| Show PROSPECTS ON THE SAN JUAN A boom lu in and VAI building good price lor RW duee dace more mero Kett lera wasted MANCOS la plata co col cej aatu 19 im editor deseret news we are lust just entering spona epou a genuine railroad boom there are three roads about to be built running through this section of country one from albuquerque quer que rquel que N M to durango Du colorado and perhaps onto on toK rico ico another from i gallup on the line A P to cortez cortex I 1 montezuma valley colorado thence I 1 north to salt lake city with a branch running up the delevois Dele river to i R rico ico a great silver mining rexton reB loa A p party arty of engineers are said to be now 8 surveying urve ying the line up the river to rico eico in the interest of the road from gallup the D R G railroad company i also have an eye to this matter ad already have men in the field running a line from durango to rico bico the great montezuma ditch tun TUB net company are pushing ahead their enterprise in getting water lato into the montezuma zuma valley where there la is some acres of choice land ready for settlement much of which is already taken up and being improved improve it is situated in a very flie fine climate this company are the parties who will build the road from gallup three of the leading parties who are connected with this enterprise were here a 96 lew few day sigo aud and tift left orders for a HOTEL to be built at cortez this summer also for work to commence lin immediately mediately on the road from gallup thereto a an 0 port unity for of the no north who may desire to move south they can find plenty ot of work for themselves and teams and thus be able to earn eara something to enable them to td make homes la in this vast now new undeveloped country all these enterprises mentioned are being located la in this otake and we desire to plant our feet here and maintain ourselves in this region we have room for families in this great new country and then not be crow crowded deo we have just had A FINE RAM RAIN which causes the ranchmen ranchman ranch men and ana stockmen stoc kmen to rejoice the grata grain is mostly in and will now come up without irrigating the prospects are very good for the farmer as HIGH PRICKS PRICES for au all kinds of products rule high oats wheat and barley are s selling elling at 2 cents per pound butter 40 cents egg 25 cents hay bay 30 per ton lumber 22 to to 25 per thousand shingles i 4 per thousand we want a miller and a first class sawyer if they have means to buy an interest in the grist mill and steam saw mill all the better so tar far as the saints are concerned peace prevails no trouble from our outside friends I 1 hope our people ale who feel the need of more space will come out here and spread pread broad abroad upon this land i ever praying dying for the welfare of zion I 1 am yo your r brother i r F A HAMMOND |
