Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1905-12-02
MORMON COLONY
CHARLES n. HAKEs AND COM.
PANIoNs TAKE UP LAND IN
The BLUEwATER VALLEY.


Saturday last. a tall. white haired
man. slraight as a pine, with strong
face, spare frame. hale and hardy,
called az the once Of the bureau of
immigration for Information concern
Ing the territory. and especially re-
earding Valencia county, says the
Now Mexican. ne was Furnished
with books. pamphlets, aud other
printed Information ~ the disposal %
the bureau. and told bis story His
name IA Charles u. Hakes. He. hls
son. and three frlenda. whose names
nre Louis u. lamb, i.Ottle NJ. Lamp,
aud John Alfred, came to santa he TO
make homestead entries al the Unit
Cd States land once on public land
IN the valley Of the Bluewater. twelve
miles west of Grant station an che
Santa Fe pacins railroad. They filed
three homcsteads and one desert
land entry Ia the local Office. They
have just arrived Ia that section from
Tempe, Afl1., where they have been
living Tor twenty years. and where
they sold their laad for good prices.
They prnferred cooler climate and
probably. also, more Solitude.
SIR Hakcs when asked, states IN Il
frank manner that he and his people
are Mormuns; that they came 70 tho
Bluowaief section 10 become perma-
nent residents. tha1 they WOULD en-
gage IN farming and stock raising,
and that within a year he hoped %
settle twenty Eve families Of about 100
people in The BlueWaier valley.
They have found some good rescr
yoir sites. which viii be utilized. and
have also demonstrated that there u
plenty oi undornow water IN the val
ley which could be- cheapiy and profit
ably pumped by napiha and gasoline
epeipes and used for the purpose Of
Irrigation
There n plenty OF wood for fires ana
timber Tor building purposes Ia the
vicinity az iho new colony, and With
In about twelve miles there r. q large
amount az saw Timber f0F bridge pur.
poses and construction Tho soil ~
worry fertile and be- is vel pleased
vita the prospects,.
There are about twenty persona nli
told. m tho settlement with him now.
aud a half dozen families are en route
overland from Mesa. Arlzs % u. Mt.
iiakes, Who is an experienced farmer,
Thought kis people would not pnlf
make q goad iyins. tut more, ainaas
completeness In farming, frnlt rais'
lug and stock growing They are
hard working. sober people. and mind
their own business
Mr.. flakes has quite . story 70
WAS born ln 1887 Ia the state ~ ONO.
and, with hig parents, Ia 1873 was a
member OF the original Ncrmen cor
ony that settled Salt Lake city ~
remembers shat on the entire route
from Omaha 10 Salt Lake. a defiance
OF 1851 miles, there WINS not q tree
un the prairie. Ia 1861 hts parents
went 10 i.us Angeles, which was then
little Mexican Town. containing only
one hrick building, fila people iheu
returned "a Utah. where MI. hahes
resided untll iasi. enga9inf ~ farm
ing and other occupations. and IN the
latter year Ne moved % Arizona set
Ting ncHr Tempe.
He has been a member az the leg
lnlatiVe conncil, and a member d the
board " supervisors % Maricopn
county, and served several terms ~
justice % the peace. He y evidently
q man OF parts. and bids fair 10 b
influential with his people for many
yoars 10 cume. Ee has no doubt bat
what the colony he has lust started
win be- q success N every direction