Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-11-18
AN EARLY LXpERiMENE

The following appeared In the tclo.
graphic dispatches OF this paper three
or four weeks ave:
wAsHtSarov. oct. %. 81 Governor
HuRne-, OF Arizona, had nn Important
conference with Minister Hom8ro, OF
Mexico, touching improvements uf the
Colorado river, wnicn would add To- IT,
importance ~ u channel nf commerce.
The governor represented "a Romero
that Colorado WAS tho second largest
stream ON The Pacific coast. lilo said
that with secure ictios at tho
mouth and with some dredging
along tho c1uue OF tho stream
Ii could be- made uavigubln for 900
tapping rich mineral deposits iu tho
noun aims and uuO agricultural aud
horticultural regions IN tho lower
country. Ito pointed out that Mexico
along no Gull OF California possesses
large forests Of dno t.mhor and immense
deposits Of coal In bu.h ct which tho
southwestern portion uftho Unitod States
u deficient Governor lughUs thinks
tho government Of the United 81 nios
would make improvements necessary
within lls boundary, 10 Tho Mexican
government would undertake. 10 do us
much within Mexican territory, tue
luNor 100 milOs Of tho ntor being in
Mexico. Minister Romero was very
much Impressed with tho representation
made by tho government iiO said ho
would recommend hi- government 10
give the matter attention. no thought
tho huHi way tn proceed would be Tor Tho
two governments 70 JOIN Ia tho appoul-
mtnt ct "a commission 10 iuy0 ytigaie tho
whole question.
The item recalls an interesting at
tempt on the part Of the Mormon PEG.
pie nearly thirty years ago-pionrcrs
~ they were then, and Of pioneering
Split As they always have becn--to
utilize the great Coloraio for puposeu
Of navigation. II was before the days
OF tho railr al, before tho days oven
when There was any tangible prospect
otiho transcontinrntal highway being
cast up IN the near future. The difii.
oultiTs Of travel across the plains, anu
The enormous expense connected with
thu bringing In not only OF supplies but
Of people also, early lod the promiuou,
minds Of the community 10 seek
remedy that should result In more
rapidly building up THE country and
In easing the burdens Of the people.
Southern Utah hal been Colonizei, aud
there was a growing feeling that the
southern route into California
with all Ito acknowledgement
ttill become tue popular one during the
greater part Of the year. What more
natural, therefore, than that tho Nor.
mon people should have given much
thought 10 the opening up Of thi.
water-route, by means Of which nece.-
saIy Imports could be more cheapiy
brought into southern Utah, aud
thence possibly sent to California!
Indeed, ut one time the bringing IN OF
the whole Mormon emigration was
seriously thought OF via the
Gull u California and the mighty
river that flows intoit.
The late Anson Gail Of Davis county
was the man chosen to make the rr.
quisito explorations and proceed to
tbs establishment Of post NJ the point
that could be rega ded as the head Of
navigation. lie was called upon this
mission at the October conference, 1854,
aud ON December 25 OF that year
he sent report OF his explorations to
Church HitJriau George A. Smith,
through whose courtesy II was pub.
hshel in The DISCREET NEWS. Several
accounts Of the place selected we're
printed In the NEWS, the hr.t being ON
January ls,laJj. ruls hrs. report gives
The date Of tho arrival ~ December .,
1864, aud describes the head of uuviga.
ton OF the riy,r ss beiug zone mile be-.
low the Nauows aud Ju,t above the
mouth OF Black canyon" About TWO
Hud q half mlIrs Mellow this point nrt
shoals AMI rap. 30, hut these were no.
thought uuueut 20 interfere very
materially with navigation.
The urAt report wa sent by isaac
ii utrto Bwu0p A, II. Raleigh, auI
was dated CaiyII.-thu uauu given
the now s'aulu-Eebfuafy Z. 1853, TO-
this Nae writer rtsuiiuy- tue wtr.Uuu.-
then prlus .u.ll tsefg us zap go llr
square AMI Nicely 20 Doe HuO.uvi boo $40
or thf'e days, % alec .ue r-8l. rp
Ausou Cali 70 building Us a 30 f.rt.
winch would be ugmpl. ted about Ca,
same lime.
On March o, 1868, tho NEWS, tpeah
INK oditlrially ON the sunl d. VI CaI5-
Laudlng (ls the place waH a.metlm,s