Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-03-28
REPORT FROM SAN JUAN.
judge Hammond Describes the Ailin6
Situation There.



our cattle have suffered more than any
winter since our people settled In ihls
country. Our winter loss will be
heavy on cattle. The sheep have done
better; we are now about ready to com
mence our first shearing. The h'o@s
are In fair condition, and an average
clipof wool is expected.
There are still quite number OF goId
seekers camped up and down the river
from Bluff. one camp about Twelve
miles west OF hore are meeting win
good success; II is said that the average
washing per pan yields 2 cents. a MI
Dempsey, one OF the partners, Is now
on his way to Lake City, Colo, to sell
some silver mines he mas there and
invest the means IN machinery, to
work his gold claim here. J. Clayton
Nichols, geologlst and mining expert
OF Grand junction, Colo, has just paid
us another visit. He stated TO the
writer that he had returned TO ascer'
tain what success the prospectors bad
met with In washing gold rom their
claims, with the view to putting in
heavy machinery backed up with
capital II his investigation should
Justify IL. He also stated that very
rich silver mine had just been DIS
covered on the north slope OF the Ute
mountains In q deep guich leauing out
Of McElmo Nash. This late discovery
IL IN Montezuma county, Colo, lust u
little east OF the line between Utah and
Colorado.
There ia also a coed deal Of excite
ment concerning the recent discovery
OF gold mt South MOnttzuma In thus
county, about six miles from Month
cello, near the eaet Dase OF the Blue
mountain. The gold IL found In the
rock on the sides Of the canyon. IL IL
said the assays run all tile way iTom
500 up into the thousands per ton.
IL would appear that our hitherto
isolated region wus bound TO become
filled with people prospecting for tue
precious metals. For tne past lew
months cur little town has been quite
lively, strangers coming and going al
ulostdaily. There wer0aiew weeks when
ALMOST every house was converted
into tavern, some even had hotel
notice. otheIA "bread for sale, A.
Others "laundry,0 etc. Goods were
bought for less than cost Mt points
where they were purchased, aud In
this respect II has been quite n blessing
to the people OF Blun.
We have had from ten 10 sixty
strangers attending our public meet
ings ON Sundays Tor some three
months past. without any exception
they have behaved like gentlemen,
anu many sre the Inquiries made.
Two out OF the hundreds that have had
the privilege OF hearing the word
preached have beon baptized anu
Joined the Church.
Our enterprising trustees are putting
up "a nice commodiOus school house
built OF nice white sandstone.
II will seat comfortably 100
pupils. Our worthy Bishop, Jens
Nelson, and c0unselors are engaged Ia
building a nice rock meeting house for
the ward.
| have written cur delegate, Hon.
Jos. l.. Rawlins, to ste President
Cleveland about the matter OF reopen.
Ing by PROCLAMATION, or otherwise, this
county for settlement, and 30 do away
with any apprehension the people
may htNt ia iNkuNu w Nht puuNutIH
Ute Indians coming into this country.
Father John Allen, wen known TO
many OF your readers, received letter
last mail from Arizona stating that his
eldest son, John, JT., had become de.
mcnted, having lost his reason, and
had to bs confined. Peter Allen,
another vi tho sons, set out immedl-
ately to go and bring his brother John
home anu perhaps TO the asylum at
Provo. Father Allen has the gym.
pathy Of The entire community,
We had one death during the
winter, that Of iine young lad,
thirteen years OF nge, son OF Samuel
and Josephine Wood, caused by "a
slight bruise ON the inside OF his right
knee little below the Joint which he
received by u fall he had OF New
Years day while playing game OF
ball. He fingered some twenty days
iu great pain. Death seemed TO claim
him for his victim from the onset.
He was visl,od by u number VI sur
geons ana physicians. Some called IL
the knes.cap fever; It was a very
singular case.
We have formed placer mining
district embracing our entire farming
land and city lots, being told by min
inc men. This was our only recourse In
order to secute our claims from being
siaked out and jumped by the gold
seekers. This obiiges us TO do good
deal OF assessment work 10 protect
our orchards, gardens anu luoern
fields, The law may be good, but
don't see where the Justice comes in,
Tor the claims the people have have
alTeRdy cutt them, II labor be couuted
In, at least one hundred dollars per
acre.
am pleased with the NEWS. have
been subscriber anu constant rcado
from lis first issue In the Rocky Noun
tniIs, Tue first paper over published
west OF the Missouri river. Ii mas beer
Wise counselor and u faithful friend
IN politieF, religion, In all
moral and social questlOns; IN
ecience and literature ana Ia news
OF this day and spirit OF the times II
has been to me true and lAlthimI
guide, and has helped me TO pms,
safely through many stormy battie!Ol
lie. IL has been our constant monitor
throughout our entire history since we
landed in this once barren desert,
through our battles with the snue'
brush, the cricket war, short sea.Ons,
irost.Oitten crops, coru-stRlk mulasses,
squash piee-oh, tho crust Of thor,
pee; rs | remember some Of them /
think the crust as chewing gum would
be more lasting AMI beat tue articl,
that some OF our girls are now ~ fond