Deseret Evening News | 1901-12-03 | Page 5 | Delta, Colorado

DELTA DEIA COLORADO A TOWS Splendid Water In Special Correspondence Delta Colo Nov Is Ie a I pro town without a n saloon Its Is tour four or five fie drug stores cannot sen sel awny the Intoxicating drinks there Is Ie no necessity for Cor a 1 Carrie Na Nn tion to go marching around town with In III hand smashing saloon win dows The town however has supplied Its If citizens with an 11 abundance of at Oun II n water frosh tram from the mountain shows The pumping plant h located across the river from frol the writers place and ald gallons are pumped Into three tanks on the toot foot of or orthe the fesa about 30 feet leet above the river above the tho town Londs Lond of apples opples and potatoes coming town lra shipped to tv distant 1 tant parts One neighbor counted 93 loads s pass paes In one on day tny and got gotthem them nil ni missing the tho early and latu Iet I ones anIs There Is If considerable business m In bringing coal coni from tho mines a n half days drive north of this place whore whorl coal tuny be had from Irom 60 GO to SUO SUOn a n ton tOi Cars nn on tho siding nt ot tho depot are lre b ing lnA shipped off ai every everyday day get SUO n u ton for tor hauling making a u load a day by start startIng Ing at daylight bringing tram from 2 to toG 6 G tons tona on 01 n I load lond For neighbors wo 0 halo several Utah people pl Among Amon them are Mr Mrs Irs Holmes of ot Snit Salt Mr from Sevier county 11 1 family named Peterson t tram from antl also a n family M rl and many others In the neighborhood There Thore Is a II colony of people p O lo at nt Plateau northeast tram from here hr i Thera are nm many places for tor sale hero here hereabout about Qt lomo omo very ery cheap and and some ome ox ex ext t melr dear dollars nn aero for tor farm land and for tor near town ar average pr ec and nan lift very choice At the depot ot west of or town Uro In 10 tho Delta Canning Doln la n ami tho ft packing where many young wo woo mon man and girls an nl l a n fow men and boys hoys employed of ot n on 01 tho ready renly for tor tho