Delta chief., 1883-07-18
The state at Large.


Del Norte has a very bad case of artesian
fever.
Gunnison county's assessment amounts to
s., 1927 us.
Gunnison will have large display at the
Exposition.
Aspen is very much elated over her smelt-
er prospects.
Dick Morgan of Pitkin, has been murdered
near Del Norte.
Pueblo is continuing her war on the opium
joints of that city.
Saguache is talking of establishing public
library in that city.
Footpads and burglars are having the run
of things at Leadville.
Loyelan1 is agitating the sinking of artesian
wells at that point.
Silverton has board of trade organized
and ready for business.
Grand Junction had one of her business
houses burned last week.
James Broyles, Trinidad young man, was
murdered few days ago.
L. F. Beckwith has retired from the Long
mont Press. w. II. Florey is sole proprietor
now.
Fisherman in the vicinity of Del Norte are
hauling in the speckled beauties to shore by
the wagon load.
William Lewis, murderer of Indian Bill, at
Parrott two weeks ago, has been acquitted by
a coroner's jury.
A gang of vandals are destroying and de-
facing monuments and tombstones in the
Trinidad cemetery.
Il. 7 It'll L.. ,,,
stantly killed on Monday week, by the acci.
dental discharge of a revolver.
Gunnison now has two organized base ball
mines. Considering the intense heat this is
carrying the joke altogether too far
The Grand County Prospector had not
word to say editorially, last week, of the
Fourth of July tragedies at that place.
Three Tin Cup men were injured on the
morning of the Fourth, by the accidental ig-
hitting and explosion of bag of powder.
The body of Fred Platt, caught in a snow
slide at Red peak, near Dillon, has been found
and shipped to Malcolm, Iowa, for interment.
Costlon is the name of new town being
plated at the junction of Canon and Tomichi
creeks, about twelve miles below White Pine.
Cattle thieves in the Gunnison country are
getting the worst part of it. Several members
OF their gang have just been arrested and put
in the jailed.
Colorado Springs is having trouble with its
water facilities. The water used by the city
is claimed by the ranchmcn as theirs by vir-
tue Of priority.
Mitchell, the slugger, is finding plenty of
victims a. Leadville. They array themselves
in front of him to be knocked down like so
many ten-pins.
Ben Hogan, the cx-prize fighter, is talking
Christianity from the shoulder to the unre-
claimed of Lcadville. Mr.. Hogan has select
ed fertile field for work, and it is to be hop
ed he will reap an abundant harvest.
George Baur, merchant or the Mancos,
near Durango, was held up in his store few
nights ago. The robbers compelled him to
unlock his safe and yield up $40. Some men
have been arrested on suspicion, but they
have not been tried.
Crops in the Animas valley are looking
finely. The orchards of fruit trees bear evil
dence of the progress of fruit growing IN the
country, and, in fact, the farmers are enjoy
ing greater prosperity than ever before in the
growth and history of that section.
The crop outlook for Boulder county is
good. The wheat is doing nicely, and If no
untoward accidents happen the yield will be
good. So back ward, however, has the wealth
er been that harvesting will no, begin for
several weeks. Some farmers contemplate
cutting their barley next week.
Never since the first settlement Of La Plata
county have they been favored with such CO.
pious showers in July as at this time. Ranch
men and stockmen are delighted, and the
prospects for abundant crops and fat cattle
were never better. The rains of the past two
weeks will add thousands of dollars to La
Plata county's wealth.
The agricultural and stock raising interests
of Custer county never were favored with
more prosperous year than this. The crop of
calves was larger than ever before. The per
cent of loss was unusually small last winter,
amounting to almost nothing at ALL while the
grass this year has been all that could be
wished for. The farmers aIo enjoying won
dcrfulIy good year, and their cellars and
granaries will overflow with the fine crops
that are now assured.
1t is believed that the cultivation of fax in
Colorado could be made one of the greatest
agricultural and manufacturing industries,
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