Show ANOTHER FROM THE SAM COUNTRY BLUFF san sanjuan juan county utah jan 20 jit d 0 de deseret news we will now resume the description of from where the mancos river eiver empties into the san juan a point ta miles east from bluff utah 29 9 miles south from Mit mitchell thell spring montezuma valley colorado about bout 30 miles wt west from olie new mexico and abot 40 miles southwest from malcos colorado our course will be nearly east up thre the san aan juau juan river kiver this ri river veris is hard bard to control its bottom and being largely composed of quicksand very cloo crooked ked win winding ding sometimes ip ii colorado ahlback abd back again into NevrA exico the only running water f fona org tabt or of country cou atry where alious thousands of sheep and cattle roam ivr the metas mesas or plains and will some day not jar r in the future by the aid of and capital bo be brought out adl and made knade i to irrigate we the now cow parched and a and r id tho u of acres of good laud land found on either ade of it where iu in this lovely climate comfor comfortable table homes can be made uy oy the saints the country as we travel east assumes a more open aspect with beautiful mesas or table mostly composed of a sandy loam the very test tor for fruit to the north we find 1 d a high table land lying between the la plata river on the east sad and the manes giveron Ki veron on the west both have their source iq in the mancos and la plata mountains in southwestern colorado this country is id now entirely used lor for stock range occupied mostly by byline the live stock block association all A 11 over this great section of country there are found good sites for small and some large ones and when we have beamed more fully the art of storing storine water in ing the various seasons thousands upon thousands of now unoccupied lands will be brought into cultivation on tb the e vo t u th as we ti avel up ua the river kiver melad we tand a line fine rolling lolling country stretching off to the chuck a leech mountains in nw mexico aex xex I 1 co now occupied h thil navajo indian nation it is called navajo indian reservation onu of the linest finest portions ot of ull all this country thi 11 are quite a sa superior race as compared with ot of the dirty lazy I 1 azyn lousey deping oe lut thieving utes they are very industrious owning large herds ol of sheep and aad hor horses I 1 1 s ano ana do consid considerable erab le farming on the r river iver bottoms after the high season is past tuey raise core beans squash etre etc and with sheep and goat meat manage to live comfortably the women do all the herding of the sheep sn and goats besides manufacturing the principal part martof of the clothing lor themselves and families they make very excellent coarse blankets which are desirable and warm also aloo quite fine and fy fancy ones selling for 15 to W 25 each they altac i a their looms to a couple of trees near where they the are herding and when necessity compels theme them on ioa uc account of either feed or water to move the herd they mova the looms and all their household affairs they build a wherever they may choose to camp or stop with their herds the women also albo do all t the he cooki cooking ug and are clad in comfortable comfor table underclothing generally made of factory cloth with the neatest style ol of leggings and moccasins I 1 ever saw the women have very small hands and feet such AS many of our fashionable belled belleb might justly euvy envy they are rather short ot or stature well ma made e and quite comply ju features sod and ge generally brally keep themselves tidy band and neat for such a race the navajo men attend to th eberding of horses saddles bridles bridle bits and a good deal of silverware for orna ornamenting themselves saddles bridles etc they are quite expert alf these they also do considerable tanning I 1 of goat and buckskins for their leggi blessings les sings lags and moccasins moca moc sms asins altogether 1 erwe we are quite satisfied sati sned with our navajo neighbors we have a few missionaries amorian them doing a good work in learning them kow itow to build better houses bouses improve their methods of farming and now BOW to raise fruit froit teaching them to be honest virtuous temperate and to live in peace with themselves and MI all men both red and white I 1 am pleased to say they are making commendable progress in the observance of these things and ana seem I 1 very de desirous to have our riders eiders come and dwell in their midst sod and show them how to live better lives jives the spirit of the lord is evidently being poured out upon them preparatory to their receiving in the gospel aur our road leads anthe on the north side of the river where we find every now and then large rich bottom lands where settlements could be formed and large tracts of bench lands nicely situated for towns and villages of the saints we travel