From the Past
Compiled from Delta Newspapers by the Delta County Historical Society
251 Meeker Street, Delta, Colorado, 81416 (970) 874-8721
From the Delta County Independent
August 22, 1913
L.R. Wigram, city commissioner, caught a trout in one of the Grand Mesa lakes this week which weighed 6-1/2 pounds, and measured 24 inches in length. This is said to be the largest rainbow trout caught this season.
That big blue mountain is Grand Mesa.
When my brother and I were growing up we spent lots of time with our parents and grandparents who loved to fish. We ‘went fishing’ on Grand Mesa mostly, but I think my brother would go with Granddad and they would ‘head-up the Muddy’ and go fishing.
When I saw this little news story in the August 22, 1913 Delta County Independent it brought back many happy memories of times with my dear parents and beloved grandparents.
Happy Fishing,
Linda
Life on a Colorado Farm 
It sounds as though you haven’t moved far away from your childhood home Linda.
Is this so?
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Grand dad and I almost always went up Surface Creek somewhere around Cedaredge. Once, we went to the Gunnison below Morrow point dam and once we went to the North Fork below the Paonia dam. Haven’t ever been up the Muddy – isn’t that a creek?
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sweet. meant to say yesterday that i love your header.
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Beautiful photo and beautiful memories.
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The days of fishing as a kid. I am surprised we ever caught anything. What with the throwing rocks, splashing etc. But we did catch a lot of fish. Such fun times.
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That’s a lovely shot.
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Thanks again Linda for that walk down memory lane!! My ancestors who settled in Olathe also fished on Grand Mesa, as did my Dad, his uncle John “Hipe” Hall and Perry McIntire. I have fond memories of fishing with them when we summer visited. Coming from Long Beach, California, my Mom and brother Tim would suffer from altitude sickness, but it didn’t seem to bother me. I enjoyed collecting wildflowers, fishing and just being in the great beautiful outdoors! My younger brother, the one who lives in Paonia, and I talked about hiking back into one of my Dad’s favorite lakes (he had several, Little Eggleston, Lost Lake, Ward etc) but somehow a month spent in Colorado wasn’t enough to fit it in!! This summer I received a wonderful photo album from a distant relative. Her great uncle was the brother to our “Hipe” Hall. There are great shots of their trip in 1919 (?) to Grand Mesa. I will be scanning them and Photoshop enhancing them (they’re small and a bit fuzzy from age) in the future. If you think the Delta Historical Museum might find them useful I would be happy to share! Thanks again for your wonderful posts!! I love hearing about your adventures, and the beautiful pictures. It’s all from the land that I hold dear!! Teri
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I’m always so envious of those of you who can say things like “dear parents” and “beloved grandparents” and have all those lovely memories. So happy that you do and we are working on making them true for the generations to come! 🙂 Have you ever heard of the Ralph Moody books “Little Britches?” Much of his life took place in Colorado about the time you mention here. We LOVE those books!
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Isn’t it fun to read history and realize that people back then weren’t really different from us at all (when it gets down to the important stuff)! Fun memories.
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What a lovely memory to have. ‘Gone fishing’ is such a quintessential American expression. It always made me think of lazy, hot humming afternoons with huckleberry style fishing poles and apple cider in a jar. Just so restful and good.. And something I have never done. c
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I’m glad I’ve caught the ones I have this year. Next year will be totally different. There are plenty fish on tip of that Mesa for sure.
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