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Show Delta County Claims Most Diversification In State a figure which in 1954 or used amounted to $12,572,644. The mountains which lie within the boundaries of Delta County provide more than just beautiful scenery for the tourist to gaze upon. Eight sawmills near the community of Delta depend on nearly 24 million board feet of timber resources in nearby areas, area. Uncompahgre, Miguel, Snugged up against Grand Mesa, including North Fork, Sapinero, Grand Mesa, the worlds largest Alpme-Oura- y and Natur-itmountain, the community and the Telluride, m are rich parcounty agriculture, Most of the timber is Douglas fir ticularly fruit orchards. Over $3 5 million worth of apples, peaches, and Ponderosa pine, with Engle-man- n spruce and Alpine fir making apricots, pears and sweet and sour cherries were shipped from Delta up the remainder. Delta county to world markets last year. supervisors are toying with the From Paonia to Hotchkiss, from idea of the establishment of a Cedaredge to Orchard City, thou- paper pulp mill m the area, a projfeasible. sands of head of sheep, cattle and ect which is termed One of the largest industries hogs browse and grow fat on the lush grass that abounds in the which has sprung up in the impastures of the county. The 23,000 mediate past is the operation conhead of cattle are valued at $2 4 ducted by the Holly Sugar Co., million, while 25,000 head of sheep, which purchases and refines sugar herded during summer in the high beets in the county. Last season, country and penned in feed lots more than 103,000 tons were purduring winter, are worth an esti- chased over the scales, at an avermated $600,000. The sheep are des- age price of $14 a ton. cribed as having gregarious tenDelta county, however, is not dencies. all work and no play. On Grand Just how lush is the countys Mesa, more than 200 icy mountain 180.000 acres of irrigated farmland trout for the ardent can be realized from the value lakes provide angler. Big game hunters may placed on all farm products sold try, in season, for deer, elk, and bear. And for the wildfowl lover, and duck, geese pheasant abound. Only the trapper is off limits here, for although there are plenty of beaver, they are protected by state game laws. To the passing tourist, Delta county offers hundreds of lush, shady spots in which to pile out of the car for a picnic, in aspen grove or pine, on hillsides and mountain tops, from early spring until late fall. But Mr. Tourist had better not plan a trip across the county on Over three per cent of the foot, since he will run into the worlds coal supply and 4 14 per Black Canon, cut by the Gunnison cent of the coal reserves of the River, which bisects Delta County. world are located in Western Colo- The Gunnison flows through the rado, waiting for mans ingenuity canons granite walls, 2,800 feet to tap this huge reservoir of en- below the surrounding mesas. Government roads are maintained m ergy. for several miles These figures were released In good condition river, providing a scenic a special table presented to the along the tourist route. Energy Edition by Thomas Allen, youre tired of the present, Chief Inspector, Coal Mine Inspec- theIf dark past may attract attention Department of the State of tion. Traces of the paleontological Colorado. of the county may be seen Western Colorado tonnage totals history in dinosaur tracks, some of them 82,039,000, or 81.7 per cent of the 42 inches in diameter, which are states known coal reserves. It is impressed in the roof of the States split within five fields, with the coal mine, near Cedaredge. Uinta topping the list with 52,- The county is not without its lure 541.000 tons. Others are the Yam-p- a for the future, either. In Hotch(Green River), 25,541,000 tons; kiss, home of the Delta County San Juan, 3,431,000 tons; Tongue Fair, live many Colorado residents Mesa, 537,000 tons and South Park, who have found the small com20.000 tons. Allen quoted these fig- munity, on the banks of the North ures from Ronald F. Lawson of Fork, a wonderful place to retire. the school of business research. Just to stay within the diversifiUniversity of Colorado, and the cation definition, Hotchkiss is also the home of a cheese factory. Spencer and Erwin report. Adding them all up uranium, Supply tonnage by counties on the Western Slope tabulated as coal, cheese, cattle, sheep, fruit, the concluDelta, 57,714; Garfield, 36,062; tourist attractions sion may well be drawn that Delta Gunnison, 304,622; La Plata, Mesa, 82,086; Moffat, 90,660; county is, indeed, the most