Show IN THE SOUTHERN REPUBLIC pacheco mexico dec 1895 on tuesday the laih of december F 54 lyman of the council oi 01 A Pre president eident anthony divius of the juarz juarez stake of zion and myself with E der lease isaac turley son eon or of oui ou old veteran theodore turley gurlt y and peter C woid ano volunteered with wilt outfits of horses and carriages tooh pair our departure from juarez to pacheco Pac beco 86 35 miles allies up lo in the mountains in the of the pine forests fo raia the dome bome of deer and turkeys Cros Jr ossini sinic the river the mill ism of patriarch will ism we traveled over a ri ailini bench ot of open country of gravelly grav eliv ground 12 mies abundance of was the be only object of interest except ata at a distance are the he jobbing mountains 3 not dot high ones but ver verv oc peculiar ullar about three years aito I 1 96 d through the republic of bl mexico exico from f i t el paso texas to the city ot of mexico and now so ao jar as I 1 have bave seen the works of nature from doming to his place the mountains are ot of a similar character to those elsewhere lo in mexico broad plains and mountains most always barren looming up in 10 the dib distance tance here to Is one exception where timber Is to be seen from out our very nice roadway our tea te iuster aluster who has bile traver traversed Led these plains and mountains in indian and mexican ralda tells me that down in the valley to is much better land but bui as is ane case terns ot of ibous anUB ot mores acres jn in th nelre tillS country no no aqua squa the mex cal cai a 8 call it 11 water in nil all this I 1 can see a providence for when the time comes fir the remnants ot of the land to become civilized and favored of goj goi the land will then be open fut fur their use heaven will smile upon them and the former and latter ra will make the inid ini d fruitful as b hab ii been tue the case in utah wien the dmd smiles uvon upon lamari this country with his he mild climate will became famous aw aej will furni feh bil homes for a gleat art at budy body of people I 1 look forward to a time when our colonials will rejoice in the they have laid and are labig lay lug ig for a greater work to lullow follow alter our twelve miles ride we come into oak timber tim laer arid and a canyon ascona log JOB twelve anti and a half bait miles to a ojean there to is a variety or of black oak on white while oak and pine the ir r obort fl bort with long arms atme spreading spread inu low over a broad surface the pine latal tell is fine saw timber and very abundant we also alao noticed some JUDI jam iper jer and aad ash an but a limited supply at the mouth of the gorge which to ie called sin bin diego canyon there to is a stock ganob one of twenty owned by louise bros broo who own head bead of cattle many thou nou baude ol 01 them are airs being sold this sea ou this year is proverbial lor for th in sale ale of cattle which thrive on the millions ong of acres of plains and bills of 01 alesco max Alez co the large ranches are known by monuments erected often by moun moan tain toa tos 9 up ac lor juarez one of et our largest colo its ies in this chis republic rep was W pointed out as vi me e SIP BL bd the cozy col onley ny iu in a large hollow in utah we woula call it a cany cai on our carriage driver W C J Sio St Weil and one of wo the leading men who has bag with so BO much energy made this thie place hard bard as it has bae been to bloom into a garden town said bald 61 well weldo do you see that high topped yen yea air 01 aud and also that hish pointon point so tar far away in another certainly I 1 can it is so eo noticeable ly well weh that is the line of juarez ano and over there and again still on ibri other prominent point is IH our bounds bounded 11 1 1 but fuere in your towi you will see it ib pretty soon aoun as we go down that dugway and so BO we did and a very pretty little place it Is IB but too much crowded there Is ia good reason for being uius jua credeu up into the canyon below the present town there la ia a beau j laige and old ditches di tubes noon no one jau tell how bow old they are tuey lean irom from the river revor oo on which the town is ie situated this large plain was waa some ome 0 it plowed water taken on to it a liberty pole orea ere oleu teu but finally the monument lne line cut win plain off it is pro however that the mormont nave have