Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-09
CHANCE FOR HOMESEEKERS
Grand Opportunities for Making Homes IN a
Delightful Climate,
Land and Water 90 be Got by Ener-
getic Colonists John X, Young De-
scribes Conditions in New Mexico.
Special Correspondence.

FfNNAN' GN'a
Frultland. San Juan Co., New Mex
leo, Jan. S0.-Our meetings, Sunday
schools and Mutuals are well attended,
and the ward is growing steadily
When your correspondent came here y
years ago, there were only three Utah
families residing here; now there are
seventy families, AS souls all told-and
ia 1.-THE payers.
At meeting held here last fall Apos-
tie Brigham Young advised us TO CO.
operate and buy the Currie ranch on
the mesa Joining the famous Coolidge
orchard. We accepted the counsel,
bought the ranch, and laid out a town
OF fifty lots, one acre and eight rods
In lot; every lot has been purchased,
and as soon as spring comes building
VIII commence.
Other improved places can be bought
cheaply, by having persons living here
negotiate the bargain, There Is ranch
centrally located among our people,
consisting OF 100 acres. level, agricul-
tural land, good title, 1900 young bear
ing fruit trees, l2O acres under fence,
other Improvements poor, all the land
under a ditch that carries plenty Of
water, but the water right has not been
secured; however, an Independent ditch
one and half miles long from the san
Juan river, can be made, with little ex-
pense that will cover one-fourth OF the
ranch. Price, s2,O00-half down, with
good security, long time on balance. In
cluded In this purchase IL 40 acres OF
school land, all seeded 10 alfalfa 1t
will cut 100 tons of hay. Said forty
acres Is leased from government for
five years, at rental Of s cents per
acre yearly. making 200 acres.
Last fail a purchase Of 40 acres was
made for other parties, by paying down
81, 1850 for which the following property
was delivered: Deed for 40 acres, paid
up water right, $3.50; three roomed
adobe house, with good cellar; granary,
stock yards and sheds; three good
plows; one mower; one hay rake; bel
lows and blacksmith tools; three cows
four yearlings, thirteen hogs, forty
chickens; ten acres of unharvested
corn that went fifty bushels TO the
acre. 500 pounds OF beans, forty tons OF
hay In stack and three acres in orchard
loaded with fine fruit. This was an ex-
cellent bargain, but cash In hand VIII
bring good bargains A spirit OF rest
lessness has seized many of the old
settlers, and they are willing to dispose
Of their property.
We have many excellent facilities for
home makers Our soil Is rather light,
some parts sandy, with some alkall,
but has a good fall for drainage,
There is plenty Of water on the Anlmas
and San Juan rivers; millions of COAL
reasonably good climate; about one
year in three we lose our fruit crop
with frost, but field crops are never
hurt This ward now has three good
schools with $50 pupils enrolled. Tax
es per cent including special school
tax. Average good range for cattle and
sheep, stock doing we'll this year.
At Largo, thirty miles above us. on
the San Juan, Is a fine body Of good
land. A short time since Apostle
Brigham Young rode over the land, He
said ne knew Of no better opening for
Latter-day Saints to get good homes.
We have eight or ten families living