diMontezuma, 447; Montrose, 3,205; versified in Colorado. Pitkin 35,928; Rio Blanco, 23,266; and Routt, 616,164. Allen broke down the world coal reserves in a comparison which The Main Sireef embraced the United States, the Rocky Mountain States, Colorado Cafe and Western Colorado According to his figures, the U. S. totals 46 per cent of the reserve, the Lawrence Terrell, Prop. Rocky Mountain area 60 per cent 46 27.6 cent of the per cent, or per Delta, Colorado and Colorado 15 per cent of the 27.6 figure, or 4 14 per cent of all coal reserves. These figures were further extended to show that Western Colorado contains 82 per cent of the states coal, or nearly 3(4 per cent of the world supply. This ranks Western Colorado ahead of Australia, with one per cent, and Africa, with three per cent of the worlds coal. This area is outranked only by the North American continent, Europe and Asia. South America produces only a negligible amount of the supply. Bearr and Viola Teller, Owner! Manager! Delta county, Colorado, of which Delta is the seat of government, advertises itself as the most diversified county in the state. This statement, made in a Chamber of Commerce advertising brochure a few years ago, is doubly true today, since Delta is a jumping off point for the uranium rich Uravan plateau and mountain flat-toppe- d a. DELTA, COLO., lying at the foot of Grand Mesa at the junction of the Uncompahgre and Gunnison rivers, now has a population in excess of 4,500 and enjoys a growth of 3 per cent population every year, according to the Chamber of Commerce. This aerial photo shows the Uncompahgre River in the foreground. Grand Mesa in the background, Plane was banking in a turn, and photographer didnt level his camera when photo was taken. 4 Per Cent of World Coal Is In Colorado YEARS AGO it was a common sight to see cowboys branding calves on ranches around Delta, but not so anymore. Above is a photo from the files of the Delta Chamber of Commerce showbranding gang in operation. Today, ranchers ing an early-daare turning more and more to the feed lot method of fattening cattle, and such branding scenes rarely occur now. y Navajos Go On 'Warpalh', Seek Colorado Wafer In the year 1955, 2,000 Navajo Indians went on the warpath. Instead of seeking the white mans scalp, however, these peaceful Indians sought water to irrigate 125,000 acres of their tribal lands in Arizona. The water would come from the Upper Colorado River Storage Project, now pending in Congress. Sam Ahkeah, 41,-39- 0; chairman of the Navajo Tribal Council, said a war dance, pei formed Jan. 24 at Window Rock, Ariz., was meant as a warning to all those who are the project. opposing The Upper Colorado Basin Grass Roots Committee is a group which aqua-lantis seeking to unite 100,000 in the fight to push the billion dollar project through to c o m p 1 e t ion. The aqualantes are water vigilantes. The dance, said Ahkeah, was staged by Americas largest Indian tribe to show our determination to defend this water. We mean this to be a warning to all those who are opposing the project for real or fancied reasons. This water is vital to our future, and were ready to do anything possible to protect it. This action, he concluded, has the unanimous approval of the advisory committee of the Navajo Council. Pioneer real estate firm of Delta County, selling farms, homes and business opportunities for in Garover 18 years den Spot of Western Slope . . . Delta and Montrose Counties. ... Write for information to; Under terms of the Upper Colorado River Compact, an agreement between five states on the Plateau, the reservation is allotted a portion Texaco Exploration Co., a subof Colorado River water. sidiary of Texas Co., has made The project was introduced in the its first oil discovery in the Pemlast session of Congress, but failed bina area of Alberta. to pass. Max J. Kennard has been named vice president in charge of operations for Combined Metals Reduction Co. and Pioche Manganese Co. Sheet Metal - Heating Air Conditioning 539 Main Street Delta, Colorado Ph. 660-V- T 311 Main St. Delta. Colored Panel-Ra- y Heat And Showers With or Without Kitchenette! Truly the place of meeting and parting of friends. and COCKTAIL LOUNGE SIZZLING STEAKS HOTEL Newly Redecorated Under New Management Mrs. Pittman, owner Ph. 959-203 Main Delta Colorado All Cottagei Equipped With TERRELLS CAFE COLUMBINE Modern Heating Co. Vesfem Slope Realty A Home Away From Home Mile from On TX S. Highway 60 Center of Delta 30 Miles from Top of Grand Mesa. Howard & Lillie Jaharis, Prop. DELTA'S LARGEST & FINEST 421 Delta MAIN Colorado |
