Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-05-28

Missouri river Besides these Mormon
claims there ore quite "a number OF
ranches OF no acres each tiutted on
the main road leading from Durango
thirteen miles east, also adjacent to the
railroad, which have been recently sold
under mortgage foreclosure, and are Tor
sale dirt cheap with first class water
rights. The altitude Is something over
6ouJ icet winter Is mild for high
altitude. fruit i4 being raised here iu
considerable quantities. market for
butter and eggs good the year round.
many rich mines near hy this vicinity.
goods. such ls farmers usually buy. are
about as sold 90 Salt Lake City. fencing
and wood lor fuel iu abundance aud
coal IS cropping ont 900 over the coun
try. saw timber Boo easy distance, nine 60
ten miles away This. 90 my opinion.
is one of the finest places Tor Young
men To- come aud be satisfied with small
farms aud stay at home and leave the
mines and ali other side labor alone aud
stick 10 the farm. where. with industry.
temperance. irugaliiy aud q iirm trust in
God aud His providence they can De-.
come very comfortable in a few years,
for the country has many natural adyan-
tages. Mancos and close vicinity can
furnish homes for gs1 families.
We will now take O spin Gown into
New Mexico; travel east about twelve
miles over q high divide or summit into
o. beautiful park. dotted here aud there
with nice ranches carried ON by The dry
culture process largely. thence some
eight miles down "a deep canyon with l
small stream flowing down d called
Cherry creek. Some nice rich
farms are found on either side OF this
little stream, saw timber nearly all along
this canyon Ut narrow deep valley for
los entire length We leave Cucfy
creek by ascending quite "a hiEh noun.
tain ON % long, deep, good grade; we
now come into the reservation where
the Southern Ute Indians are in posses.
sion. travel some eight or ten miles
down grade, good road, and we come
90 the Rio La Plata, thence across by
ford, up quite hill ON 90 q beautiful
mesa. stIll ON the reservation, travel ON
several miles aud down a steep hill onto
the Ia Plata river down this Wc travel
some rs or 50 miles. Az the way there
are nice ranches. the reservation is rs
miles wide. and Is soon AS we cross Do
into New Mexico, the land b. taken up
aud lime farms and orchards line the
bottoms on either side OF the stream 400
we reach Jackson WErl or Ia Plata. as
formerly called Here Elder A. d.
Young Is presiding with some sixteen
families under hi watch care. The
poop q herc=all Moruou,-hayc under
claim the entire land from this point 20
where the "a Plata gmpues in the san
luln. about nine miles Here is found
some OF the richest and most fertile
lands ] have ever seen in these Rocky
Mountain valleys. Many ct these
brethren would Dee glad to part with
some OF their land claims To- good Saints
who are in want Of homes. Elder a.
H. Young gave 90 acres of bis claim 90
"a brother 20 have him come aud De q
uuiehbOr 90 him and a good rich claim
II was, too; others believe would De
glad TO have good ncighbuB ON very
similar terms. This Dr. good fruit
country, very healthy climate, winters
mild, can work out all duuug the win.
ter months, very little stormy weather.
wheat. corn, oats, barley, potatoes and
all kinds Of vegetables grow well here
Il Is one of the best all round farming
districts ! know Of; but a drawback
comes from being some so miles from
the timber belt, which Is supplied from
Mancos regions. The water question
Is fairly good now, as ! understand they
have q high line ditch completed which
will afford plenty Of water Tor present
needs. Should cmIgants come IN they
have very line reservoir site which |
can easily be put into shape for use.
with the aid of new Comtrs, and then
they can water every acre OF their nine |
mile claim. Jackson ward can furnish !
homes for NJ least 90 or 80 families.
Fourteen miles across country, q little /
west Of south. we come TO FruIt,aud. VI |
BcCunham. New Mexico, situated uu
the south bank Of lUu San Juan river. |
about g1 miles east OF B.uI truiuand !
Is fine place and missed farming. "a /
good many outsiders JIl wanting 10 sell |
out and viii do so very chsap; some of |
the brethren who |lyc here are more |
than willing TO divide up their claims |
with new corners. for Trey are quite /
weak here numefIcaIly.l here Is lots OF |
good fruit land here, aud when ] say |
'rlit land, Il is good Tot all purposes /
That land Is iarmed for in like climates, |
but fruit Is prominently the crop boz this |
country for cash pIohL The unappro |
pri1ted land lies under q new ditch |
lately finished, and runs quite q distance |
above the little town, What the rates
are Tor water ! am not advised. Bishop !
Luther G. lieconham pfesidcs herc-a |
good, kind, latherly bishop, looking |
earnestly alter ne welfare OF his little
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