OB ion albut thirty miles and we come to THE HOGS BACK a high rocky bluff making down to the river and sauting off travel so we have to make a grand detour of miles over a country up dry washes to get around this perpendicular bluff but right here at this point is found the best place pace for taking out the water of the ban juan that occurs for miles and from hete here it coula be conveyed over avast a vast country of finest kind of agrico agricultural tural lands A few ales from the hogs back brings us to burnham olio new mexico where we have a small ward of the church bishop L C burnham presiding here to is found aoe of 01 the locations lor for a city ot of the saints that can be found in this i eglon of country at present we have oil only y a few famil famines es residing here and there is ia plenty of room for 40 or 50 more hete here the rivet river banks are fornies of gravel and the water can be hore four thousand dollars will mt the water on a fine mesa just north of the present town containing land enough for ter a large settlement the climate and soil are wem well adapted to the culture of all kinds of grain vegetables and fruits except the rea real tropical ones coal for fuel f uel is abundant within a mile of town and there are good eummer cummer and winter ranges or stock with a good market at D Dura ngoi bi colorado JO 00 miles distant lor for all kinds ol of pro products adduct of the farm dairy and fruit an and th this soil aad climate is very fine for fruit A arlock mr lock living at farmington 14 from froia here up the river commenced the raising pf af f rolt fruit a few years ago and is now comparatively rich last fall at a little fair hold held at ac farmington he be produced as lane fine fruit as van can be found in any country for which a ready market can always be found in the mines and railroad ac entres of colorado the taxes in new mexico are very low about like they are in Uta hand the fesi residents dents have not taken any part in the persecution vow now raging against us as a p ople we leave olio and travel northeast over a line fine stock range fange 14 miles and we come to la plata on the la plata river about five miles f from rom I 1 to its j junction unction with the san juan here we find some of the me RICHEST BOTTOM LANDS to be found this thip side of the missouri is url river we have a small bran branch here and room for twenty mafe mare families amil tes where they could soon make for themselves comfortable comfort aible homes the river bottom proper i is qui quite oar nar virtu exceeding a mile in width for many miles but the first and second benches are rich neb alluvial soil fl fuel uel is plenty and easy of access lumber has to be hauled from durango 40 miles there are ranches located along this stream for some 25 or 30 miles but there is still a good deal of water about 25 miles from Ls la plata branch up the river we come to tottie we line dividing new dovico movico frota colorado about 20 miles further farther the road taking across a grand gracd x 20 miles we come to i FORT LEWIS THIC THE HIGHEST I 1 MILITARY i STATION IN TUB THE STAVES situated on the la plata river and about 12 miles from Du rangoon the D arg a railway town and place of much importance as it is a groat great center of trade for a large mining stock i and farming fanning country As we have got to a good place to stop we will boso doso do so and put up with col coi price a fine gentleman from kentucky brim full of the old southern style lof of hospitality pita lity doors wido wide open walk in gentl gentlemen emea and make yourselves at home here a number of prominent brethren partook of the bountiful and genial hospitality of col price who is a gentleman of the broad buege on politics and religion taking no jao in the narrow prejudice and bigotry of this sectarian bee I 1 may say the same of the officers composing this command quite a few of whom the gallant kolonel colonel gave me an introduction to as tine fine a set ott of V U S officers as I 1 ever met loag way may they live to defend our country from all its enemies foreign foreigner for eignor or domestic in my next letter I 1 will describe the country from fort luis to mancos manes sherea we have quite a live branch the is ever welcome keeping us all matters pertaining pert aaning to the duties of the saints and all matters of interest concerning church or static state at home or abroad and the progress bf f the work of the lord as also how the devil is making it with his bis part odthe of the pro gramme I 1 suppose hel he thinks hinks he is s doing great things just roamn no wn sending sending men and women to prison poison and into exile etc and yet he is liel helping ping to spread abroad the truth as it never went before but no thanks to him or his servants auts for this god our oar father is ruling all these matters tour lour brother aad fellow labore abo for the right F A HAMMOND |