Delta chief., 1883-04-04

Delta has municipal government; Mr.. NJ.
G. Nandevcnier is Mayor.
/. The Town company in September, 1881, Sc
lected abou, 800 acres for a town, which has
been surveyed and plated. The company is
composed of George 4. Crawford, president
and general manager; Harvey A. Bailey, as
sistent manager: II. c. Nandeventer, secrc-
tary; together with ID. c. Dodge, general
manager of the Denver & Rio Grande; W.
A. Bell, vice president Of the Denver & Rio
Grandc; W. T. Weitbrec, manager Of con-
sirurtion Of the Denver 4 BIO Grande, as di-
rectors There are also Hon. Allison White
aud II. E.Rooi, Of Philadelphia; +. NJ. Ander.
son, W. o. Stephens and NJ. +. FresicriclSs of
Delta, and the Denver 4 Rio Graude railway
company, stockholders of the company.
THE COUNTY.
The boundary lines of Delta county are as
follows: Beginning at a point three miles
south OF the slii2d correction line extended
west TO a point Of intersection with the
1879 30 west longitude; thence due north
along said degree Of longitude to the divide
between The hcndwaters of the Grand and
North Fork Of the Gunnison rivers; thence
along said divide in southwcsterly direction
TO point the extreme southwestern ex-
Of the Grand Mesa; thence in southwest
erly direction 20 the mouth of the Rio
Domingucz; thence due south to a point
three miles south OF an extension of the
third correction line: thence due east par
allci with said extension Of the third cor.
rection line TO the place of beginning. The
county seat is Delta,
THE VALLEYS.
A recent writer has said of the soil of the
valleys that il Shows at least four distinct
characteristics. The first. running in mar
row belt along the bank of the river, is
dark, rich, sandy loan, largely covered with
cottonwoods, willows and underhrush. The
sage.brush lands come next in order, in APP
pearanec resembling the fertile lands of Utah
and California, carrying bnt small quantity
of sand, are also very productive and desir-
able. The grcasewood lands, being ;he most
extensive Of the valley lands, do not appear
10 contain particle of sand. They are light
and dusty when dry, and sticky and slippery
when wet"
The valleys proper--of both the Gunnison
and tncompahgre are from two to five
miles wide, back of which rises the first mesa
TO u height Of from thirty to fifty feet, This
mesa is an extensive bench of good land
which will in time be irrigated and covered
with farms This mesa exists ON both sides
of the rivers and extends back to the foot OF
the platcaus, or rs they are generally called,
the grand mesas. The rivers run through the
central part of the valleys, that good farms
are located on either side. An abundant
growth of cottonwoods extends along the
banks of the streams, and it is from these
built their cottages, and for new country,
it must be said, these places are very pretty.
yellow pine of the best quality covers the
mountain ranges. There is n belt beginning
near Ouray and running parallel with and on
the west side of the uncompahgre and Gun.
nison to Utah, which is from fifty to sixty
miles long, and from five to twenty miles
wide. 1t is fiiiceh miles west of Delta, and
can be reached by wagon road. 1t affords
good opening for saw mills. The lumber
made from this timber is Ms good, If not bet
ter than the best Chicago or Milwaukee lum-
ber.
LAND.
The lands since July IS, 1852, are open TO
presumption, to town-sitc entry, and to entry
under the mineral statutes, but not to home-
stead or scrip entries, or timber culture. A
government survey has been ordered, but the
pre-emptor will have about three years to
pay for his land.