Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-11-16
But Lack Of Water Makes Opera
tons Almost lmpraoticable.
AN ENGLISH LORDS RANCH.
Transporting OF u Plano over niies
Of PERCEPTIONS Itoads Other
item. of Interest


Special Correspondence.
From Dubian TO- oaEaca ia about 10
miles. the nrst pant % the Journey ia
over the upland plain or extensive wall
ley casas Cmndc After crossing the
river we bear away 60 the west or
northwest until uo get to iinmoa, which
a. "a large ranch owned by the Coroletas
Company. over whose land We Journey
ga ail day distance Of over forty
miles. AZ oiuns wo met scion OF
English nobility who o. ranchcr who
has for "a companion % lady uf America.
uf African extraction. who eniH Hhc
Fam the mistress of %. ranch. Great
stretches ~ plain that afH covered with
dry rfunH nt this season u tie NNar
and that nrc we'll stocked with cattle.
continue Tor another forty miles then
canyon road of q gradual ascent Co the
summit then down and down over
rocks. around ABRUPT turns on the
brink of rrecipicca. past points that
need strong nerves. past grand prccl-
pieces and fruwnlnr cllnu, over rrnndly
romantic scenes until We enter a can
yun Of beauty nlled with magnificent
trees and "a beautiful stream ~ fresh
water Hero we found tnl Hycamores
casting % shade over the road with here
and there black walnut and a goodly
number o. ash tfrUHwthe scenery u
Wild enough 20 satisfy the most r1-
mantle. towering ciins. pinnnclcn Of
rock
A peculiarly Of the ellis was. that
many " thpm had the appearance Of
having been recently broken by EARTH
gunko shock. Farther down the can
Fon " tho famous pulpit rock but In
stead u looking like re pulpit Il looks
like bis derby hat % stands out like
q hure sentinel guarding the canyon
ana stands towering above the sur
rounding hills. At pulpit rock We left
the canyon ana wound ont over the
hills, then down a duEway 60 the Coz
lunia ouNuca. located on the banks N
the HaVlapc river. Here are located
about forty families ~ Latter-day
Saints bishop Geo. g. Nonrie prcaidca
and T. A. pillmnn and Robert g. bee
croft nru his counHviorH The sunday
school ana meeting nllcd their meeting
houre ANA showed that a now ana
lurger building was necessary.
TIE climate b. beautiful but the wa.
Ter supply must be- dovcionsd and
Perfected before thci VIII meet with
permanent prosperity. This % the ship
nlnr points Tor ORES from number OF
rich mines 60 the wcHt-ihs ofy il
packed from the prtUlult1ur unrtH M
the sicrrc Mndre mountains on burrna
and shipped irum here by team to Ca
sac GfandeH. then carried bH the Rio
Graudo Sierra Mntdre 4 Pacific rnIl-
way 10 ~ pusp. Tho big fr.ighi teams
carry out shout hVe tonsht Il load, while
the burroa carry two hundred pounds
down the dangerous steep mountain
traiL Az day long strings Of burros
followed ~ their Mexican packers ere
cou'lnE and going up 10 the mines that
ore ftNcntDen miles away Through the
kindness ~ Brother Philip Hurst for
melly 0f Fairvlcw. Sauuete county. but
now " puhlnu, we made the trip safe
ly and plcaHantly.
MEXICAN MINES.
The mines of Mexico are being devel.
opgd quite rapidly and now some very
rich properties in the Sierra Madev
mountains are being worked. The
tinr1 De Mayo. aud other claims 10.
Gated nt polarlH have b,cn worked the
p1ai eighteen months by NinT q James
on lease, paying twenty-five per
cent royalty and paid 10 Col r. n. Gar
! GA tilioco royalty Zoo that time. and yet
this ore was packed ON burros scvon.
teen miles along prsrIulCos. over ateap
mountains then shipped by team iej
miles over hoHFy ROAD Co the Sierra
Mndre q Pacific railway and yet
owing 60 the riohnusF OF tho ores such
have hopn thn returns Under these
great difficulties holhung engine and
boiler was taken up over the trail by
the lesrcH and % pipe line laid 90 bring
| water ana strange 20 tell q piano
was takou up over this trail 20 help the
/ ladies 10 while away the tedious hours
l In the mountains Imagine the task to
/ carry big instrument of that Kind
I over u narrow nrrclpltoua trail with "a
great gorge below, liut w. Nelson Of
/ onNaca accomplished ID without
scratching or inlurlng the instrument.
] First u was covered with hurlanH then
ruwhldr ana then larhcd with rope.
| then the wheel " wheel barrow was
| fastened 20 the ends ~ two p0les and
I the poles dashed ON Co pack saddle
ana men with ROBES held the piano on
! 10 this frnll craft and In this way ID