Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-12-28

~ f0NuNNlf W. NAANNANu uNtI u IlNluk
bench OF open country OF grsvelly
ground ~ miles. Abundance Of graz
was the only object Of Interest, except
ata distance, arc tho black looking
mountains, not high ones, but very
peculiar. About three years ago
passed through the republic Of Mexico,
from III Paso, ToxHs, ~ tho City Of
Mckee, and now, 90 far as / have seen
the works OF nature from Demiug 10
this place, the mountains are Of elm.
liar character TO those elsewhere In
Mexic0-bfyad plains, and mountains
most always barren, looming up In the
distance. Here IL one exception,
where timber IL to be seen from our
very nice roadway. our tuamstef,
vine has travertsd these plains and
mountains in Indian anu Mexican
ralds, tells me that down In the valley
Ia much better land, but a. IL tue case
with tens Of thousands oi acres In tho
entire country, no tfqua, the Mex
GAGS call ~ water. In all this
| can see providence, for when
the time comes Ter the remnants OF the'
land TO become civilized aud favored
OF Cos, the land will then DO open for
their use, heaven will smile upon
them, and the former and latter faius
will make the land fruitiul, a. has
been tue case In Utah.
When tbs Lord smiles upon Lamar
this country vita lis mild climate viii
become famous, anu will furnish
homes for n great body Of people. 1
look forward TO a time when our colo.
nisis will rejoice In tue foundation
they have laid, and are laying, fOf
n greater work 10 follow.
Alter our twelve miles ride we como
into oak timber, anu canyon, Ascund-
ing twelve ANA a half miles to mesa,
where there IL a variety Of black oak,
white oak aud pine. The oaks afe
short, with long arms spreading
over a broad surface. The pine timber
~ tall, Ia mo saw timber. anu very
abundant; we alsD noticed some juni.
por and nsh, but limited supply.
At the mouth Of the gorge, which Is
called San Diego canyon, there u n
stock ranch, ono " twenty owned by
Louise rtrfabsus Bros, who own
l,O00,0 head Of cattle. Many thou
sands oi them are being sold tubs sea.
sou. This year IL pfovcfblai Tor the
calls Of cattle, which thrive on tho
millions Of acres OF plains anu hills Of
Mexico.
Tho largo ranches arc known by
monuments erected, often by noun.
tain toys, AZ, Iof Instance, Juarsz, Que
Of our largest colonies In this republic,
was pointed out 40 we AZ
preached tho ceEy colony IN
large hollow Gin Utah Wa
would call II = osnyon) our carriage
Diver, w. &. SloweiI, Hud ons OF tue
leading men who has with No much
energy made this place, hard as Il has
been. TO bloom into u garden town,
said:
swell, do you zee that high topped
mountain"
"Yes, sir"
"And also that high point 80 tar away
ip another direction7r
"Cer,Ainly l can; II Is 60 notice
able"
"wsll, that 10 the line Of Juatez;
anJ, over there, and again stlll GA that
other prominent point IL our bounds"
"But where 10 your town7n
"lou will SOC 10 pretty soon, as wo 10
down that duRwAy"
And 80 we did. and n very pretty
little place II IN, but too much
crowded; there IL good reason for being
thus crowded up Into tho canyon. just
below the present tow there IL beau.
tilul large plain anu old ditehss, no one
can toll how old they are. They lead
from the river on which tho town IL
situated. This large plain was some Of
II plowed, water taken on 10 II, libef-
~ pole erected, but finally the monu.
msnt liAe cut this plAiu OF; II IN pro.
verbal, however, that the Mormons
have made homes success even VI tue
odds, ends rad barren wastes. The
Mexiuhnh marvel 10 $40 hero fruit
cannefy, \ Anasry, gTist mili, fruit,
lumber, ttc. There Is hops that this
plain will DO annexed % tnIs thriving,
hnrd earned town. will predict that
It will finally become con nseled thots-
with.
Returning Again TO those pine
hills, boundary lines Rro pointed out
on those large ranches As We pass
through the woods, ana occasionally n
small stream anu over still another
high hill, where We see, over tho
timber, monumental lines many miles
away.
There is n custom In Mexico, that
Tanohefa have 10 brand their stock,
which run at large, and roam miles
away often mixing on each others
ranches. Occasionally there Ia q rouHd-
up, 40 called. The stock IL bunchsd,
or gathered together. Many Join In
these exciting times anu generally
generosity Ia INDUCED IN, each TAneheT
taking his brand. All unmarked stock
falls to tho ranch on which IL IL found.
Stock until lately has been OF but little
value. But now prices have raised
and Tound-ups ana dToyss are 10 DO
seen on every hand, with money often
changing hands.
Oar thirty-nvs mile ride (Iome Of II
considered rather dAngeTous) was con.
oludsd. PaohecS Ia 1000 ieet slsyA.
llOn, subject TO heavy rains In July aud
August. 30 much 10 that the wheat
sometimes grows In the neld, In the
stack, ana II has been known 10 aproul
while II was still standing unhaTyest.
ed. FTosts sometimes trouble them.
Potatoes and corn are generally sue
ceis. Advantages Of the pecullarities
OF the country are being studied, anu
through tbs blessings Of an allwise
Creator, success Ia anticipated. One
source Of success Ia the abundance o
saw timber.
The little town IL In an opening sur
rounded with millions OF pineI. IL
does appear really sublime and pictur'
rslue. Going 10 tho meeting place
prepared for us In a stOckade Wa passed
through q pair Of the strongest Rui
highest gate posts | ever saw, They
were about 20 inches In diameter aud 80
feet high and were deeply and strongly
aat fusK AZ naturally nH they could