Delta chief., 1883-06-20
DELTA COUNTY.
The New County and city. and the
Future Garden Spot Of Colorado.
Natural Advantages. Etc.

The growth OF towns on The western from
tier Is a marvel to some; they show the sg-
gressive commercial spirit of the people
qa;cs to seize some point of vantage for pres
.nt gain and fIiurv profit. One might say that
here, where the echo Of the Indians moccasin
had hardly died out of the valleys, that we
cs, we'll believe wcrc
Pair as the saricn Of the Lord
~ the eyes of the iaInisbed Indian horde.'
that inhabited them - short time ago, and
from which they Aittei away all unwillingly
-ons might think, we say, that hers there
could be no vista OF promise opening up To
civilized .ycs soon. But 'thc clear eyes
nnd the clearer brain Of one small in S,aiuTe.
bu, gres, in activity aud intellect, and
understood, and upon the slepia: mesa at the
junction Of two fair streams there stands
yonls town giving promise of grca, prosper
ity in the near future.
The town OF Dcl,a--which bcars the same
name as the county it>elf--is located between
the unrompaherc and the Gunnison, just
above the point where the two rivers fiow to-
rcthcr. The valleys OF these streams, in this
vicinity, are very beautiful, and are all tina;
could possibly b. desired in agricultural
point OF view. Delta is located In the very
center Of the agricultural aud grazing coun-
try and has tributary 10 il about 100000 acres
of a. line farming aud fruit-growing land as
eau be found in the Stat. Of Colorado. This
place Is the ncarcz,, and, in fact, the only
trading po!n, for all the country mp the Gun
nis,u rs far the famed Black canon, the
settlements on the North Fork, of itself an
IN extensive country, ric,l in tsaai and cattle,
on the Roubidcsu, Surface and Fori.,i Tongue
creeks and down the valley Of the Gunnison
for several miles, aud M the uneompahsre
river for ten to twelve miles. All the
streams of the county lead 10 Delta the
fingers to the hand; hence it il destined 10 be
u railroad center; The Denver & Rio Grandc
railway. Utah division, was completed To
Delta las. fall. ny April through trains
will be running from Denver and Pueblo to
salt Lake city. BY its connections with the
Chicago, Burlington & Qnincy, and Che Aieh'
ison, Topeka & Santa Fr on the cast, with
the Central Pacific ON the west, 1t will be ON
a trunk line from Chicago aud ST. Louis to
san Francisco. The Denver & Rio Grande
has surveyed two other lines to Delta, one
down the Grand canon Of the Gunnison from
the mouth Of the Cimarron, with view 10
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 Y south Park railroad is
graded from Gunnison 10 Ruby, and is sur
vcyci thence to Delta. through the same an
,hracite coal.6cd II is only matter of
time that these three other roads will be
built The situation of Delta Is such that no
railroad down the Gunnison, North Fork or
uncompahgrc can ignore her. a school has
been kept up during the summer and winter.
The Town company is making provision for
n free reading room. Lots have been set
apart for church and parsonage for each OF
the leading denominations. Parks have been
reserved for courthouse and schools, Arr:'ns,e-
ments nrc being made by the Town company
To plant the parks and streets with trees. 1t
il the intention to make the town n pleasant
home for families. Good clay is at hand for
mukinS brick, and beautiful white magnetism
mad red sandstone can be had. The largest
wagon bridge west of the "rangc"-abcut 400
feet long-spans the Gunnison at this point.
The elevation of Delta, MS given by Prof.
Marcy, is 1880 feet.
Delta has a municipal government; Mr.. j.
j. Barker is Mayor.
The Town company in September, 1881, Sc.
lec,ed nbout 500 acres for town, which has
been surveyed and plated. The company is
composed Of George A. Crawford, president
and general manager Harvey A. Bailey, as
sistcnt manager; NJ. c. Vandcvcnter, secre.
ary; together with d. G. Dodge, general
munger Of the Denver 4 Rio Grandc; W..
A. Bell, vice president of the Denver 4 Rio
C;rnndc; w. +. Weitbrcc, manager Of con-
struction Of the Denver 4 Rio Gr'mdc, as di-
rcctors. There are also llon,sAlliscn White
and II. Il. Rood, Of ofPhilndclphia; r. NJ. Ander-
son, w. 0. stephens and NJ. r Fredcricks, OF