Delta chief., 1883-05-30
DELTA COUNTY.
The New County and city. and the
Future Garden Spot of Colorado.
Natural Advantages. Etc.
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The growth OF towns ON the western from.
tier is a marvel To some they show the ag-
rrcSsiye commercial spirit of the people
quick to seize some point Of vantage for pres
,nt gaia 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 we'll believe were
Pair d, the garicn uf the l1rI
To thc c?rs ufthc flIuiHhei Indian horde
that inhabited them ~ short time ago. and
from which they iit;cd away all unwiliingIy
-uns might think, We say, that here there
could be no vista of promise opening mp to
civilized eyes 20 soon. But the clear eyes
and the clearer brain of one small in stature
but great in activity and intellect, saw and
uudvrsinod and upon the sluping mesa nt the
junction Of two fair streams there stands
Young town giving promise of great prosper
ity IN the near future.
The town Of prltn-which bear. the same
naIuc "a the county itsclf-is lucatel between
the I'ncrmIahgrc aud the Gunuison, just
above the point where the two riycrs flow To-
gcthc- The valleys of these streams, in this
vicinity. are very beautiful. ard are all that
could possibly be desired in an agricultural
point of view. Delta j. located ia thc very
center Of the agricultural aud grazing coun.
try. and hss tributary {" it about 10000 acres
81 as fine farming and fruit.rrawing land a.
ran be found in the Stntc of Colorado. This
place Is the nearest, and, in fact, the only
trading point for all the country up the Gun
nis"n a. far ~ the fsincl Black canon, the
I..-l Of 3t.alf m
an extensive country, rich in cnal and cattle,
on the Rouhidcau, Surface and Forke-i Tongue
crcgks and down the valley Of the Gunni-on
i,r several miles and up the Uncompahgrc
river fsr ten to twelve miles. All the
stream. of the county lead to Delta as the
finger, to the hand; hence it is destined to hc
- railroad center: The Denver 4 Rio Grandc
railway, Utah division, was completed to
Delta last fall. by April through trains
will be running from Denver and Pueblo 10
salt Lake city. By its connections with the
chicago Burlington & Quincy, and the Atch
ison, Topeka X Santa Fc, on the cast, with
the Central Pacific on the west, 1t will be on
II trunk line from Chicago and ST. Louis to
San Francisco. The Drnvcr X Rio Grandc
has surveyed two other lines To Delta, one
down the Grand canon Of the Gunnison from
the mouth of the Cinarron, with view to
avoiding the present grade over the Cedar III.
vide; the othur from Crested Butte, through
the anthracite coal field and down the North
Fork. The Denver 4 South Park railroad is
graded from Gunnison to Ruby, and is sur.
Vt.yed thence Ia Delta, through the same am
ihracitc cpal.fcld. 1t il only q matter of
time that these three other roads will he
built. The situation Of Delta is such that no
railrond down the GnnnSon, North Fork or
Uncompahgrr can ignore her \ school has
been kept up during the summer and winter.
The Town company is making provision for
n free reading room. Lots have been set
apart for church and parsonage for each of
the leading denominations. Parks have been
reserved for courthouse undschools. Arrange.
mcnts are being made by the Town company
10 plant the parks and streets with trees. 1t
is the intention to make the town pleasant
home for families. Good clay is at hand for
making brick, and beautiful white magnetism
aud red sandstone can be had. The largest
wagon bridge west of the "rangc"-abont 100
feet ong-spans the Gunnison at this point.
The elevation oil Dclta, rs gwen py lroi.
Marcy, is 1890 feet
Delta has municipal government; Mr.. J.
J. Barker is Mayor.
The Town company in September, 1881, Sc
lccteL about 500 acres for town, which has
been surveyed and plated. The company is
composed of George A. Crawford, president
and general manager; Harvey A. Bailey, as
.;.t,ut ,n,n,v,r. N q Nnn1rycntpr scrrp-
tnry; together with ID. c. Dodge, general
manager of the Denver 4 Rio Grandc; w.
A. Bell vice president of the Denver 4 Rio
tirande; W. +. Wcitbrcc, manager of CON
struction of the Denver 4 Rio Grande, ~ di-
rectors. There arc also Hon. Allison White
and II. E.Rood of Philadelpha +. NJ. Ander-
son, w. o. stephens and NJ. +. Fredcricks, of