mode made homes a success even ol of the tat dup euda ends and barren wastes the mexicans marvel to see lee here a fruit cannery a tannery grist griat will bruit lumber fete etc there is hope that plain will be annexed tu to tula thriving nard earuel town I 1 will that it will finally become connected therewith returning again to those pine bills bilia boundary lines are pointed out on lin those large ranches as aa we albrough the woods and is a small mall saram and over abill lill another high hill bill we see gee over th limber monumental lines many away attway there to ia a custom in mexico that ranchers have to braul brami their acock which run at large and roam miles away ollen mixing on each othel 15 occasionally la is a UPS SO called the rho stock la is but bu cried ur or gal gat hereu together many join in theat exciting limes anul and generally generosity la Is lu in each ranquet laking his braud all unmarked marked block laile ails to the laloli on it ii lound stock until lately has ha been of but little value but now how prices have raised anti and round ups hi a anu droves are to be tee tea on OD every hand band with money often hands our albirty uve five mile ride ome of ii 11 considered rather dangerous was waa concluded pacheco la Is icet eleva to heavy rajna in july and august so 80 huou so ao that the wheat sometimes aroas in the field in the stack atack and it bus bae been known to sprout wills while it was till still standing t ed frosts sometimes trouble them potatoes Potato ea and corn are Keie raHy a sue buc cew cef e advantages of the pecullar peculiarities ittes of af the country are being studied anu and through the blessings of HD an alloise creator success is anticipated oie source of success to li the abundance 0 saw timber the little town la Is in an opening surrounded with millions of pines pine li 11 does appear really sublime and wirtur e esque aque coing to the meeting place prepared for or us ua in a stockade we through a pair of the strongest anu anti highest rate gate posts I 1 ever saw they were about 20 inches in diameter and 80 feet bieh bich and were deeply and stron set just jue sto an naturally as they COU row ioto into two great pines of the faor rho meeting house was off of fine 11 log im aptly and 46 21 feet we also alao bad meetings mee to in ron round valley ten tea mi its ire above called colon colona in a elevation feet anti ami abndt 1500 acres acrea of land clear rich sag oil unable to ralee raise grain corn and beam rho town Is on the estall baal side aide of a ott ok valley skirted by tall tail pines a aaa near the continental divide whole where t ta ft 11 w northeast to the atlantic and south west ito the pacific gitig ulear clear fine pure water a ande pine timber and so ao lar far away from any othar r as aetta oae me ts to that it is perfectly quiet 1 the most moat excellent weeti were held after which ordinations in ao blea ninie some afflicted ones gaea lough that the outpouring of goula gou split spar fallowes fallowed fall fIl owed sleeping Ble t brother byron all allred and feasting with alonzo and patriarch A F mcdonald Mo Dooald M 1 I i turney which abound here wl enjoyable one man boasts of b bribe ri ing a horge borse load of wild turkey la in one time fourteen fat turkey forty or are to be seen io in a froble in the pine woods george lunt tot nas HC be killed ten wild doer deer in two twelve shot eboth another town aboaf thirty mites milea farther on to in the ellif being settled up by Mor mons puta gutaf developments develop meata will give us ua a better h ahlm tory of this thia beautiful mild clim oll m mati which to IB much admired 11 after our oace lioa and labors jaborg in n tb ministry we turned our backs backa on 0 aoh ooh of the most moet admirable round valleys valle ygo mexico elder lyman bad and ivins having gone over a te terrick rr ri rough road to senors a very sm branch where parson williams William 4 resided bout miles away I 1 remain remained holding meeli oua io in these regions arid and returned to ito juarz where meeting is ii to be held and a lecture in a aft b delivered elive reu on the rho mission and IF of if joseph Smith 31 the anniversary whose birth will be observed vea at oil di i t a conference at that place 0 on til and of december cember Ebe 0 brOt brethren brOn who have gone to sonora vol ati meet there also elder george T dale EDWARD |