The Delta independent., 1923-02-23
JUNE, 1883
LOCAL ITEMS

Garden sass of home manufacture is
becoming quite plentiful
The Lewis" Gunnison's new hotel.
will not throw open its doors before
the first of September.
The county commissioners are in
Gunnison fixing Delta County's share
of the old Gunnison County debt.
The bridge over the Gunnison river
at this point has been put to its mettie
this spring and has stood the test.
Theodore Thomas and his orchestra
passed through Delta Monday morning
en- route from San Francisco to Den
yer.
Grand Junction has been enjoying
contest over the townsite patent. The
matter is now under consideration by
the Gunnison land officers.
The contract for building the Garnet
ditch has been let to Messrs. Vande-
yenter & Stephens. The ditch will be
nearly eight miles in length.
John s. Way returned from Denver
last Sunday evening, looking as hearty
and good natured as ever. He came
to look after his mesa ranch property.
Richard Brooks. ranchman of the
Uncompahgre, lost horse and part
of a wagon while attempting to ford
that stream last Wednesday. He had
a narrow escape of his own life.
The week has been fruitful with
college commencements. Among the
many fine addresses delivered the one
by Hon. Thomas Patterson at the state
university in Boulder capped them all
We have copy of the Salt Lake
Grocer. devoted to the grocery and
provision trade of the west In its
description of the towns along the
Denver Rio Grande 1t gives Delta
good sendoff.
The Denver Inter-Ocean last week
publishes a not very flattering cartoon
of General George s. Crook. The
Generals Indian record is what takes
with the western people, If he isn't
very pretty.
The murder of Dukes by Captain
Mutt last Wednesday has been ap-
plauded by the public, although it was
IL
kind. Dukes ruined Miss Mutt and
killed her father; he escaped the rope,
and now falls by the "unwritten law
The value of assessable property in
Delta County as far as received Dy
Colonel Mccormick foots up to $415,'
5O2. 40. There will be in the neighbor.
hood OF $4,000 more that is yet to
come in. This is n good showing for
n county that has not got a foot OF
taxable real estate in II.
County Surveyor VIM. l.. Marcy has
returned from running the preliminary
lines on the mammoth canal projected
in Nontrose to water the mesa west
and south of the Uncompahgre. The
reconnaissance has clearly shown the
feasibility of this project. the rapid
fall of the uncompahgre making this
possible. Such scheme along the
Gunnison would be impracticable.
odd notions seem to prevail in
Mexico. The other day the train ran
over a native. killing him with the
celerity that Is usual in such acci-
dents. The angry citizens turned out,
captured the next train that came
along and threw the trainmen into
Jail on a charge of murder. Evidently
our southern neighbors have much to
learn regarding the responsibility OF
railroads for the loss OF life they oc-
casion.
Grand Junction was raided last week
by n body of Utes, estimated all the
way from 100 to 1000. and but for the
valor OF the local militia the town
would have been sacked and in ashes
by this time. During the fight that
ensued Lieutenant Kingsley took an
even bushel of scalps by actual meas
urement He has decorated his room
with few OF the best OF them. and
proposes to distribute the rest of them
throughout the least as curiosities.
Anyone wanting scalp can get 1t
by writing to ID. p. Kingsley. care OF
the Grand Junction News. who will be
happy to accommodate them.