| Show USEFUL suggestions COLONIA near casas braudes Gr audes chihuahua mexico dec editor deseret news new the publication publicist ion of the following will we believe be of some benefit those of your readers who contemplate making homes in mexico for some time past elder george M brown has been engaged in working out a plan to purchase of mr louis huller of the city of mexico a large tract of land situated near this place this tract being too large for for one man of ordinary means meana to handle and some of our people bein being Lal already ready settled on one corner of the e land also finding themselves without a title an arrangement ran gement was waa made by which the whole tract could be purchased and a good title obtained covering all claims within it fhe assistance of elder A F mcdonald of colonia juarez in the matter was secured and an arrau arrangement gemont has baa lately been perfected for the of a colony A survey of canal and reservoirs has been made showing that the latter can be filled from the river and the water drawn off on to the lands and townsite there is plenty of water in the river running to waste during eight or nine months of the year this we propose to utilize by filling the and for such irrigation as may be needed during that time then drawing off from the reservoirs to serve at low water time we are satisfied that that will be sufficient in addition to the above there is at a depth of twelve to fourteen feet under ground an in exhaustible supply of pure water which if needed can be easily pumped up by machinery the canal and reservoirs can be put in operation at a very reasonable expense this tract of land consists of about avres acres and is situated on the east side of the river opposite the town of cachs cashs grandes grandee it extends several miles north and south also eastward where it terminates in rolling hills covered with the best beet of grasses while at the south end there is 18 considerable oak and other hard wood fit for fuel the plain contains about acres all good farm and garden lands the soil being a rich sandy loam in which all kinda of grain fruits and plants of the temperate zone thrive luxuriantly close up to tibe the foothills foot hills to the east eastward are several large depressions pres in the earth which appear to have anciently bon been used as reservoirs and which we now intend to utilize for that purpose the remains of an aia ancient canal are yet visible leading from the caara grandes river to the reservoirs the prices of the lands are as follow the purchasers going to the necess sary oary expense of procuring water farm lands which come under the reservoirs 76 75 cents an acre othier lands from 40 to 50 cents an acre town lots from to 10 each about one and one fourth fou rth acres As this is a settlement destined for the all persons we are required to accompany their applications with a proper recommend from the ward in which they have resided or in which they may reside when the application is made the above prices are in mexican money which is generally at a considerable sid erable discount and at present will make the pric prices ea about 20 per cent less in american money twenty acres of land are given free to each head of a family who settles in the colony and resides five years part located in the farm lands and part in the pasture lands the colonist in this case and in the purchase of town lots will pay the expense of the deed and in the other cases each party will pay half bait ltd ito coot the pasture lands can be most moat conveniently divided into three subdivisions with watering facilities I 1 on each for stock and where one person does not wish to t ke a whole subdivision several should join together persons desiring any of the above lands should send immediately a statement of the amount and claw class of lands desired and accompany the same with new york exchange to the order of george M brown to the amount of 60 50 per cent of the ing to him at doming deming ne new w mexico on or before january 1891 the sum forwarded will be changed into mexican money at current i rates and applied on the purchase the balance to be paid in ninety days thereafter our title is as good as can be had in the republic and we are near the source of title the land having been recently patented by the gov eminent ern ment it to is free from the complications which usually attend the transmission of ancient titles the gift of twenty acres to the family is only to the first hundred families that settle after that the gifts cease we do not promise that the foregoing prices shall continue after the first of february 1891 but all who forward their money as above will be entitled to said rates which may possibly continue longer the colonists will be frev fre from taxes for ton ten years except municipal and internal revenue and each head of a family will be entitled to import duty free upon entering the country with his team and house furniture and moveable moveably move able effects and thereafter to I 1 import A supplies upon which the mo duty ty would amount to annually for five years the town is laid out on a level plain one by one and a half miles and is already being settled up it is one of the most beautiful sites to be j found any anywhere w here and the surrounding country is rich in the facilities for building up it a great commonwealth it is centrally located and Is already important in point of commerce while the water in the vicinity lend encouragement to the manufacturer mining and ranching also extend for hundreds of miles in every direction iOD the govern government and people treat new colonists with kindness and consideration A 4 kompany om pany is now dow being formed consisting of the un der dersi signed gued and others to assume the responsibility and carry on the business of the enterprise work on the canal will be begun immediately and pushed to completion we believe it will be in time to get the benefit of the next high water season we are of opinion that the best beat way to come here from northern utah and idaho is to put team in animals furniture provisions and all movables mova bles on the cars this can be done dode st at the rate of for a car to doming deming SDI and by careful packing the effects of three or four families can be put into one car the above rate is in force on the ther R G W railway I 1 from ogden salt lake or prokp and the he passenger rate over the same game line for emigrants la is fao 85 to deming new mexico i after the arrival at doming deming per j sove BOOB who desire to come to to this colony should call on mr L webber chief manager of the colonization under the huller contract and upon parties informing inor ming him that they wish to go to colonia hullt huller r noar near casas grandes be in conjunction with the mexican consul at that place will give the necessary directions the kwet best team to bring is mares of the weight of about 1100 pounds if parties have wagons stoves furniture etc in moderately good condition it isas is as well to fetch them along but do not purchase new ones in utah as all such at ai melee can be purchased in doming deming just as cheaply M brow BBOWN N erastus BECK FABB F G WILMA WILLIAMS 8 |
