The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-10-07

into the Grand canyon at the bend below the Lit
tie Colorado on June 26. He named the canyon
Puerto de Bucareii (Bucarelis pass) In honor Of
the then vicer0y.
Grand river. both above and below its junction
with 0unnisOn river, was named Rio San Rafael
by Fathers DOniniguez and Escalante In 1776. To
the south branch. the present Gunnison river. they
gave the name Rio San Javier (xavier) and re-
ported the Ute Indian name as TOmichi. In this
area Pixies maps. 1SO5O7. like other early maps.
are difficult to interpret. His "Riod de los Animas"
(las Animas) Ii much more like Grand river than
his .R,o San Rafael" lin lS43 Fremont leae~ed
It Grand river. as did Captain Stanshury in l849.
But for Tong years the maps showed great d.
versity Of nomenclature. Below Its @nnction with
the 0unnison. this river was usually called Grand
river. rarely Rio Colorad" or Grand and even
Colorado. Above the junction It was called Grand.
Bunkara. Blue and North Fork Of Grand river. Cum
nison river was named varously Eagle. Eagle Tall,
South Fork Of Grand. Grande and GRIND river.
In after years Captain Gunnison's 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 ; small
south branch Of the latter, In Summit county.
Colorado.
Green river was called Rio do San Buenaven-
tura b. Dominiguex and Escalante In l776. and
Escalante says (Diario. Sept. II. l776l. that u
was 20 named IN 1893 by Fl. Alfonso de- Pasada-
Thinking that It lowed to the west. the map max
err tGOyGSGUICQ ~ - NuU00sAs8 I'VE ~SNuN Ou0su onU
slowing into the Pacific ocean. Thus It was that
the River Buenaventura became the famous "gh0at
river" which for years haunted the maps Of the far
West. Pike, 1006O0. mapped It with
in the position of upper Green river. having an
aNauent, Rio do san Clemente (Escalante's name
for White river. m east branch Of the Green riv-
ar. and flowing southwest into Sewer lake (name-
less). Before 1871, however. upper Green river
was known to be connected With the Colorado
The Astorians called Il both Spanish river and
Colorado river. II was called Rio Colorado hv
Jedediah &. Smith IN 1924 and Rio Colorado u
the Went BY william Fl. Ashley In 1898. Bonnie
vile. 1851, lettered Il Colombo Of the West on ha
map Of the territory west Of the Rocky Mountainsl
The name Green river dates 1t least - tar
back a 1924. Dale refers to . news Item In the
Missouri Intelligencer. June y. 1870, Of . party
leaving Santa CSux IN November. 1924. to trap IN
~0reen river." Fremont says that the Spaniards.
contrasting "its timbered shores and green ~OoAed
islands with its dry sandy plains- named It RIO
Verde (Green r4ver) Bancroft speaks Of an en-
ployee OF Ashley'A mi. Green who gave his name
10 Green river and Chitfendcn advances the
theory that the name may havs been suggested
b. the color Of the water.
The .ct of congress providing FOR the orRanixa-
ZION Of the territory Of Colorado was approved
February q. 1851. 40 introduced and ~ passed
nv the house. the bill named fhe proposed new
organization the territory Of Idaho--~Idah0" hav-
ins been selected from many names proposed. IN
the senate. on motion ~ Senator Wilson Of Mac
sachusetts, the name Of the territory WINS amended
~ striking out sIdahOr and Inserting .Colorado "
THIS was done at the suggestion Of Delegate VIII
liama, Tor the reason that the Colorado river arose
In IT. mountains. hence thefe waS . peculiar NJ
neas IN the name. Bancroft. however. says that
.sTne name Colorado was given 70 II u the sus-
gestion ~ the man (Will'an Gilpin) aelected 10.
ito first governoes J: and he quotes from = manu-
script OF 0iipln'a n follows: Some wanted Il
called Jefferson. sonne Arcadia. ] said the people
have to u great extent named the states after the
great rivers 81 the country, and the great featu-e
OF that country u the great Colorado river. All.
said he (Wilaon ~ Massachusetts). that 10 II
and he named II Coiofad0.s