Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-07-14
BOAT ON GREEN RIVER
NEW STEAMBOAT, CITY OF MOAB
VIII Run From Grand River Station on
the q. & r. g. Railroad to
Moab, Utah. n

Had 1t not been for an obstruction In
the Grand river. encountered by the
steamer City Of Moab. on its maiden
trip. the little Utah city of that name
would have. hcldSthe greatest celebra.
tion in its history by this time, says
the Denver Republican of June LIST.
However. the enthusiasm OF the resi-.
dents over the opening OF the Grand.
Green and Colorado rivers TO navigii-
tion by the Grecn.Grand Navigation
Company has not waned in the slight.
! est, and when tne boat does reach the
city, probabaly within thirty days,
there Will be u rouslng demonstration.
j. j. Lumsden. president OF tho
Green-Grand Navigation Company. and
{. y. Anderson. captain OF the CITY OF
Moab." owned by the company and OPP
Grated on the Green and Grand rivers
between Green River station on the
Denver a. Rio Grande. and Moab. Utah.
were visitors In Denver yesterday. In
describing the new steamer. most
unique sort Of a craft, Mr.. Lumsden
said:
The City OF Moab built last season
and launched In April. Is fifty-five feet
long and nineteen feet deck beam, has
Two decks and can handle from nifty to
sixty tons OF freight and from nifty to
sixty passengers. There arc ten com
Portable staterooms and the passenger
accommodations are first class. The
boat Is operated by gasoline marine
engine OF sixty horsepower and is cap
able OF making from twelve to fifteen
miles per hour. The distance from
Green River station to the junction OF
tho Green and Grand rivers is about
40 miles. and from this junction to the
INST cataract In the Colorado river the
distance II about fiyc miles. From the
junction OF the Grand and Green rivers
To Moab the distance Is about ninety
miles.
AT the present time there iR nm oh.
siruct!on In the Grand river about nv.
miles above the junction which pre-
vents the operation OF the boat through
TO Moab. This obstruction. however.
does not prevent III. operation of the
boat between Green river and the iirst
catafac, ON the Colorado river. and M
Il II the intcniIon OF the company to
aynamItc the obstruction In the Grand.
Il IN expected that within thirty days
u viii bc possible to operate III. boai
through to Moab. Tn. trip to III. cat.
aracta aud return can be- made In four
days and this allows ample opportunity
Tor stopping nlons the route. thus en-
ahiins the tourist to examine I'll. Ciin
bN"il"Ts' remains aud other interest
ins points.
''Th. scenery for the entire diStane.
IL magnificent. walls of tn. eanonR In
many places rising to perpendicular
height OF from 1000 to 5.o0c feet.
About twenty-five miles south of Green
River station the river enters stu.
p-ndouk canon and the boat does not
emerge until Moab. on the Grand. il
reached. The pFopTi.toFs contemplate
establishing hoS"i at point not yet
determined on. in oac of the csnons for
III" accommodation of tourists and cs'
eursianisis. II is their expectation to
provide these hotel accommodations
before the present season il over.
The NAVIGATION of the river IL no,
attended with the slightest danger. as
the current does not exceed three miles
per hour.