Delta chief., 1883-05-23
Delta, and the Denver 4 Rio Grande railwa!

Delta, and the Denver 4 Rio Grande railway
company, Stockholders Of tine company.
TIE CoUNTY.
The boundary lines Of Delta county are a.
follows: Beginning at n point two miles
south Of the third correction line extended
west to point Of intersection with the
Io79 80 west longitude; thence due north
along said degree of longitude Ia the divide
between the hcaiwHtcr- OF the Grand and
North Fork Of the Gunnison rivers; thence
along said divide in southwe-tcrly direction
tn n point on the extreme southwestern cx-
Of the Grand Mesa; thence in a southwest
rrly direction 10 the mouth Of the Rio
DamiHaGes: thence due south To point
two miles south Of an extension of the
thiri correction line; thence due east par
=lllc with said extension "f the third cor
rctiou line To the place Of beginning. The
county seat is Delta.
THE VALLEYS.
\ recent writer hus said Of the soil Of ,hc
yallvys that il show, at least four distinct
characteristics. The Grs,. running in mar
row belt along the bank of the river. is
dark. rich, sandy loan, largely covered with
c"tton~o"i-, willows and undcrhrush. The
,a.c-hrush land. como next in order. in ap-
pcaraucr rc-,m.ling the fertile lands Of [ tlh
aud California. carving but a small quantity
Of ,and, are Hls" very productive and dcsir'
able. Tine Srcascwood lands, being the mos,
extensive Of the valley lands, do not appear
to contain particle Of sand. They are light
and dusty when dry. and sticky and slippery
when wet"
The valleys proprr-of both the Guunison
and tucompahgr. - are from no to Ave
miles wide, back uf which riscs the first mesa
To height OF from thirty finy feet. This
mesa Is an extensive bench Of good land
which viii ia time Dee irrigated and covered
with farms. Tbis mesa exists on both sides
II the river aud extends back to the foot of
the plat"aus, Hs they are generally called,
the grand meas. The river, run through the
central part Of the vallcvs, So that good farms
arr located either side. An abundant
growth uf rutl"uwsnls extends along the
banks of the streams. aud it i from these
trees that the settlers have fer the most part
built their cottages. and for new country,
it must be said, these places arc very pretty.
yellow pine of the best quality covers the
mountain ranges. There is belt beginning
near ouray and running parallel with and on
the west side of the Cncompahgrc and Gun
nson To Utah, which is from finy to sixty
miles long. and from five to twenty miles
wide. Ii is fifteen miles west OF Delta, aud
can be reached hy wagon road. Ii afford,
good opening Cor saw mills. The lumber
made from this timber i as good, il not bet
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bcr.
The lands since July -, 1852, are open Ia
prescription, to tuwn-stc entry, and to entry
under the mineral statutes, but not to home
stead or scrip entries, or timber culture. \
government survey has been ordered. ha; She
prc-cmptor will have about three years to
pay for his land.
WHAT WILL GROW HERE?
To this question there is but Yne answer to
make: Almost anything in the agricultural
line and in the way of fruits, possibility
/ that all kinds can he successfully grown.
| The first assertion has been practically
demonstrated. On one ranch was raised
corn, alfalfa, potatoes, turnips, bcets, carrots,
pnrsnips, cabbage, onions. tomatoes, beans
{ Squash, peas, tufuihl'tfs. ltllhc', MUSK anu
watermelons. and radshcs. The domestic
/ grasses all grew by rigatinn-timothy, blue
( top, clover. Hungarian, millet, etc. Potatoes
( weighing six aud half pounds We're raised
. On the North Fork, and green corn and mel.
I ons were furnished to the Guuuisou market.
( Last year odessa wheat yielded oversee bush
I els to the acre, oats from 80 to 30 bushels and
! potatoes from 200 to 400 bushels. Ii can be
! safely asserted that all the cereals and veyc-
/ tables suited to temperate zone may be
/ raised. II may be that here rs in the valleys
J on the eastern slope of the Rocky Mountains,
/ that the intense winter warmth followed by
4 sudden extremes of cold, may he fatal to fruit
culture; but soil aud climate matching that
soil and climate where the peach and apricot
! flourish to perfection are thought 10 be here.
/ Young apple trees set out last spring grew
/ from fifteen to thirty-sia inches during the
/ season.
STOCK.
/ The platcaus, or grand mcsas, US they are