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Official reports for the year 190S show thnt there are four Mormon settlements In the Sunshine Territory, namely, at Fruit land, San Juancounty; at Ranmh. McKinley county; at Jewett, San Juan county, and at Blue water, Valencia county. The last settlement was started two months ago and consists of a half down families. This la the only new settlement within ten years. The other three arc much older. Official advices are that there are less than a thousand Mormons, all fold, men, women and children, in this territory to-day. and that no polygamy, as far as known, exists among them. The exact number, per official reports on June 30th last, was 9H/ in the settlement* named. At a very fair calculation, the territory has a population of 300,000 people to-day. The Mormon settlements named arc purely agricultural and are away from the main linen of travel. The few vote* they poll In San Juan, McKinley and Valencia counties can elect only precinct justices of the peace, precinct constables and school directors of a few school districts.—Santa Fe New Mjan.
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The Clayton Enterprise
Clayton, New Mexico, US
Fri, Feb 23, 1906
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