Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-05-31
Numerous Settlements in Land Of
Diaz Visited by Utahn,
DR0UTaS THE DRAW BACK.
People, However, Seem 10 be Quite
Prosperous-u Building Churches
And school Houses.
Special Correspondence,

Special Correspondence,
Colonia Dublan, Mexlco,-On March
24th the writer started to do the Nor
mon" colonies in Mexico on horseback.
Colonia Dublan is at the terminus of
the Rio Grande Sierra Madre and Pa
cihc railroad and is pleasantly located.
Striking Improvements have been made
there in the past year. large brick
houses having been erected that would
grace pretentious cities. The founda-
tion is completed and the brick burn
ed for commodious meeting house
that is much needed. as the present
one is inadequate for the people. The
largest store in the colonies Is conduct
ed here by the Mercantile union.
From Dublan We went on horseback
TO the other colonies, our first stop be-
ins at Guadalupe, where d new colony
Is being formed Here are located By
ron Alfred, James Mortensen and 9TH
ers, with excellent prospects, for they
are in the heart Of the irrigation sys-
tenn
From Guadalupe II is an easy ride OF
about IA miles to Colonia Juarez, which
Is located I'm narrow valley and pre-
sents a pleasant picture. as one enters
il from the heights to the south, Juar-
"a Is the head colony and has good
academy, conducted by Guy G. Wilson.
President A. w. lvans OF Juarez stake
lives here, and JOS. c, Bentley Is the
bishop.
The road from Juarez TO Colonia
Garcia is a hard one leading up the
San Pedro canyon for IS miles, Colonia
Garcia is pleasantly situated In heav-
lily timbered district, the little valley
being the only place that IL not COW
cred by pines. The people Of Garcia
have been doing a good work and have,
at considerable expense, piped the wa
ter into the town. A new addition Is
being made to the meeting house to
afford room for the growing commun-
ity.
A ride through a timbered country Of
nearly 45 miles brings one to Chichupa,
the last OF the colonies. Here a new
school house is nearing completion,
which will be an ornament and credit
TO the town The steam saw mill To-
Gated here has recently changed hands
and j. w. Header and company are
now running II, and turning out lum-
Der and shingles that Will soon make a
great change 10 the town and district.
From Colonia Chichupa we retraced
our steps 10 Garcia and then IL miles
brought us to COlonia Pacheco, which
is making substantial Improvements,
In the shape of brick houses. our course
led us through Cave valley, where l..
e. Farr Is located looking after the in
tercsts OF Moses Thatcher; past the
Williams ranch to that Of Prest, Hela.
man Pratt's, where we found two OF his
sons and his wife. The boys are max.
ing great Improvements, plowing new
ground, putting up fences, and making
water bitches so they can irrigate their
crops They are planting about
Is acres of potatoes, which find a ready
market in the places where good pota-
toes can't be raised. 1t was here AT
the Pratt ranch where some years ago
the Thompson family was killed by
Apaches, and II was not far from here
where the Apache Kid and squaw were
killed. But no signs OF Indians have
pttli EttlA ElilNt NlllH NNfiA MS ~ 10
said, was one OF the Apache Indian
strongholds in years past, and ancient
ly II must have been highly
cultivated as the terraces extend
up TO the top Of the mountains,
and are built wherever a few feet Of
earth could be held. II looked like pio-
neer days to see the Pratt boys with
their guns by them in the field and
cartridge belts on while at work.
From the Pratt ranch our trail car
ried us through the woods over the
mountains, through grassy valleys,
down a preciptous trail i5 miles long,
then we reached Dore CabOsis mines,
where we were kindly entertained by
the superintendent. The most OF the
ore shipped from this place averages
over $500 a ton. From Dore Cabosis our
route led US down a steep trail to the
Bavispe river that we reached at the
Mexican town of Basarae. The valley
here formed by the Bayispe river Is
about two miles wide and 20 long. There
are three Mexican towns located in II.
and they are primitive places, indeed.
Flowing IL done with a crooked stick
fastened to another stick dashed on
to the oxen's horns. The grain Is cut
with slckles and threshed by driving
animals around on II TO
tramp II out and two women
sit at the mill as in the days
OF our Savior. At some Of the ranches
there were unique mills made Of two
large stones the lower one set on a
Of dry mud or cay-the top
stone having n hole In the center TO
receive the grain and a short sweep
ashed on 10 Il TO turn the stone, most
" these being turned by hand. At
me place we saw n diminutiye burrO
with peculiar blinds on his eyes pull
ng the mill stone round while a comely
Mexican maiden watched and urged
him on, and renewed the grain. The
neal was caught In a space prepared
'or IL In the mud foundation. This
neal thus ground forms the staple OF
ife and Is made into tortlllas. a very
hin cake baked on a large rock In
ront Of the fire, and which resembles
he unleavened bread OF the Jews
These tortlllas and beans are the prin-
'ipal articles Of diet In eating them
,ieces OF the thin cakes are torn of
md folded so as 10 form q spoon, so
hat at each mouthful Of the beans that
Iit highly NtNNhNNu WIN NiilIlNlllN
II red pepper they get o mouthful OF
read. We spent a night I'm the town
Il Bavisne and had regular Mexican
let. Here We saw the people drink
ng masculine native drink-that Is
istilled from q sort OF century plant.
% make Il, the bulb portion Of the
liant IL put into an underground oven
similar 10 the emu Of the Hawalians
when cooked II is mashed and put |
lto open watts TO ferment from there Il |
put into a stll. A copper kettle Is |
ct down In the furnace and everything |
! covered but the space where the |
lash is put I'm. When this IS filled, |
reat log like a butchers block with a |
ole part way up its center Is placed |
n top OF the hole and n wooden pipe |
hat leads TO n metal one In a vat Of |
old water Is attached and the fire put |
n. As the stun boils the steam comes
ITO the wooden pipe and metal and |
condemned. and the spirits are thus
reduced. In looks and odor il re-
.mbles gin.
From Bavispe a ride OF about 40
lies brought US 20 Colonla OaXaca. |
nd we were ast0nishej at the differ
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