| Show This Is III eminently a n fruit country countr and tho tim growers have for tor some time boon been flipping hipping carloads of ot apples and nOd pear fur far east as ns Liverpool England I There are three mall printing In town lawn four and still a new nen one just going up tip of brick a large hug brick school house and another sixth grade grallo In North Delta Dolta north of ot the river and nud both are arc well neil ell at attended tended elided with Ith smart Intelligent children and amid from rein appearances u best ben crop has han a close second I con I here lucre There are ure a n number umber 11 of ot mercantile In town two banks First Na National National i and tho the Farmers several roB res restaurants laureate hotels and lodging houses all nil doing a I very vcr vcr good business The railroad running through the town from Grand Junction U Is a n narrow guage and handles a deal of at freight nail anil considerable passenger The rime town is the tho county sent seat of ut Delta county and has n II large court house houte It Is located td in the delta or forks of at the and rivers Then are Aro a great groat number ot tine line hous houses es Ca lucre here tho the people have hao built buill magni magnificently but probably hot Ilot wisely wind wl ch as os since the tho mesas or table lands have been cultivated tho tue waters have risen n n n I and OM carried alkaline salt to tho the surface and antI tho the town Is covered coverall with a II crust ot of salt In which nothing bu but will grow Still there ore orea a II great groat number ot of lawns lawn etc otc starter started on made mado land but hut the tM town council 1 Is cutting large nod and deep eleP drains drain the lie town toun If It thc limo Gunnison river was let loose on the town for tor a few tew days there would not fIOt be b much alkali left leU In town and amid It would leave leao a u deposit o osand of sand and allt silt on the ground goad for lor forthe tho the garden gardon patches but Jut who would insure the town North Delta is mostly moet composed o otho ot of tho the overflow deposits of ot the but since so o many canals have hl beet been taken out of ot the tho river above no more overflow Is U probable SCHEME IE There is Iii a scheme echeme on foot toot to take oui out tho the river several miles above here and nna carry It 11 through a II tun nol aol onto the tho mesas mesag or bench lands which are arc very good for tor fruit and grain the state Is said to be he at nt the back of at the scheme mo and probably the United States government may be In to take a n hand band at least to so it Is III hoped There Thero Is n a large traffic In lumber and several saw sav mills are nto running In the tho mountains the proximity to a anum noun num number b ber r of or mining ruining camps or towns gives elves good soad demand for tor lumber as ns well as so al aU all kinds hinds of ot farm products and cash tah is plentiful as nil a Q consequence and labor laborIs Is III generally In good demand nut Hut the tho eternal commotion In the population Uon Is Ia peculiar restless s as the IhO ocean people come lucre here from the tho older states to get their health others are returning to lo Iowa Texas Oklahoma Kansas 1 anaa and goodness knows vh wh yet ot people seem to be In good goOt condition here liere and want to sell and mova to lo seine mine better place You meet people Of nil all countries and all denominations ns Mormons Protestants Catholics and a n whole line of ot etceteras ras |
