MORMONS IN MEXICO.

Tuapeka Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1213, 13 January 1886, Page 5

MORMONS IN MEXICO.

In a letter from El Paso (Texas) to " The Times," it is stated that the lands in Mexico upon which the Mormon leaders have decided to settle their proselytes and new recruits from Europe are situate in the northern part of the State of Chihuahua, within 50 miles of the Arizona and New Mexican boundary line. A portion of the land is in Sonora, and the " New Canaan" is a magnificent grazing country, well watered, and susceptible of a high state of cultivation. The soil is virgine, and the Mormon section is said to comprise about a million acres, which they have contracted to purchase at a very low rate. No money has passed as yet, for the titles are being examined, and the Mormons insist upon the legality of the title being confirmed before they make any payment. Arrangements are in progress, however, for the immediate settlement of the land, and the vanguard of the Mormon army will arrive early in December from Utah. Brigham Young, jun., who came to inspect the lands a short time ago, said that he had been offered millions of acres of land at a cheap price, and that the Mexicans were doing all they could to secure the Mormon colony instead of, as reported, assuming a hostile attitude towards it.