Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-02-16
Utah Men Negotiating for 900, p
900 Acres Adjoining Rubber
COmpanyS Property
TICKS, FLEAS AND MOSQUITOES.
Poor Country for Bounty on Wild AMI
mails - Gossip OF Country
Generally.

an interesting letter from Los Cruises,
Mexico under date Of Jan IA, 1905, to |
Prof j. b, Walton from which the
News" has been permitted to pub
fish the following extracts;
Leaving Utah on the 9Th Of No
yember we were just II days reaching
our destination, We all enjoyed the
trip very much, especially our stay IN
Mexico City The farther south we
got the more like spring 1t seemed, UNI
I'll reaching this state, Tabasco, we
have continual spring. Since arriving
the thermometer has ranged between
10 and Go degrees, a variation Of IA de-
grees. A refreshing bath In the river
every morning-how's that?
This is a new country to us, ana,
like all new countries, has its draw
backs as well as advantages. II Is
rainy country. Perhaps little too
much rain for Rock canyon fruit
farmer The roads are muddy nine
months In the year. The land IL
mostly covered with heavy timber ana
the roads are trails through these for
ests. Where there is no forest the
roads are mostly dry The lack Of So
ciety is perhaps our greatest draw
back This, we think will shortly be
overcome, for we have just had visit
from committee representing 40
Utah men, who are negotiating for
800 900 acre piece Of land adjoining
the Utah Mexican Rubber CO.'S land,
II the purchase is made, 20 families
will move down I'm the spring. An
other drawbacks are the ticks, feas and
mosquitoes | hadn't been here two
weeks until IL seemed like | had
struck one of the apartments or
hades. When the ticks sting we have
to scratch; and the more we scratch
the worse It Is, As soon as the blood
becomes thin the bite Is not nearly
so painful. Those who have
been here year or more
balls left in the bedding I'm the day
keeps It free from fees, and with mos
auto bar we control the mosquitoes,
and we are always sure Of a good
nights sleep. There are very few
snakes here. ! have been I'm forestthe
snakes home, since | arrived, and have
only seen two, though they were large
six and q half and seven feet; they
were quite harmless. | have not seen
any wild animals yet, though | hear
them often In the woods. This IS
healthy country In spite OF all mat
has been said to the contrary. There
has never been known case OF yellow
fever, except In our sea port towns
where there is so much Nth, We have
none Of the prevailing diseases Of the
north. Malaria is about the only dis
ease the natives here know anything
about. on coming into the country
person must diet himself until he be-
comes acclimated | have gained M
teen pounds since leaving Utah II /
keep on dieting myself I'll weigh ton
| soon. eat only native food, prepared
and cooked by natives.
Il am I'm the employ of the u. NJ, X.
| Co. az contractor for the clearing OF
| timber land and planting rubber IL
| costs us from s. to SIG an acre, accord
| ing 10 the density Of the forest TOT
| telling the timber and burning IT,
| quote prices In Mexican silver, one-half
| of which would be gold. 1t looks IKE
| n shame to burn so much fine saw tim
| Der. and so many beautiful poles but
| there are hundreds of thousands OF
acres Of this forest and not saw mlll
| I'm the land Tell my neighbor, MI
| Rrereton, u bring a saw mill down
! here. and he can make more money IN
| FIVE years than he can make where ne
| Is In twenty five After the timber Is
| feIled and burned, we plant corn, the
| Arst crop in June, which averages 40
bushels per acre, and the second crop
| I'm November, 80 bushels per acre All
| this without blowing, Each acre must
be cleared four times during tee year
Of vines, weeds, etc. rms WORK Is zone
| with a "machete" dong knife in the
hands of the natives, You pay native
IA cents per day, the highest price.
| Corn is selling for 81 per bushel. The
first cost of your acre Is $40 for clear
| Ing and burning, SIS. for cultivation, So
| total $40. The yield, 70 bushels at So
$40, giving you a profit Of Sill for seed,
| planting and harvesting. / don't know
| whether YOU believe this or not, but II
| is being done every year, | mention
corn because It Is the STAFF Of life down
there, and finds a good local market.
| Two crops % year Of beans potatoes
and vegetables of all kinds. Land can
be bought very cheap I'm large tracts,
but Won cannot count on getting II for
less than $40 per acre, Mexican, or So
gold I'm 80 or 100 acre lots There is
| no blowing done here as yet by any
| body, This will come In time. our
| principal exports will be sugar, coffee,
| rubber, cocoa and tropical fruits, ma
hogany and dyewoods must be ipclud-
ed
II like the country and have conclud.
| ed to remain at least five years. II at
the end Of that time we see At TO return
we will do so, Should colonists come In
and good schools be established, then
this viii be our permanent home. Mr.
Cluff will come down next summer n
YOU are not satisfied where you are, and
should fail to satisfy yourself at Vim
tab. why not turn your face toward the
sOuth There are many opportunities
down here for those who get here first
and learn the language, MY brother and
have located n beautiful tract of
land on the Greialva river. which we
| win probably secure and COLOMBO. The
location Is beautiful, and the river nav.
igable all the way. a townsite will be
located, and q school established. In
| making up this colony we will not con.
slider mans religion or politics. lie,
him be Of good moral character. Drink.
ing men ought not to come here
for llduor is too cheap. I be.
lieve there are hundreds OF young
men IN Utah who, II they knew the
position Of this county would come
down Living here is very cheap
Clothing costs but little, a good biz
house, suitable for family like yours
or mine, made Of thatch until YOU car
do better win cost about 800 Mexican
no expense for fuel How much easie,
TO make a start here than in cold coun.
tries.
The fare down here, the way came
cost $780, FIRST class, new line OF
steamers has lust been put IN from
Galveston which we think viii greatly
reduce the prices. They win touch nj
Tampico. Vera cruz, Coat2acolcus ant
Frontera FrOutera Is at the mouth OF