Delta chief., 1883-06-27
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 marvel to some; they show the ag-
grcs,ive commercial spirit Of the people
quick to seize rome point Of vantage for pres
ent gain and future profit. One nigh, say that
here, where the echo of the Indians moccasin
had hardly died out Of the valleys, that we
can well believe were
"FaIr A. the gnr,ieu Of the Lord
To the eyes Of the faInished Indian horde.
that Inhabited them so short time ago, and
from which they fitted away cll unwillingly
one might think, we say, that here there
could be no vista of promise opening up TO
civilized eyes so 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 -loping mesa ai the
junction Of cso fair streams there stands a
young town giving promise of great prosper
ity in the near future.
Thr town OF DoI;a-which bears the same
name a. the county itsclf-is located between
the uneompahgrc and the Gunnison, jus;
above the poiu, where the two riycrs now to-
gcthcr. The valleys Of these streams, in this
vicinity, are very beautiful, and are all that
could possibly be desired in an agricultural
point Of view. Delta j. located in the very
center Of the agricultural and grazing eoun-
try. and ha, tributary to II abou, i00. 900 acres
OF as hne farming and fruit-rowins land a.
can be found in the state of Colorado. This
place is the nearest, aud, in fact, the only
trading point for all the country up the Gun
nison as far as the famed Black canon, the
settlements on the North Fork, of itself an
an extensive country, rich in coal and cattle,
ON the Roubidcau. Surface and forked Tongue
creeks and down the valley of the Gunni-on
for several miles, and up the uncompahgrc
river for ten to twelve miles. All the
streams OF the county lead TO Delta the
fingers to the hand: hence 1t is destined To be
n railroad center; The Denver & l.is Grandc
railway, Utah division, was 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 & Quincy, and the Ateh-
ison, Topeka & Santa fc, ON the east, with
the Central Pacific on the west, 1t will be on
n 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 n view 10
avoiding the present grade over the Cedar di-
vide; the other from Crested Bnttc, through
the anthracite coal field aud down th,SNorth
Fork. The Denver * South Park railroad is
graded from Gunnison to Ruby, and is SUR.
vcycd thence 10 Delta through the same s::
thracite coal.ficld. IL Is only n matter OF
time that these three other roads will lr
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 aud winter
The Town company Is making provision for
n free reading room. Lots have been set
apart for a church and parsonage for each of
the leading denominations. Parks have been
reserved for courthouse and schools. Arrange.
meats 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 ut hand for
making brick, aud beautiful white magnetism
and red sandstone can be had. The largest
wagon bridge west Of the 'rangc''--about 400
feet long-spans the Gunnison at this point
The elevation of Delta, as given by Prof
Marcy, is 1900 feet.
Delta has municipal government; Mr.. j.
J. Barker is Mayor.
The Town company in September, 1851, Sc
lcctcd about 600 acres for town, which has
been surveyed and plated. The company is
composed Of Gcor@ A. Crawford, president
and general manager Harvey A. Bailey, as
sistcnt manager; NJ. q. vandevcnter, sccrc-
tary; together with d. c. Dodge, general
manager of the Denver 4 Rio Grandc; w.
A. Bell, vice president of the Denver 4 Rio
Grandn; W. r. Weitbrcc, manager Of con-
strnction of the Denver X Rio Grandc, rs di-
rcctors. There are also Hon. Allison White
and II. +. Rood, of Philadelphia; +. NJ. Ander-
son, w. 0. Stephens and NJ. +. Frclcrcks, Of