Show -- h6- 25 the exodus of July 1912 In February of 1913 the principal houoes of Diaz were burned by the Revolutionists while the Mormons were in exile The colony vf&s not reoccupied until 192S rIien Floy Peterson obtained permisoion from the ovmera to reclaim 26 their property for his oun until they should need it C COLONIA JUAREZ At the time vrhen the Saints broke their temporary Ascension In April of ISSp a group under Isaac Turley settled on eight thousand acres of land about two miles from the present site of Colonia Juarez In order to prepare for crops plowing was begun immediately and the construction of homes was left for a later time The settlement acquired the title of "Stlnktomn" because of the 27 In unsanitary conditions prevailing in the "dugouts" 1S2S a townslte was surveyed some distance above the first location because the Mexicans didn't want no many whites living near them On January 1 1SS7 the new location28was dedicated and named after the Mexican patriot Juarez 5 Encyclopedic History of the Church No 22J-2- Ibid 7 July 1956 2 Letter from J F Moffett to H M Encyclopedic History of the Church Foster No 227 6 |