The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1868-12-04
a cheerful appearance, as they suddenly
burst upon our view.
BY the success of this trip up the river, it

Ldht Cl!IeEeuce III IaNOE o
this route of 10 cents per pound.
On our return to San Francisco the mOst
violent efforts were renewed to prevent the
facts respecting the success of the eXpedi-
ii ton being brought to the knowledge Of the
n public. SUITS were, for over wear, institu-
:, ted against Capt. Trueworthy by the Combi-
nation Navigation Company, 10 prevent his
: return TO the Colorado River His boats on
the Colorado were meantime cut adrift and
E semitic the ocean. All communication be-
tween there AMI San Francisco was prevent
ed by taking the letters and opening and
destroying them. l would not aiiuic so
: infinitely to these facts were it not that |
desire that the public should know the real
character of those influences which have
operated to nlisreprosent this important
th0roushfare.
1 started from San Franc;sc, in MAY,
1865, for the Columbia River, Oregon, to
negotiate for a steamer for the Colorado.
None of the idle steamers belonging 70 the
Continuation Company would be sold, un-
less the party buying wouiI bind ITEMS Ives
not TO take them on the Colorado. At Lew I
iou, on the Columbia, hearing that ship |
Ind started from San Francisco with a .
cargo for Salt Lake City, l struck south .
/ |, 800 miles, to a point Oh the Colorado above
CaiIville. Here l built raft, and descend
ed the river 300 miles to La Paz. where
mt 'tlt STEAMER dili cargo. ana lt-dSCtLlGu
the river 10 CallEi.ie, the water being two
feet higher than at the time of my first trip
From this cause the rapids were less diff
tcuit to overcome, the first trip Of the
steamer being in February, when the river
was four inches lower than when the eXpe-
dition of Ives was undertaken. One mile
above Callyille was a c,i5on known as q" Big
Canon This WAS represented a, being the
largest on the river. lpas>ed up to the head
Of this. built another raft, and descended
through the some 10 CallvilIe.
Thus far I found 10 insurmount7bIc Oh
structi0n> to navigation. l a>certained this
70 be ABOUT ten miles in length. From an ;
cm!nence at the head of this can n | could !
see an open valley, 50 miles in length, ex- !
tending 70 the northeast. From ttai point
for 30 miles, the country has been con- :
SldeTed terra t"cog"tt0. From my o6Serva- !
tons, and from Information received from
Indians, ana from tn maps and corrc>pon- .
dence in the Historical Sccitty's library at t
>,.lc Lake City, l am satisfied that th5re are !
none e those dangerous ohs'rUcIian> which 7
have been represented by those who may a
have viewed them at distance, and those itn- t
ginary canJnS and rapids, for several hum :
ired miles below, had almost disappeared i
Al the approach of the steamer. c
| should have ascended the river farther, h
,gt my means were exhausted, the explora- =
ions Of the lasttwo years and half being h
Intended with great pecuuiarv embarsss- il
nent II Capt. Irueworthy as well as NY W
elf Il an expedition should be sent out
y the Government, 10 explore the river ana =
'ou1L;rv above, L Should be glad TO be placed :
n a position 10 cOns"mmate an enterprise :
which has been sustained without co-opera- =
ion CT assistance from any qHarter. | be- II
ievc that the rive: can be made visablc 10 ii
prin. So miles from its mouth. ii
Tn and i4.1 Of ho r,rl,