Delta chief., 1885-09-16
ON SURFACE AND TONGUE CREEKS.
stock Notes-POlitical Pointers, etc..
As Seen by Chief Representative.


bronco and take jaunt over this, one of the
richest portions of Delta county. Her re-
sources are many-she has an abundance of
water for irrigation purposes, her soil is of
the richest, her stock ranges are luxuriant,
and her coal banks are inexhaustible. Near
ly all the different classes of large and small
game that are found in the Rocky Mount
aims abound here, and her clear. sparkling
streams and picturesque lakes afford an end,
less supply of sport for the manipulation of
the rod and line. These lakes, of which
there are nearly a hundred in number, form
the headwaters of Tongue and Surface creeks
and which lying serene and death like among
the gauzy clouds, in rocky beds caused by
Natures upheaval, whose banks are carpet
ed with Towering mosses and fringed with
everlasting green, affords a scene outrivaling
in grandeur that wrought by the skill of an
artist. Here is where far-famed Colorado
can be seen in all her wild and track less
grandeur; here is where the monarch of the
forest is king, where the lion roars, the bear
growls and the fleet. footed deer quaffs of the
snowy waters and feeds undisturbed upon
the sunny hillsides.
The inhabitants of both Tongue and Sur
face creeks are an enterprsing class, and
one to look upon the improvements in the
way of buildings, fences and bitches, and
over the vast fields of ripening and already
harvested grain, which has all been done in
the past few years, the impression that i'm
presses itself on the observers mind is ia
vorable one indeed.
In interviewing the ranchmen We find that
their faith in the productiveness of this COM
paratively new section is gaming strength
every year, but as Colorado has q different
soil and climate from that of other portions
of the globe the settlers have had to resort to
experiments ~ to when, how and what to
plant, the best modes of irrigation, ETC., but
they are now fast overcoming this, which is
perhaps their only drawback, and fast becom-
ing masters of the situation.
The cattle ranges Of this section are we'll
stacked, and in most instances by men who
have the means and are fully initiated into
county.
The political pot here is just only begin
ming 70 simmer, but the people are fully
awake - tax payss to such matters, and
talk quite enthusiastically over the coming
fall elections. When cattleman eets his
cowhide boot down and fairly kicks ere out
of the boulders under him and brings his
horny fsts together with vim that equals
clap Of thunder, you can just bet that il
there is anything between them it 10 going to
get tetotally squshed. and as that thing in
this instance happens to be the present gang
Of county officers, with one or two except
ions) or the court house ring, the political
life in Delta county of that offcast, comet
tail end of Gunnison county is short lived.
TIL Mower, living on Tongne creek and
one of Delta county's representative cattle
men, will in all probability be the Republi.
can nominee for county commissioner of
distric. No. 2. J. B. Hart, the present COM
missioner, 10 evidently tired Of political life,
and says under no consideration would he
again accept the Office, although his friends
have repeatedly pressed him to do so. Mr..
Mower is man of excellent judgment, COED
business qualifications and . man we'll liked
throughout the county and would lie good
man for the position.
This district wants and IL entitled 70
representation in the county, asking for
either treasurer or assessor, and she should
receive it by all means, IS also should the
North Fork country. To these dstricts We
will say, put good men in the field and let us
Iesve no stone unturned 10 elect them.
1t is estimated that about 20. 900 bushels of
grain will be raised on Surface and Tongue
creeks this fall.
The waving corn fields OF this section dis
putes all past theories TO the effect that corn
could not be raised on the reservation, and
these same corn fields will bs quite an i'm.
port.nt factor in Delta county's output.
c. II. Gresham has about fifty scres under
cultivation, which includes quite an exten.
sive corn field.
Two thousand bushels Of small grain is
thought to be fair average of the product
of Tongue creek.
Cattle are fat and the owners art jubilant.
Msrriageble girls are q rarity here; but
rich old bachelors are thick in the land, and
If this lnsinuation should meet with the
formers appreciation it will be sure foun.
dation for new aad rising generation.
"Fire out the court house ring,.' is what
the cattl.msn say. 1--WE want no second
Gupuison county in ours"
The gray headed, gallant Colonel is evil
IDENTIFY not as young - he used to be, per-
hsps his eyesight is beginning to get dim, at
any rate he is bachelor still. But what
III 4 i'd ~..ss