are all healthy and there
hA. been no deaths here In the seven
tee months We have been here.
We do not claim ihis ~ DO the beet
place In Mexico, bat it Il better Than
many Of thr stopping places Wo have
int lie country; In fact our people
have not been ablu a. get
any OF the best places and can see tue
W. om that, for n We get psoof
IN no One elts wants anu make them
look beautiful, then our WORK shows g.
better advantage.
May au4 Jtnu are tue hardss' part
ni IN" ynar. feed islug the icatuest,
pnd this year has been very dry, bu,
q 81. saEs -u.n We have nad ram, ~u
ow We have plenty Of ced for stock
ant get pi.nty OF milk. When the
w,athoi IL cooler W. will make plenty
OF butte ani oherso u sell. We have
teen Offered 87l Or. per POUND ior
G esse anu butter IL worth from IS 10
on no. Ter pound.
we arc ninety miles from B.sbee, A.
T., tut Rs tDun Ne We ctu yet time 10
make T1ai Ss will save 20 miles mud
perl aps more, as the road has not breu
" ,r..lniy pTospected. Oar nearest
NJ xirtu neighbors ars nine miles Oh.
uit he do not tolher ~, being very
q, uOu l.itnIs % VI. " uenevoT We wan
10 raise row We do II among Oufsolv o
.aving no Democrats or Republican
~ quarrel y h. PAisAHO.