Delta chief., 1883-08-29
THE GRAND MESA.
A Miscellaneous Letter ON Miscellan.
eOus Subjects.
AMONG THE LAKES,

August 1000.
To the Editor of THE CHIEF:
Commencing ut that high point west of
north of your city on the Grand Mesa, thence
eastwardly along the grand slide and general
breakup Immediately beneath the precipit-
GUS face of the Mesa, you find some thirty
five lakes ofvarous dimensions, from twenty
acres to three and four hundred acres, formed
when this country was quite young, some
time previous to the establishment of
county. The scenery is varied and beautiful,
and now every wish can be gratified in grand
views, pleasant groves of spruce and quak-
ingasps, wild fruits such as serviceberr.es,
whortleberries, raspberries, black currants
and strawberries. And as for flowers and
grasses the variety is immense and their
beauty unexcelled. And then the undula-
tions of ground is so different in each locality
that the last one seen seems the most agree
able and pleasant place. And then there are
so many enchanting pictures that fit across
the eye for an instant, and then out perhaps
forever Away to the south lie the valleys of
the Uncompahgre and Gunnison, strip of
green on the landscape, with here and there
a bit of water showing through the trees.
Far away beyond, as for as the eye can see,
lies the Uncompahgre plateau, its highest
ridges densely covered with the timber, and
as black as midnight. What resort this
will be when the country becomes older and
more settled, with better road facilities.
The hunting facilities are unequalled any
where in the State-deer, elk, grouse, bear,
lion, wildcat and rabbit to the surfeit of the
sportsman. When fishing becomes monoton-
Gus, short tramp over the hills will bring
an abundance of the larger game in range of
the rifle. This place is the home of the eagle.
and here they have raised their young year
after year in the almost inaccessible crags of
the mesa proper. Fine specimens can be Sc
cured any day by little trouble.
Here are few resolutions that were adopt
ed by Democratic posse commitdtus last
night, and which / send you, hoping they
may become useful in caucuses, mass and
club meetings, and perhaps become engrafted
in some set of national resolutions, and
thereby assist in more definitely establishing
the fishing interests of Delta county:
WHERGAs, We have met for the purpose of
indulging in hopes and expressions regarding
the future growth and prosperity of Delta
county, together with all and singular the po
WHEREAS, The Republican party of this
country have become SO Democratic in all its
views that it has absorbed all the principles
which both parties fought for in our late
difficulty" and have so magnanimously
folded up that piece of "old domestic" and
forever laid it upon the shelf; and
WHEREAS, The differences becoming so in
significant that the whole country is crying
for change in officers and change is what
produces the most magnificent results, in ma
ture, politics and pocket-the two last being
so closely affiliated that it is hard to disting-
ush whether the politician carries his princi-
Piles in his pocket or in his heart; and,
WHEREAS, We are looking for the mIllen-
ium shortly, one physician has declared that
the elixir of life will be discovered, and that
we are all bound to be tied together socially
and be more or less friends, and all interested
in the public welfare then be it
ResOlred, That Delta county is the most
delightful place in the world; it's where we
live.
Res0lred, That our representative is in.
structed to inform the next legislature that
this locality, as far as views and interests
are concerned, is eminently adapted for the
promulgation of everything new, especially
in politics, and good place for revivals of
all kinds, and for the establishment of good
men in Office all of which we Democrats
most cordially invite you good Republicans
to jine. Inasmuch as the Democratic party is
in the ascendency by o large majority, it has
behooven them to show that liberal principle
of magnanimity and generosity SO long char
acteristic of the Old Party.
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