Delta chief., 1883-04-04
DELTA COUNTY.
The New County and city. and the
Future Warden spot Of Colorado.
Natural Advantages, Etc.

The growth of towns on the western from
tier is marvel to some; they show the ag
grcssiyc commercial spirit of the people
qaict to seize some point OF vantage for pres
eat gain and future profit. One might say that
here, where the echo of the Indians moccasin
hn1 hardly died ou, Of the valleys, that we
can @cii believe were
Pair a. the garden Of the Ior,i
To ta1 -yys az Tia. fainished Indian honic"
that inhabited them 50 short time ago, and
from which they fitiod away all unwillingly
one might think, We say, that here there
could be no vista Of promise opening up 90
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
young town giving promise of great prosper.
ity in the near future.
The town OF Del,a-which bears the same
name a. the county itself-is located between
the Uncompahgrc aud the Gunnison, just
above the point where the two rivers flow to-
gcther 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 il located in the very
center Of the agricultural and gTazine coun-
try. and has tributary to it about 100000 acres
nf ~ fine farming and irui,-growing 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 as far rs the famed Black canon, the
settlements on thc North Fork, of itself an
AN extensive country, rich in coal and cattle,
an the Ruubdcau, Surface and Forkcd Tongue
creeks and down the valley Of the Gunnison
for several miles, and up the uneoppahgre
river for ten to twelve miles. All the
streams of the county lead to Delta as the
fingers TO the hand; hence il is destined to be
a railroad center: The Denver & Rio Grnnde
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 x Quincy, and the Atch-
isun. Topeka & Santa Fc, on the east, with
the Central Pacific on the west, IL will be on
a trunk line from Chicago and st. Louis to
San Francisco. The Denver x Rio Grande
has surveyed two other lines 10 Delta, one
down the Grand canon Of the Guunison 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 and down the North
Fork. The Denver & South Park railroad is
graded from Gunnison to Ruby, and is SUR
vcycd thence to Delta, through the same ah
thracitc coai-ficld. 1t is only matter of
time that these three other roads will be
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 and 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
sncnts are being made by the Town company
to plant the parks and streets with trees. II
Is the intention to make the town n pleasant
home for families. Good clay is at hand for
making brick, and beautiful white magnesium
and red sandstone can be had. The largest
wagon bridge west of the "range"--about 400
feet long--spans the Gunnison Mt this point.
The elevation Of Delta, as given by Prof.
Marcy, Is $500 feet