The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1921-10-28

into the Grand canyon nj the bend below the Lit
tie Colorado June 26, He named the canyon
Puerto Gle Bucareli (Bucnreli's pass in honor of
the then yceroy
Grand river, both above and below its junction
with GunDison river. named Rio San Rafael
by Fathers Dominique and ESCalunte in l716. To
the south branch, the present Gunnison river, they
gave the name Rio san Javler (Nnvier) and re.
ported the Ute Indian name as Tomich. In this
area Pixies maps lS05-07 like other early maps
difficult 10 interpret His Rio de los Animns"
Gas Animas) is much more like Grand river than
his Rio san Rafael" In lS43 Fremont lettered
1t Grand river, as did Captain Stansbury in 1910
But for long years the maps showed great di.
versity of nomenclature. Below It's junction with
the Gunnison this river usually called Grand
river rarely Rio Colorado Grand and even
Colorado Above the junction 1t was called Grand.
Bunkarn. 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 Gunnlson's name became
gradually fixed the branch which he explored,
and the name Grand on the north main branch.
while the name Blue river now describes small
south branch of the latter in Summit county
Colorado.
Green river was called Rio lie san Buenaven.
turn by Dominique and Escalante In 1910 and
Escaiante says (plaro. Sept. II. 1850. that It
was so named IN l763 by Err Alfonso de Posada
Thinking that 1t flowed tn the west the map mns.
ers represented II MS crossing the Greut basin aid
flowing into the Pacific ocean. Thus IL was that
the River Buenaventura became the famous "ghnsi
river which for years haunted the maps of the far
West. pike, lSnh o., mapped IL with headwutcrs
In the position Of upper Green river, having IN
ailluont Rio de san Clemente (Escannte's name
for White river nm east branch of the Green rtv
err, aud flowing southwest into SEWER lake tname.
Iessl Before ISL. however, upper Green river
was known To be- connected with the Colorado.
The Astorans chilled 1t both Spanish river aud
Colorado river. II was called Rio Colorado b.,
Iededinh = Smith In 1884 and Rio Colorado q.
the West by William II. Ashley In lS2a. Ronl.-
vile 1897, ettered II Colorado OF the West ON h's
map ~ the territory west OF the Rocky Mountains
The mime Green river dates nj least as far
back as 1924 Dale refers 10 news item in the
Missouri Intelligence. June -. 1891. of a party
leaving Santa Cruz In November, lS24 a. ran an
Green river" Fremont says that the SpnninrIS
contrasting its tmhcrrd shores and green Wooded
islands with It's ,ry sandy plains" uamed II Rio
Verde c;rc"u riverl bancroft speaks 81 an en
ployce ot AShvy'S. Nv. Green who gave his nam.
to Greep river and Chittendeu advances the
theory that the name may have been suggested
by the gnor OF the water.
The act of congress providing FOR the orranza
tiou of the TERRITORY of Colorado was nppro, -. 4
February - 1851 As introduced and a. pnSSpt
NY the house, tho hill named The proposed g,,,,
organization the territory Of Idaho sflaho" hay.
ing BEEN selected fruW many names proposed II,
she senate "n motion "r SENATOR Wilson ~ Mas
sachu>e'ts. the uamo aG The territory yaS nfuen 3
by striking "ut Idaho and Inserting Colorado ~
This NnS d"p" ~ The Suggestion Of Delegate WI
l,uns for the r,tS,u thar m, Colorado river ar.>
ia is mountains. hence thrrc was a peculiar ~
ness in the name. Bancroft however saws that
The name Colorado was given to Il AZ the Sn.
s'stieo ~ the man tWiram CjIp5ul selected 10.
U.s. first governor ana be quotes from mann
script ~ GlpinS follows Some wnntr, 4,
called Jefferson, some Arcadia. I said the peapl.
have t. great extent named the states after M,
great rivers " the country. and the rrea, fsn,u,.
az thai country Is the great Colorado river All
said he tWilson ~ MaSsachusetts) that is n
ami he named Il Colorado"