Show -- 75- of fnnllico on the La Plata river cone eighteen nilcs due north of Farmington The attempt failed for tvo reasons The !orr on families were farmers and there was a decided Also the gentiles vere shortage of vater for irrigation antagonistic to the Mormon settlers The gentile members of the ha Plata area were mostly ranchers though some others were engaged in trading with the Indians in Colorado After having spent about three years in La Plata the Mormons were moved bach to the San Juan river in 1902 of the hormone in the northwestern part of Hew ’’exico have engaged in agricultural pursuits since the There are however several founding of these settlements profitably engaged in trading among the Indians Agriculture The has proven n means to a comparatively easy life here name Fruitland is in itself indicative that within the valley Most a fine In fact San Juan county an enviable position as a gruit-growi- variety of fruit is raised had reached by 1SSS ng 10 center according to the Albuquerque horning Journal It rat not fruit alone that gave the harm on farmer renown for common vegetables have been grown here with considerable success Truck gardening has also proved very remunerative to those enraging in it Markets for the produce are Farming-te- n Callup Albuquerque and Santa Fe 10 Albuouerque Morning Journal Hew Mexico February 7 Durango 1SS6 |