Delta chief., 1883-04-18

Delta has a municipal government Mr.. J.
J. Barker is Mayor.
The Town company in September, lsSl, Sc
lected about 500 acres for town, which has
been surveyed and plated. The company is
composed Of George 4. Crawford, president
and general manager; Harvey A. Bailey, as
sistent manager; VI. c. ,Nandcventer, secre-
tary; together with ID. e. Dodge, general
manager of the Denver 4 Rio Grandc; W.
\. Bell, vice president of the Denver & Rio
Grande; ". +. Wcitbrec. manager Of con-
strurtion of the Denver 4 Rio Grande, as di.
rectors. There are also Hon. Allison White
and II. E.Rood Of Philadelphia; +. NJ. Andcr.
son, W. O. stephens and NJ. +. Fredericks, Of
Delta, and the Denver 4 Rio Grande railway
company, stockholders of the company
THE COUNTY.
The boundary lines of Delta county are as
follows: Beginning at a point three miles
south Of the third correction line extended
west 10 point Of intersection with the
io7' 30' west longitude; thence due north
along said degree Of longitude to the divide
between the hcadwatcrs of the Grand and
North Fork Of the Gunnison rivers: thence
along said divide in Southwestern direction
to point on the extreme southwestern cx.
Of the Grand Mesa: thence in a southwest.
crly direction to the mouth of the Rio
DomingucE; thence due south to a point
three miles south of an extension of the
third correction line; thence due east par
allel with said extension Of the third cor
rcction line 10 the place of beginning. The
counfy seat is Delta
TIIE VALLEYS.
\ recent writer has said of the soil Of the
valleys that 1, shows at least four distinct
characteristics. The first, running in mar.
row belt along the bank of the river is
dark, rich, sandy loan, largely covered with
cottonwoods. willows and undcrbrush. The
sage-brush lands come next in order. in ap.
pearancc resembling the fertile lands of Utah
aud California, carrying bnt a small quantity
Of sand, are also very productive and desir.
able. The groascwood lands, being the mos,
extensive of the valley lands do not appear
to contain particle of sand. They are light
aud dusty when dry. and sticky and slippery
when wet"
The valleys proper-of both the Gunnison
and tncomhahgrc are from two TO FIVE
miles wide, brtA of which rises the first mesa
to height of from thirty to fi1y feet. This
mesa is an extensive bench of good land
which will in time be irrigated and covered
with farms. This mesa exists on both sides
of the rivers and extends back to the foot of
the platcaus, or as they are generally called.
the grand mesas. The rivers run through the
central part of the valleys, so that good farms
are located ON either side. An abundant
growth Of cottonwoods extends along the
banks of the streams aud II is from these
trees that the settlers have for the most part
built their cottages, and for new country,
il must be said, these places are very pretty.
Yellow pine OF the best quality covers the
mountain ranges, There isa belt beginning
near Ouray aud running parallel with and ON
the west side of the uncompahgrc and Gun.
nison to Utah, which is from iif,y to sixty
miles long, and from five to twenty NILES
wide. II Is fifteen miles west of Delta, and
can be reached by wagon road II affords
good opening for saw mills. The lumber
made from this timber is us good, if not bet.
ter than the best Chicago or Milwaukee lum.
Der.
LAND.
The lands since July 2s, 1889, are open to
prc-cmption to town.ste entry, and to entry
under the mineral statutes, but not 10 home.
stead or scrip entries, or timber culture.
government survey has been ordered, but the
prc.emPtor will have about three years to
pay for his land.