The Delta independent., 1893-09-06

res dCEcrs, schools. churches, excellent highways
bridges IN fact all the needed improvements that
20 10 build up and make a county great. See the
ihcIlsaudS Of ca.t;e. sheep, hcIses mules and
swine roaming the raEges and ranches.
N0ti,c the healthy, vigorous people, the enter
prise and prosperity, c0nGider the hea'thfGness
uf the climate, .thc nalurc aud character Of lis
soil which is rich and productive and it Will he
10 surprise that within iic limits Of Delta county
there are are 1900 energetic, enicIrr.si!c.
cultured and rclimed people rs can be found i'll
any section Of country.
CLIMATE OF COLORADO.
Climate and health are associated Throughout,
the state so much so ll:at the stale has become
noted rs II great health resort Annually there
come within .ti limits tl!cuJants from different
cimes to regain lost health finding with a few
months residence their disability greatly improv-
ed, II not completely restorcd-often the latter.
Colorado California and Arizona have n reputa
iion the world over for healthy climntc, and the
curative qualities CT the atmosphere. The west
ern portion of Colorado possesses qualities super
Tor to the Others named for the reason we escape
t,ic "Iainy season" wlich arrives annually in
G.. ifornia and the torrid heat experienced in
Arizona. Many Of Delta county's citizens have
been benefited and restored TO health after hay
Ing been given w as life long sufferers to pulmo
Eary troubles and are too day Living witnesses CT
what the genial touch Of mountain air will do as
q restorative. The many resorts where cx.
cuTsors IN bcau'ifu valleys are u lie enjoyed
can not but bring the blush Of health 10 the psi
cs' check. These valleys and mesas are proh;s.iy
decorated with Iare and beautiful flowers whose
cdors ac ever present Spruce, rinc, fir ani
cedar gr"w luxnricE,ly and fiji the mir with pro-
pertics especial y beEef,ca! 10 the lungs.
iuyiu iun eli. tr.ta n
climate, t,se;hcr with lis dr;mcss AMI iig'ness
and lis ;,lmost constant sunshine with which IL is
favored, impar,s To the invalis! re-" lease Of
life, filing his hear; viii, Joy wei! as iiirrcs-
Ing hi, adnatiOn tor this state as natures grca,
s:.ua:lun Tie genial iGGch Of the climate
will the Inhalation Of is pur- air, exercises
b gin influence upsu those suffering from pniii-
onary or lung disease, often tuncs5 the disease i
too far advaucci) affecting Il preventative Of
consumption, and it Is established fact that
r,;ihsis Is never knon to aillict those born ndcs
i.i inh!cncc.
IRRIGATION.
The system Of irrigation Of Delta county as yet
Is no. complete. but is well advanced and In II
short time will he perfected. The opportunities
for irrigation arp good. and within Il short time
III will be supplied. The natural facilities arc
such that 1t nakas 1t comparatively easy TO col.
ycy wafer NJ 10 md over tlic most elevated pOr-
tons of the mcsas. This Is true Of California.
Garnet aud Rogers mcsay.
Irrigation $40 longer nh experiment on the
nril lnnd-, AID the es.uditiQns Of the soil in Eela
county make the building and maiI,, IT. .iy- IS
canals and bitches very easily accomplished.
Every valley and mesa has It's net work citrench-
and the numl cr Of canals in 1888 Is over 2G0
with at aggregation ofovcT GoJ miles.
Along the valleys of the uncIlpnhgrc, Gun-
nlsng. North Fork Smith Fork, Muddy. Ia i;cu..
Tongue and Surface Creeks, there l. an abHnd-
aHcc 81 wtsr for all purposes III addition to this,
Il complete system ui reservoirs have been cst.;
lislicd alDai. the Grand Mesa. which afford SUI
rc.cIt wafer fer purposes required along the
yn'icy3 or table lands bordering thereon. Tile
advantages 10 he derived from tiir incilI!Ics for
proc:r.ng abundance Of water throughout the
county Is Of ircalculab!c value, and one that
should be taken into consideration, as upon This
depends largely the success Of the toier.
TIE GRAND MESA.
To the tourist or stranger who visits Delta one
OF the srindcst md mos. nwe-iDspiring sigI Is
which greet his eye Is the Grand IGcst which
rises H'njQstically over J,p0 feet above the Gun
n!scn fiivcr valley. Distances are well known 10
bi bideceirinS TO the eye in mountain conntr.cs,
and in spring when the peach nnd apple rccs ire
blossom IN the valley and The wcather warm
II app.n nrs as If n fc9 hours climbing over wooded
Hills W. uld take one ID the mesa top where they
might have Jolly time making snaw bIlls But
IL is not so guck.y done, as the dis hncc IN II
dircc. line l. II miles, reacaod Lya circ,iilous
Route through rIgl:s ntimg mountain ,cencry
made so by the heavy growth Of trees the crystal
ttrcnris. and tie quick movements o + mouutnin
deer elk, antelope an tie irisky ja,!, mbbit
ut when the top Is reached then only tnn he
fully rcnliztd tie beau'y ard grandeur Of tlin
ynleys bclow, md here only can be rIly epptc-
ciated how i'beraliy ,mturc las PROV dcd for the
Amusement nid com fort ofthOsc who sccl, a cool
place for salnmcr's outing.
On The ragged mountains which risc still high
CT nre known 70 be rich deposits of silver and
gold, INT very litue prospecting er attempt nj