Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1905-11-22
MORMON COLONY.
Charles r. Hakes and Companions
Take Up Land in the BIueWater
Valley.

Saturday last tail, white haired
man, straight as a pine, with strong
face, spare frame, hale and hardy,
called at the office of the Bureau of
immigration for information concern
ing the Territory, and especially re-
garding Valencia County. He was
furnished books, pamphlets and other
printed information at the disposal of
the Bureau, and told his story. His
name is Chas. r. Hakes. He, his son,
and three friends, whose names are
Louis e. Lamb, Lottie M. Lamb and
John Alfred, came to Santa Fe to make
homestead entries at the United
States Land Office on public land in
the valley of the Bluewater, twalve
miles west of Grant Station, on the
Santa Fe-Pacific Railroad. They filed
three homesteads and one desert land
entry at the local Office. They have
just arrived in that section from TEN
pc, Arizona, where they have been
living for twenty years, and where
they sold their land for good prices
They preferred a cooler climate and
probably. also, more solitude.
| Mr.. Hakes, when asked, stated
frankly that he and his people are
! Mormons; that they came to the Blue
water section.to become permanent res
idents, that they would engage in
farming and stock raising, and thai
within a year he hoped to settle TWEEN
ty.five families of about $50 people in
the Bluewater Valley.
They have found some good reser
voir sites, which will be utilized, ant
have also demonstrated that there Is
plenty of underfow water in the val
ley which could be cheaply and prof
itably pumped by naptha and gasoline
engines, and used for the purpose o
irrigation.
There is plenty of wood for fire
and timber for building purposes il
the vicinity of the new colony, ant
within about twelve miles there is
large amount of saw timber for bridg
purposes and construction. The sol
is very fertile, and he is we'll pleased
with the prospects.
There are about twenty persons al
told in the settlement with him now
and a half dozen families are en- rout
overland from Mesa, Arizona, to i
Mr.. Hakes, who is an experience
farmer, thought his people would nc
only make good living. but more
amass competencies in farming an
fruit raising and stock growing. The
are hard working, sober and min
their own business.
Mr.. Hakes has quite story. H
was born in 1887 in the State Of Ohi
and, with his parents, in 1848 was
member of the original Mormon coli
ny that settled Salt Lake City. H
remembers that on the entire rout
from Omaha to Salt Lake, a diStant
of 1851 miles, there was not tree Q
the prairie. In 1851 his parents wei
to Los Angeles, which was then II
tie bit of a Mexican town, containir
only one brick building. His peop
) then returned to Utah, where N
Hakes resided until 1885, engaging
n farming and other occupations, ar
in the latter year hesmoved to Ariz
ma, settling near Tempe.
He has been member of the lie
IS lislative council, and a member of Il
d board of supervisors of Maricopa Cou
s, ty and served several terms as justi
is of the peace. He is evidently a mi
t. of parts and bids fair to be infuent1
If with his people for many years
IS lcome. He has no doubt but what t
it colony lie has just started WILL be
success in every direction.