Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-03-06
A MEXICAN COLONY
Where There IL Good Laud, Climate and
Water-Settlors are Welcome.

CoLoNiA OANACA, Sonora, Mexico,
February IL, 1896.
Editor DsssrCt NelOG
This little place IL situated on tho
Bavispe river In the district Of Monte.
yuma, state OF Sonora, Mexico. ave
ore shout sixty miles SCUM from the
boundary line Of the United States,
aud about 100 miles aouIheast from
Bisbee, Arizona, where the U. =. cue.
tom house d located, and where we 10
all our business going to aud from the
United States. rhe Mexican custom
house is Ut La Msuta, Mexico, twelve
miles nearer tous.
We have plenty " good land and
abundance ot waleL good range for
stock, timber Of all kinds IN abundance
and one Of the healthisst a. climate;
the growing teason here lie ten months
each year; the lowest the thermometer
STANDS Ia coolest days Ia 80 degree; lee
IL never thicker than q knife blade.
This last winter cabbage grew Az
winter and made head; altitude 3,OOI
feet above sua. We taliy need nUlp .l
enable us " complete our canal aud
build W tins place. The laui hufu
Will support about 100 ihmilit'.
The dilch we have uudrf way
will cover land enough i0f tho support
Of gli w nave mere now. This canal
We ucsitu 10 extend 10 our tDwusiiu
aud cover other Janus TO support many
more, but We cauuJ. got THIS canal
finished until We have mJfc nclp. tJt
any ono desiring % come 90 tHls plaCu
IL viii bu necessary 10 comm IulCsiu
two months be ore ttAftng Win
BfOlheuG. &. Williams vi tIis cBlDny,
tundiug MIN list VI all properly u ~
desired " bring into the county, 20
that he eau send 10 the City Il Mexico
aud obtain Tree list. Al o1iUnisis NE
allowed 10 btiug into Mexico ireu on
duty wagons, toHms anu hurnuts, uat-
tie, horses aud sheep, all kinls uf az
TiCultufni aud iuuuutfial machiutfy,
wearing apparel VI all kiuus, bedding,
arms anu ammunition, household
furniture, stoves and dishes, musical
instruments And oil hlhus Vi material
iof building hOuscA anu provisions.
TnUts Wishing to c0me BY TAIL can do
30 by the =. T.. X. II. from Ogden
through California, south to Benson la
AuzOna, or ffom Salt Lake City by tbs
A. =, a. santa no IL. II. ~ DuminH,
n. NJ, thence west on ;. T.. IL. II. 10
Benson. Those coming with wagons
ami teams should start from UAu IA
August Or September, anu take route
south 10 Lee's terry on The COLORADO
river, thence TO Snowflake, thence "
Camp Apache, thence 10 Camp ln0mas,
thence 10 Wilcox, thence 10 Bisbue t.
u. 3. Gu tom house, thence 10 La MARTA
the Mexican custom house; from there
TO the San BornHfdiuo fauun lwhero
some Of cur people afel, thence 10
Coi0niA OAxaca.
IL II especially desirable that all let
Brother q, 4. Williams know when
they will be- NJ Bi-bee anu La Martha,
W that some ouu from the colony here
can meet them ana help them through
the custom house. IL those coming by
rail wish II W. cat have teams tt
Benson 10 meet them aud brlng thom
here. Tue address VI a, q. Williams
IL ColoniA OaKaca via BAvibpc, Sonora,
Mexico, lilo will take pleasure In
furnishing all Information desired
ABOUT country, climate, terms Of colon
iAAtiOn, ETC., etc.
Your brethren,
FBAEHLIS SCOTT, Bishop.
a. 4. WILLIAMS.