Show 73- nan cans 7 still visible the Indians are '?ho the ancient terrace a and dan In fact in cone places vc re in 1SSJ under the leadership of F A the time the Indians - sites of The Mormons S ITanmond at left the San Juan valley used many of The improvements the original ditches built by the Indians have on the average raised the value of the lands from approximately 5500 to 51700 per acre Besides the main settlement of Fruitland there are several other minor groups in this area within a radius of six or seven miles Fruitland is the most centrally located of the group and is therefore the home of the church on the Ban Juan river The second largest Harmon largest settlement is that of Klrtland which Is situated above the valley on what Is spoken of as the table land San Juan KIRTLAIfD years subsequent to the It Is about three miles cast of that founding of Fruitland Fruitland is the only Mormon settlement in the colony was occupied a few Klrtland valley that has a post office The ambitions of Klrtland' s settlers were realized to a large extent when in 1902 (-:j- 7 G S Orson History of Hew Mexico Angeles: Pacific States Publishing Co 1907) II S57 Anderson 3 mm F Compiler History of Utah Vi'hitncy WWW’ st r fk IV 153 |