The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1912-05-17
ABOUT GRAND MESA RESORT.

years summer cam ing GROUND Oh
Grand mesa. The property during
that time consisted of $50 acres, in
Guiding portions of Alexander, Bar
rem and Esgl stcn lakes, all of which
TEN of the Surface eek Dit-h and
Reservoir company.
Recently the company has acquired
the lands and rights of Judge Bea-
man, being the rights and prop
erty originally owned by Alexander
& Forrest, and later by r .dcliffe
of unhappy memory, 50 the company
now owns a little over 800 acres OF
land. the only patented land on the
mesa in the lake region, the fishing
md boating rights, as well as the
further rights of state license.
There are over twenty lakes vary
ing IA size from few acres to 80
acres, within a radius of one and
one-half miles from the cabins. These
lakes and connecting reams are the
natural habitat of the mountain
trout.
Twenty years ago and more, the
..Jioneer disdained the seventeen-dol-
lar rod and gathered his trout with
scoop shovel and gTlny sack, re-
CARELESS of spawning time, number,
appetite or capacity. These barbar-
ic lapses are less frequent now and
most of our people know and realize
that a trout has some rights, more
especially the right to be caught
fairly. To aid in this work, as well
as to partake in the joys and sorrows
the profits and otherwise, the ms and
outs, ups and downs incident to the
best fishing. best climate. finest
scenery, best place on earth, every
one should help the project.
1t is believed that if the owner
ship of the property be distributed
among our own people, or at least
so much as will keep the control am
ong those most vitally interested,
h At prope-~prC teotion will be largely
given by the public sentiment. and
the necessity for the bold bad man
with the shotgun and fish warden
star to parade the mountain side and
talk sassy, will be obviated. The
scoop shovel artist and the maneu-
serer of headgates will gradually
come to realize his cussedness, be-
| come an owner and play fair.
The proceeds of the sale of stock,
A limited amount of which is offer
I'd. Will be used in making the re-
sort property what IL should be-pri-
marily resort, and next matter
of profit to stockholders. 1t is pro-
posed first to do about as follows:
First-Make a road up the noun
tam side-a permanent affair-and
instead of climbing a thousand feet
| in a mile, to do it gently and joy
fully in a little over three miles.
which multiplies the scenery by five
and makes an entire change in the
language used along the way. In
brief, an automobile road. and in
sections where those things go. We
can all go.
Secoid-Gather the spawn per
sistently, completely and religiously
each year, and restock the lakes and
waterways until-well, until time to
go slower.
Third-Build small hotel, suf-
ficient for beginning, a place in
which the fisherman can live like
rs the situation demands, fence in
| the lands. have pasture, cause TO
| cease the vociferous noise occasion
ed by lost horses, n little store
with fishing tackle, bacon, bait and
the other things a fisherman needs.
This is about the first season 5
work. The next and so on, will be
to continue the good work, which
will. however. be determined at the
annual town meeting" of stock
holders.
The capital stock of the company
is $4,000, divided into shares of
$50 each. The total cost lof the
combined property and its privileges
has been approximately $4,000.
One-half this amount has been paid
for by stock of the company at par,
thus the company owes upon the
whole properties about $500. This
Indebtedness is payable about one
| fifth each year, and 1t is to provide
on this and to make the improve
ments mentioned that the company
offers only so many shares of its
stock as will suffice for these i'm
mediate needs.