Delta chief., 1883-03-28
DELTA COUNTY.
The New County aud city. and the
Future Garden spot oG Colorado.
Natural Advantages. Etc.

The growth Of towns gu the western FROM
tier j. a marvel to ssmc they show the Sg-
gressiye commercial spirit of the people-
quick to seize some point Of vautage Tor pres
cui gain and future profit One might say that
herc, where the echo Of the Indians mcccasin
had hardly died out of the valleys, that We
can well believe were
pair as thC eHricn Of the ,pord
To the eye, "f the iSut-ned Indian hcf'le.'
that inhabited them 80 short time ago, and
from which they ilit,rd away all unwiliinsly
--onc might think, We .s,y, that here there
could be no vista Of promise opening mp to
civilized eyes 40 soon. But the clear cycs
and the clearer brain Of one small in stature,
but great ia activity aud intellect, saw and
understood. and upon the slapinc mesa at the
Junction Of two fair streams thcrc stands n
young town giving promise Of great prosper.
iiy In the near future.
The town of Dclta--whirh bears the same
name as the county itself--ts located between
the uncompahgrc and the Gunnison, just
above the point where the ;wa rivers flow to-
gcthcr. The valleys of these streams, Ia this
vicinity, are very beautiful. ard are all that
could possibly be desired in an agricultural
poini Of view. Delta Is located IN Il g very
ccuter Of the agricultural and grazing coun.
try, and has tributary to IT about 100000 acres
of as fine farming and fruit-growing land as
can Ice found in the State of Colorado. This
place is the nearest. and, in fact, the only
trading point for all the country up the Gun.
nison as Gar rs the famed Black canon, the
settlements ON the North Fork, of itself I'm
AN extensive country, rich in coal and cattle,
on the Roubideau, Surface and Forkcd Tongue
creeks snd down the valley Of the Gunnison
for several miles, and up the uncompahgrc
river for ten to twelve miles. All the
streams of the county lead to Delta as the
fingers to the hand hence II is destined to be
u railroad center; Tho Denver 4 Rio Grandr
railway, Utah division, was completed to
Delta last fall by April through trains
will be running from Denver aud Pueblo. to
sal; Lake city. by its connections with the
Chicago, burlington 4 Quincy, and the Atch'
ison, Topeka & Santa Fe, ON the east, with
the Central Pacific ON the west, IL will be on
!, trunk line from Chicago and st. Louis to
San Francisco The Denver & Rio Grandc
has surveyed two other lines 10 Delta, one
down the Grand canon of the Gunnison from
the mouth of the Cinarron with view to
avoiding the present grade over the Cedar di.
vide; the other from Crested Butte, through
the anthracite coal field and down the North
Fork. The Denver Il South Parl: railroad is
graded from Ggnnison to Ruby, and is sur
yeyed thence to Delta, through the same an.
tbr,cit, ,onl.fiell IL is only matter of
time that these three other roads viii be
built. The situation of Delta is such that no
railroad down the Gunnison, North Fork or
uncompa,,grc can ignore her. school has
been kept up during the summer and winter.
The Town company is making provision for
free reading room. Lots have been set
apart for n church and parsonage for each of
the leading denominations. Parks have been
reserved for courthouse and schools. Arrange
mcnts are being made by the Town company
to plant the parks and streets with trees. II
Is the intention to make the town u pleasant
home for families. Good clay is at hand for
making brick, and beautiful white magnesium
and red sandstone can be had. The largest
wagon bridge west of the 'rangc'--nbout 400
feet long-spans the Gunnison ut this point.
Tho elevation Of Delta, ms given by Prof.
Marcy, is 1880 feet.