Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-01-04

% taii Indians visited their ancient
haunts little more than year ago
aud brutally murdered woman AMI
her child belonging o. the cUi0uists.
Her husband mai len his house one
uNSniug g. start work threshing next
day some distance away. The woman
aud three children remained behind,
the latter consisting Of two boys anu
n gin. The children, soon after, start.
ci out 10 feed some piga. While thus
engaged the Apauhes fired upon them,
instantly killing uue Of the boys anu
woundiug another. The mother,
thcfeupUu, came out ct the house,
when she also was nfed up0u, auu
Afterwards her head was beaten IN with
u big stone. The little girl an lhls
Time remained uuhuri, and while
the Indians were multroating the
mother the wounded boy t0UK his
sister into chicken coop, where
they hid ihemsulyUs. The In.
dams subsequently, made search, but
were unable 10 ilud the children. The
biutcH thou looted the house and took
away all tue hotaus they could lay
their hands on, After The Indians
had departed ths little children ofspt
| out Of tholr hiding place 10 get 10 Their
nearest ngighbUm some ak miles
way. Ga trc Journey the boy ialut
Ell from loss OF blood anu was unable
TO proceed further The little VI J,
however, went on her way, soon met
a cJloui.i, aud told him what had
! happened. A vigorous Tursult % the
/ lnIiaus was al once made, but none
/ " them were oveftuken, although ali
The stolen horses were Tecnplufod.
| THIS IL the Ugly trouble the Col0uislH
have had with the Apache ludiaut,
I aud since it, occurrence, all the
I houses have been fortified with stock.
/ aides, etc.
The colonisis own two saw mills and
shiuglu mills and supply lumber and
shingles for 100 miles srOuud. Pine u
the principal umbrE Potato raising h
earned on with great success, the tub.
vfs being Of excellent quality. Oats,
and some harley, are fGisvj, Irrigation
u uuutcesafy.
A colony OF from 800 to 400 people has
also beeI established Ia Sonora, which
10 doug exceedingly well, Tut Mt.
Bentley was not In possession OF details
concerning It.
The oOlonists spent over $1,000 last
year In purchasing machinery, wagons,
etc. They d. all the oofn.cutting aud
thfethlug Tor their Mexican nrighbors.
They nave nlsl Introduced short horned
Durham cattle AMI Holstuius ~ well ~
horses tor the purpose OF crossing and
| Improving the native stock. They con-
template raising alfalfa tor their cows.
! They raise tlua marine sheep.
The col0nists Individually own theii
holdingu, but they Cooperate for ths
| purpose Of establishing stOres, pur
chasing aud WORKING thteshers, cree.
ing aud working factories, etc. rnS
cooperation, however, 10 voluntary
Good schools have been establishes
aud among the subjects taught tn,
spanish language Ia incluied. Chi
1fen above : years 0f age are expected
70 attend the schools, but they arr
not compelled 10 DO no.
The cilonistH aud tho natives arc on
remarkably good terms, and the pros.
poet OF the colonies In 30 good ~ 10 on
courage the Mofmons 70 extend theil
| coiOniziug Efforts. Most VI tho colon
lists cofue from Utah.
Want VI transportation IL their chic
drawback, the neafest railway station
being GallegO on the Genital railway
about 100 miles away. Hsd the Dem
ing 10 Chihuahua railway (lhu cOucus'
sion for which has recently been de
olared forititcJ) been proceeded with
II would have run through tho lAnu
belonging ~ two Of tho colonies Hn,
near the others.