Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-03-20
AT JACKSON, NEW MEXICO.
JACKSON, San Juan County N. NJ,
March h, 1897.

lNINSONj Odu Juan AuNillJ ~ W.
March h, 1897.
To the Editor.
We trust that you will give us little
space in the columns of your valuable
paper, to express our ideas in regard to
an article which appeared in your Semi
Weekly issue oil February 18th, under
the caption of "Another Vlew,' aud
signed Citizen"
Not only do we feel that a great in
Justice has been done Brother Lewis
Burnham, by indirectly accu ing hun OF
fal if log in his letter, pu lished in the
News, of February 2nd, but we feel that
| greater Injustice has been done our
little place; and the eff CTS, who know
how farreaching they may be?
This article Is not written with the
view OF entering INTO any controversy
with anyone, OF to take sides in any
contention, but to speak the truth in the
m tier under consultation.
While we feel. that the article OF
Brother Burnhams was highly seasoned,
it contained no erroneous statements,
and ne presented the matter exactly as
he views it. While Brother Lewis is
very enthusiastic, lie values his good
name and honor as he does his lie, and
for all the wealth IN San ju AN county, he
won not wiliu iy msrt present.
The acts in regard TO timber are
these: the nearest sawmill is thirty
FIVE miles slant, where all kinds Of
| C mmon lumucr can be purchased for
! $1,000 tlou iaud and an oinary team
can haul 1000 feet at a load, as it is
nearly al down hill. Cedar posts can
/ be obtained at distance OF from three
to five miles, and cedar and pnion pihe
wood OF the finest quality, at distance
| oil three to four miles.
The exc llent quality OF the land and
the magnificent climate, no one ques-
| tons, but the water, or the lack oil it,
has been our only drawba k We de,
pend tor our water supply upon the Ii
Platte a stream that has its rise in IN,
La Plata mountain, torty.five miles tt
the north in Colorado Up TO within
few years past, fair crops have beei
raised here, by largely relying upon tux
river tor our water supply; but owing tC
the drou,h that has prevailed in this pal
of the country for few years past, Gu
crops have been, almos, and in some
inst lnces a complete failure.
Some vii say What about you
reservoir Why did you not build tina
while you were raising 20 ID crops?'
We never ielI the neccss ty OF it until
the druuth struck and we st our crops
and, in consequence, we were obliged t
go elsewhere to earn our bread.
Our prospects were never SO bright a
they are at present. The snow is pile {
up IN the mountains in such a quantity
10 insure US good crops this seas IN
without resortng to our re,e.vJir which
by the way, is progressing nicely Tn,
dam is fifty feet wide on the base anC
twelve ie,t in hight, The water. ten ie,
deep at the d IN, will cover ten acres
When raised 10 the h ght OF forty ie l
the water wi cover ii y acres, at al
average depth Of ABOUT twenty + ct.
In conclusion, we wish to say, that W,
have unbounded faith, not only in thu
almost ulllmited resources OF this coun
Try, but in the prophecies and promi e.
made by number OF the Lord S WORTHY
Apostles, VINO have visited this placl
and have seen its many advantages, 80
espe ally our b loved and worth
Apostle, Elder Brigham Young, WIN
has spoken repeatedly OF this place, ant
counseed the people to hold It, and il
time a thrifty wtrd would be estab
lished h re. Our esteemed and hon
ored brethren OF the Stake Presidency
L ders +. A Hammond, William Hall.
aud PLATE ID. Lyman, alSo have vel
us like counsel. And we propose,
God wills, 10 stay here and build our
selves homes; and if others do not wisl
TO come and join us we will ger alonj
without them
Our counsel to all is: If you can sa
nothing good, say nothing bad Because
whatever you say will return to us
bringing us ether happiness or sorrow
GEO. +, BURNHAM,
E. +. TAYLOR,
j. G BIGGs,
P, STEELE,
II, NJ. TAYLOR.