Delta chief., 1883-05-16
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; ,hey show the ag-
rressive commercial spirit Of the people
quick to seize some point of vantage for pres
cnt gain and future profit. One might say that
here, where the echo Of the Indians mOccasin
had hardly died out Of the valleys, that We
can well believe were
Pair hs the garden Of the Lord
To the eyes OF the ianished Indian horde
that inhabited them so short time ago. and
from which they fitted away all unwillingly
one might think, We say, that here there
could be no vista Of promise opening up to
civilized eyes 80 soon. But the clear eyes
and the clearer brain Of one small in stature,
but great in activity and intellect, saw and
understood, and upon the sloPing mesa at the
junction Of two fair streams there stands a
young town giving promise OF great prosper.
ity in the near future.
The town OF Dclta-which bears the same
name ns the county it>elf-is located between
the uncumpahgrc and the Guanisnn, just
above the point where the two rivers flow to-
grihcr The valleys Of these streams, in this
vicinity, are very beautiful, and are all that
cuuld possibly b. desired in an agricultural
point Of view. Delta is located ia the very
center Of the agricultural aud gazing c"un-
try and has tributary to il about 10000 acres
of u fine farming and frIIit-crowing land as
can be 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 rs Ear as the filmcd Black canon, the
Al. A. Il ..F III
AN extensive country, rich In coal aud cattle,
ou the Roubidcau, Surface and torkrd Tongue
creeks and down the valley of the Gunnisnn
Tor several mile. aud up the uncompahgTc
river for ten to twelve miles. All the
streams Of the county lead To Delta as the
fingers to the hand; henc" IL j. destined to be
a railroad center; The Denver X Rio Grandc
railway, Utah division, wns completed to
Delta last fall. BY April through trains
will be running from Denver and Pueblo TO
salt Lake city. BY its connections with the
Chicago, burlington 4 Quincy, and the Atch-
ison, Topeka 4 Santa fc, on the east, with
the Central Pacific ON the west II will he on
a trunk line from Chicago and ST. Louis to
San Francisco. The Denver & Rio Grandc
has surveyed two other lines to Delta, one
down the Grand canon of the Gunnison from
the mouth of the Cimarron, with view TO
avoiding the present grade over the Cedar di-
vide; the other from Crested Butte. through
the anthracite coal field aud down the North
Fork. The Denver Il South Park railroad is
. graded from Guunson to Ruby, and is sur.
vcyci thence to Delta, through the same an
rhractc coal.fcld. 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 Gunniscn, North Fork or
uncompahgre can ignore her. A school has
been KEEP, up during the summer and winter.
The Town company is making provision for
"A free reading room. Lots have been set
apart for a church and parsonage for each of
the leading denominations. Parks have Seen
reserved for courthouse aud 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 pleasant
home for families. Good clay is at hand for
making brick, and beautiful white magnetism
and red sandstone can be had. The largest
wagon bridge west of the "range'--about 400
feet long-spans the Gunnison at this point.
The elevation of Delta, given by Prof.
Marcy, is i,s0O feet.
Delta has municipal government; Mr.. J.
j. Barker is Mayor,
The Town company in September, 1881, Sc
lcctcd about 800 acres for town, which has
been surveyed and plated. The company is
composed of George A. Crawford, president
and general Managers Harvey A. Bailey, as
sistent manager; NJ. c. Nandcvcntcr, sccrc-
,nry together with ID. G. Dodge, general
manager of the Denver 4 Rio Grandc; w.
A. Bell, vice president of the Denver & Rio
Grande; w. T. Wetbrcc, manager of con-
s,ruction of the Denver 4 ri" Grandc, as di-
rcu,ors. There are also Hon. Allison White
and II. E.Rood, of Philadelphia; +. NJ. Ander-
son, w. o. Stephens and NJ. i. frcdericks, of