Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-10-24
THE MORMONS IN MEXICO.
HOV Their Work is Viewed BY New
HsICan PapsL
rhs Irrigation system -Prepossd New
Canal Euuc observation-disclosures
-Ihe state Iair.


"wbats Few Years With a Little
Work Has DJns Ia Advancing tnat
Section.
"I,s Abundant REQUIRES.
"Ampls T. iucitioual Advantage
Large Comfortable School Build me-
Ready Market for their Crops Found
at Dsming and Surrounding CAMPS
The County A. Viewed by a Hoad.
light Correspondent"
The Article then procueisi
Almost diuc lys utn from Demlng,
about niue,y-ive miles 10 found the
bret colony, nestlei among tue mes.
quit brush a. tho hroad, level valley.
Here ColoniA Dihz was iounie1 ~
1858, aud low haoa population oi 1870
EOule. Far out on tbs road, As y u Az
pfOsch the colony from the north, you
Eau see number u windmlile aud n
large white building. Ga entering the
town tho lattor ~ found 10 bs t1rif
large, comm Jdious sohJOihOusr, which
hss lately been finished outsidV AMI H.,
Mt considerable 1T by tho cOlJnisis.
IL Il built Of adobivs and has n bcauti.
fol hard nuisn on the oulsl 10.
Tho inside has nicely painted wood
work and has wainsoOtting Throughout
tne entire building. When tnr colony
was hrst founded tchuUl house lSA2J
feet was butt AMI this has been aide,
10 from time 10 tins iill now lts swat
Ing capacity II about 500. IL /. ac.
knowlcdgrJ 10 be t1e lsrkest, best
sohUol ~ use Ia the state Of Chihuahu
All the buildings Of this cliDny arc
made OF adobe, a. Dfiok mas been maze
here 10 n very limited extent The
nj clpal OccupatiDnsate stock rafiug,
nelghung anu gardening. ThuHp ol-
gagnd Ia the bret named have large
numOers Oi cattle Of = superior gfnde,
grszing the year round oa the large
pfairlss adjoining the colony. Tue
ffeig hters haul ore irOm iho minet At
sAbinHi, Curaiitos, aud other pluoi "a to
tne smeltsrs ani the railroads, uriny
lumber from tho mountains, furnish
the smeltefs with coke from different
points, etc. The gafdeneft' principal
crops have bteu sorghum, poiat1es auI
molOns, though OF l.ie onions, cabbage,
tomatoes anu the usual vsfisiy Of small
gnfden truck have teen successfully
fsitsd for export ana J. W. Norton NJ.
ways has nice patch OF nle sweet pl-
ts'oes. They nnu tntir mAfket "a tbs
Eufrt uuding tJwns, mining camps aud
Dsmifg, which latter 10 the natural
trade cvuier TOT this and s1ms VI the
other colonies.
At their late annual fair, held on
bepis mbeg llth TO 10 IA the gafdens
wsIe well 10 Ytesoi ted, the florists bhI
n hne display, the la1itB' lAtcy WORK
was superb aud fillsd ous emu OF tnu
main building, as0oJ quality OF leather
anu harness from COl0nla usftz, leather
taddlts and blankets IRON C0ralltosw, re
on exhibition. rhe fine arts, Tellcs AM
mining room attracted y 10 q shAfo OF
attention, while among the machinery
was fouod n sslf.binder, a header anu =
thre-hing machine. A detailed AecOu OF
of tho exhibits would take 1 o much
space hore but those who came. sav aud
went away well pleased, Mt least 20
they said. ColoniA DisE will, 10 tine,
become quite an agricultural district.
Crops are raised entirely by irrigation,
Tor tho present tho water being OBJ
iAintd iron the PalAloda and other
springs and II, m the ground by winu-
mill power. STEPS are now being
taken 10 cut n canal from the riyef.
commencing from = point from whet.
\ living stream l. expected ~ be OBJ
tained. Some seasons the water Gomez
down the river suly Tor shorl timo "a
August or September, " bile other year.
u runs for several months. This year
u has been running good stream
aimee July, occasionally oveifl wing
lie banks Hnd we'll soaking up thuus-
ands OF acres OF rich land below tue
colony. w. w. Galbralth has about
ESQ acres OF broken land we'll wAtefsd
ON which he expects n raise gooI
crop OF wheat next season without
further Irrigation. Thousands OF acre,
could be similarly treated and ~.
doublsdly will be In tho near future.
Fruit trees have been exteasivrly
planted In the past, besides NUMEROUS
small orchards there being one Of n ~
acres iuil Of fino trees, tut ifuit proves
10 be only an occasional crop with the
exception OF grapes which are feaanp-
ably sure every year. TN, will 10
time be an important crop, as vines
are heiug gradually plantsI.
Going south from Disz you pasn
through the Mexican towns OF La
Ascenoion five miles distant An,
CorAlitos, thirty. five miles distant; aud
nj 10 miles distant rom ColJnia DiaE
you come 10 the aso5nd Mormon
colony. Here ColoniA Dublan wa,
founded In 1901 nnd now has n popula.
tion OF alout 400. A. the MoTmous
believe In educating their children Aa
wei a. circumstances will permit they
Too have atohool house large enough
Tor al demands ior soms time TO come.
Tnsir principal inuus,ris. arv cat le
raising and farming. One farmer
raised about 100 bushels VI wheat THE
season, wheat ami corn are their
hrstst crops and q market Tor tueif
surplus Is found close al home. Here,
too, are room and natural facilities tor
large farming district which viii be
taken advantage Of Ia tho future.
Pacing tnr, ush Casss Gpnde ana
about fifteen miles from Dubau you
neat come 10 IolOuia Juhttz, which
was founded ip 1855 and nov has a
population VI about $50. rnls col ny
Is located ON tue Pour Vsfdes tivuI
Ina n,GrOw valley, and Is txcrlieuty
eltusted Tor manufacturing purpO.rs u
AGO stream ruus through toe tovn
with sufilc'ent TAIL g. iupply cosHlu.
efaole water power Tor tue tunn ng Of
mafhlnsrj. lhlu IL being pftuunIIy
uti z'l. Brsid,s their farming on
tnnii scale, gar ieuing anu trutl rails ny.
they hsVeat Juaf'Ea tauurfy-u.iug
tue cauai ~ root, shOo rnul. q mar
ness N anu came y. Thrif schD
hou ots mary - tgv a. tue uuv 1T
~ anu taeY have ftysrsI
large hnn bfCa rrsideurus. Tn.it
buliilhgH are made OF lumbrr
Nj no, CUDCtgtp nud brtch 90 .