Cheyenne Wells record. (Cheyenne Wells, Cheyenne County, Colo.) 1???-1969, 1921-10-06

into the Grand canyon at the bend below the Lit
tie Colorado on June &C. He named the canyon
Puerto de Bucareli (Bucareis pass) in honor Of
the then vicerOy.
Grand river, both above and below its junction
with Gunnison river. named Rio San Rafael
by Fathers DominIguez and Escalante in 1778 To
the south branch, the present GunnisOn river they
gave the name Rio San Javier tXavier) and re.
ported the Ute Indian name rs Tomchi. In this
area Pixies maps, 1SO5-O7. like other early maps
are difficult to interpret. His "Rio de los Animas"
Oas Animas) is much more like Grand river than
his "RiO San Rafael" In 1S43 Fremont lettered
1t Grand river did Captain Stansbury In 1S49
But for long years the maps showed great d.
versty Of nomenclature. Below Its junction with
the Gunnison, this river usually called Grand
river rarely Rio Colorado Grand and even
Colorado. Above the junction It called Grand
Bunkura, Blue and North Fork of Grand river. Gun
nison river named variOusy Eagle Eagle Tail
South Fork of Grand. Grunde and Grand river.
In after years Captain Gunnisons name became
gradually fixed on the branch which he explored
and the name Grand on the north or main branch
while the name Blue river now describes q small
south branch Of the latter In Summit county
Colorado.
Green river was called Rio de San Buenaven.
tura by Domniguez and Escalante in 1770. and
Escalante says tDiario Sept. II. 1776). that II
was so named In 1853 by Fr. Alfonso de POsada
Thinking that 1t flowed to the west. the map max
ers represented It crossing the Great basin and
flowing into the Pacific ocean, Thus II was that
the River Buenaventura became the famous "ghost
river" which for years haunted the maps Of the far
West. Pike, 1sO5-OT. mapped 1t with headwatera
In the position Of upper Green river. having an
affiuent Rio de San Clemente (Escalante's name
for White river, an east branch of the Green riv
err, and flowing southwest into Sewer lake (name
less). Before 1911. however, upper Green river
was known to be connected with the Colorado.
The Astorlnns called 1t both Spanish river and
Colorado river. 1t called Rio Colorado bv
Jededinh S. Smith in 1924 and Rio Colorado Of
the West by William H. Ashley In 1925. Bonne
vule 1881, lettered 1t Colorado Of the West his
map Of the territory west Of the Rocky Mountains
The name Green river dates Mt least far
back as 1924. Dale refers to news item In the
Missouri Intelligencer June 90 1926 Of Il party
leaving SANTA Cruz In November. 1924. to trap on
Green river" Fremont says that the SpanIards
contrasting "its timbered shores and green wooded
islands with its dry sandy plains" named 1t RIO
Verde (Green river): Bancroft speaks Of an en-
ployee of Ashleys "Mr. Green who gave his name
to Green river; and Chttenden advances the
theory that the name may have been suggested
by the color Of the water
The act of congress providing for the Organiza-
ton Of the territory Of Colorado was approved
February %, 1861. As introduced and as passed
by the house, the bin named the proposed new
organization the territory Of Idaho-"Idaho' hnv-
ing been selected from many names proposed. In
the senate. on motion Of Senator Wilson of Mas.
sachusetts, the name of the territory was amended
by striking out Idaho" and inserting Colorado" !"
This done at the suggestion Of Delegate Will
lams. for the that the Colorado river aro.e
in its mountains hence there a peculiar III.
ness In the name Bancroft. however. says that
''rhe name Colorado was given to 1t at the sug.
gestion Of the man (Wam Gilpin) selected fos
its first governor; and he quotes from a manu-
script of Gilpin's follows: "Some wanted II
called Jefferson. some Arcadia. said the people
have to great extent named the states after the
great rivers of the country and the great feature
Of that country Is the great Colorado river. .Ah.
said he Wilson of Massachusetts), TINT Is IT.
and he named II Colorado"