Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-11-05

COWARD and y. \. Wolyer-
y TON Of Denver believe 'na ,,., ,", -.
y ,o ",, at last solved the problem OF
N', melting the lower Green ana
'' .."srs and the upper Colorado
o o,l.S for years has been bathing river
men, ,, ,.o,ord has returned from a trlal
@'' ~. new boat, which was con-
uIp W for the navigation Of the
NIu,. ,s which have heretofore been
' ,,..,Sorel difficult ON this trip Ioe
'on'' consul, made distance Of $50 miles
NJ. J, 5 5,ys. demonstrating that 1t Is pos
10 or. - . a., n boat to be used to adyan-
s.' -, votcrs mat have been looked
" "', as almos, impossible
O, ~s. ,robIem Of navigating the lower
,...o Grand and upper Colorado rivers
v ~. ,oen attacked at varying intervals
20. indifferent success for 20 years
WV" s,st and porhaps most Costly az
poe n, ...,s more IN the nature OF an eX-
Fnp,, i"r and WAS made by the govern
wa, constituting what was known us
ms'Gf MAJ powell expedition. That was
brIIing. romantic ana solueWINV
.,,gr adventure whose story mus yeen
uu"solmpd ln the government aI'nl'es
md official reports 900,
ga .ssand attempt under man hallel
p',Vp about 10 or " years ago also
pp,,J,sl l.alstr0usIy I'M the loss OF ne
toats. sun another under MT.
s,.,,,n w1s more successful, Ia the
. ovt mat no loss of life ensued, nut
Total failure 800 far aa demOu-
.,s,Ing me navigation problem
Tbs Best exploration was maze more
rtb A view 10 mineral develJpement,
w,b the navigation problem as mel
initial and that TOO, met with disas-
later within the past four years,
can't Robert summer.l a former Den
,sS man In association with capitalists,
teNt handsome steamboat, which he
5rstened the Undlne, drawing three TO
nm, fsst OF water. Being launched In
linz Of high water thtc UndIne made
ooa or two successful trips and then
Va, NgIor.ous.y wrecked by reckless
uaneuyev 900 exploring an unknown
blnntl on the Grand river above Mo-
a. utah.
These experiments have demonstrated
eo1eusgeIy two things nrst that the
resent feasible limits OF navigation
On a commercial scale are defined by
hs Green river between the station Of
dat name To Utah on the Denver q
Rio Grnde railroad ON the north, and
he head OF Cataract canon ON the
Colorado river Cn the south, and Moab.
Uiah ON the Green river ON the east.
These three points form a I-shapel
course ir ,hs southeastern part Of Utah
about 800 miles from Denver
s0nl-Thlt OlIy boats Of shallow
duugn, and constructed on special
lH8 20 insure sIe3lDess and strength,
WITH speed as an incident can ever be
utilized even within the limits named
en- commercial scale lusuring regular
li a's transportation ON these rivers.
A NEW DEPARTURE.
Having carefully considered the pre-
yaag failures and aualyzad their caus.
WE. q W0yer'oO. late manager OF
h Colorado Fu. e Iron company's
usmye manganese property near
mih Grand Utah made trip down
9. @. g'e.' .. a,.r .a ,.i row boat into
ilroml@ oon Green river station
si studied lhc stream carefully,
Beng Originally % coast OF Maine man
ra ha tough and breezy composition
dA, typical ION OF Neptune. he Is
nis OF home on va,og than land--al.
Ms, mgh.bau as 10 were, He dccll.
q tha' as q commercial proposition
i.i c1upma would be success.
Do pursma, of this conviction no
cane TO DEW. about year ago and |
Interested 2 a Leonard. maLiger OF
i'' Colorado mining bureau. ana the
'oacuest amnlhly publication, in tho