Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-10-13

into the Grand canyon at the bend below the Lit
tie Colorado on June 26. He named the canyon
Puerto de Bucareli (Bucarelis pass) In honor of
the then vicerOy.
Grand river, both above and below its junction
with Gunnison river, named Rio San Rafael
by Fathers Dominique and Escalante in 1776 10
the south branch the present Gunnison river, they
gave the name Rio San Javier (Xavier) and re-
ported the Ute Indian name as TOmchi. In this
area Pixies maps, 1SO5-07. like other earlys MAPS
are difficult interpret. His "Rio de los Animas
Qas Anmas) is much more like Grand river than
his "RiO San Rafael" In 1913 Fremont lettered
it Grand river, as did Captain Stansbury in 1S49.
But for long years the maps showed great d-
versity of nomenclature. Below its junction with
the Gunnison, this river usually called Grand
river rarely Rio Colorado Grand and even
Colorado Above the junction 1t called Grand,
Bunkara, Blue and North Fork of Grand river. Gun
nison river named variously Eagle, Eagle Tail,
South Fork of Grand, Grande and Grand river
In after years Captain Gunnsons name became
gradually fixed the branch which he explored,
and the name Grand on the north or main branch,
while the name Blue river describes small
south branch of the latter in Summit county.
Colorado.
Green river was called Rio de San Buenaven-
tura by DOminiguez and Escaante in 1776 and
Escalante says (DiariO, Sept. II, 1776), that It
was so named in 1853 by FIR. Alfonso de POsada.
Thinking that It flowed TO the west the map max
represented II as CROSSING OTelI DaSln dHO
flowing into the Pacific ocean. Thus it was that
the River Buenaventura became the famous "ghost
river" which for years haunted the maps of the far
West Pike 1S05-07. mapped 1t with headwaters
in the position of upper Green river, having an
afFiuent Rio de San Clemente (Escaante's name
for White river IN 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 Astorians called it both Spanish river aud
Colorado river. 1t was called Rio Colorado bv
Jedediah S. Smith In 1924 and Rio Colorado Of
the West by William II. Ashley In 1925 BOnIa-
Vile 1897 Iettered it Colorado of the West on his
man of the territory west of the Rocky Mountains.
The name Green river dates at least far
back as 1924 Dale refers to news item in the
Missouri Inteligencer, June 25 1926 Of party
leaving Santa Cruz in November, 1924. to trap on
Green river" Fremont says that the Spaniards.
contrasting .'ts timbered shores and green wooded
islands with its dry sandy plains named 1t Rio
Verde Green river): Bancroft speaks of an en-
ployee of Ashley's, "DIr Green who gave his name
to Green river; and Chittenden advances the
theory that the name may have been suggested
by the color of the wafer.
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 bill named the proposed new
organization the territory of IdahO-"Idaho" hav.
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 was done at the suggestion of Delegate VII
Iiams, for the that the Colorado river arose
In its mountains, hence there was a peculiar fit
ness In the name. Bancroft, however says that
"The name Colorado was given to 1t at the sug
geston Of the man (Will'am Gilpn) selected TO:
its first governor; and he quotes from a manu-
script of Gpin's follows: "Some wanted II
called Jefferson. some Arcadia / said the people
have to a great extent named the states after ths
great rivers of the country and the great featur<
of that country is the great Colorado river 'Ah.
said he (Wilson of Massachusetts, that Ia IT.
and he named 1t Colorado"