Show w ois this region if the water was out it has teen been surveyed and many claims taken up and houses bouses built on them expect jr inythe the water to be f furnished by a co company in formed under the laws of colo wo nado after spending a good deal of nosey mone yand and working a jarge large canal over i rood good portion of the very heaviest of the route the company failed who among our capitalists of the horth north that have their money in the bank on deposit and dare not let it they may not recover it will 12 step forward and buy out this company nd complete this canal ant and ani send doar fown down n the water into that valley and gay lay to the tile saints come on and help 10 us to make this now desert waste be come tome fruitful and full of life where re the song of praise and thanksgiving may go up to the lord llord sad iad call down blessings on the heads s of those who with the means that god had Jb lessed blessed them with opened up the way for them to make homes for f or themselves and families aad aud thus nil till up these waste places witti faithful lants may the blessing of god rest apon pon those who will step forward and adothis do this work now before it shall fall leto lato the hands of A eliose those who are not of 91 W mi on my return north I 1 came by the wat lay of the blue mountains lasalle mountains and little grande valley to moan MOAB sherb there we have a little settlement and A ward organized and bishop randolph stewart presiding this place bo bobeen been settled by our people about be fire orsi or six years it is situated near tk tte foot of the lasalle mountains ibous halt half of ot which are in emery county and the other half in san juan county it ills Is a nine fine little valley some sli sin miles mileo long iong by one to three broad with witti beautiful soil and climate two skee afee streams of water pass down the falley ralley fley and itis surrounded by a first oss class stock country the told oe e that there was ample room iu in that vicinity ity for families to find land and vater water where they can soon make beau eau adul homes and ind be doing great good in ubi ysl sting to develop this now sparsely settled country it wants brave and aud le solute spirits full fall of we pioneering spirit who are not afraid to grapple with difficulties and wrestle with them thain until they re lre overcome I 1 consider the natural advantages of this southern country far superior to that of the north nece nelice homes can be made easier ban in the north I 1 put up with brother warren the bishops couR counselor while here bere behas he has anine afine oue one farm orchard vineyard and garden fine wife and semi very adne fine child renand and he is very proud of theland the mand justly too now all this he be told me was the result of tive five learst leara leama labor I 1 mean the farm etc not the children I 1 saw shada utes eight and ten inches in diameter yit tit be he assured me were merely little ings 9 or twigs five years ago grape tangs abne year old had one and two ches of grapes on them he had a it ay vy fine assortment of apples aches hes plums apricots pears and ana no bhe fee a large variety of grapes straw idries blackberries raspberries rasp berriel berries aw arrants Rr rantS ants et etc c and near nearly lylall ali ail all in full fuu brin awing this place is about thirty s i brwn bom the phelice line of the thed D R G railway neg lies and poultry do nicely here and a neady ready market is found in colorado great profits are obtained from the keeana leeana kee vee bee and ana poultry business in a climate othere bere they can work so many months rho ila the year one lady told me she had bad aade ade as high as in one year from aae the sales of her chickens and aggs equal ual to the profits from a large farm j kire here in the north i should there be any brethren who are j thinking of emigrating to the tile south country I 1 will state for general anfor t mation that there are two ROUTES one by the way of grass valley babbit rabbit valley and soon by the foot of the henry mountains plute county T across the brinkerhoff BrInker hoof ferry at the old mo in of the colorado river a ka gair fair 1 rf pios road cros and ad can be traveled during the wit winter er in fact that Is con considered j the best time for feed and water light wagons are aie considered the best ind and eow to 2500 pounds f for or four horses I 1 consi consider dee dei a fair load the distance stance til from salt lake to bluff city Is about miles the other route would be up spanish fork cahon canon utah county on to the head of price creek down aitto it to green eiver elver thence 35 miles to moab on grande river thence miles to bluff cit city by the foot of the sierra lasalle lasalle ind and blue mountains a very fair road I 1 for tor a mountain country this route is not tot considered safe after october octoba r as the snow on the blue mountain is liable to interfere with travel all these rivers mentioned are supposed to be fordable jn jin the fall and winter seasons take everything that thit you would need to make a beginning with in a i new country cows sheep pigs chic chickens kensi brood mares and seeds of every kind that are cultivated here are needed there so also all kinds of grain and vegetables bees are a fine thing to take alone along as they are dear there every family should be able to take with them provision for one year ormeanus or means to purchase it with the people of colorado our neigh neighbors borson on the east are very friendly and ki kindly adly inythe us to come and settle up the country treyarc they are the only neighbors I 1 believe we have who are not now engaged in urging anthe on the crusade that is being urged against our people the people ople opie of new mexico are also very ery k kindly adly disposed towards us ns and our movements in that region they have not I 1 believe been very hot after alter us u so far as I 1 am advised all of our outside friends have great confidence in our ability to manage the indian question and maintain peace among them 1 I 1 do hope this writing may be bd the means of draw drawing ing the attention of my brethren who may desire to move south to this vast sparsely settled country and there soon find homes where they can dwell in peace yours truly r F A HAMMOD |