William Culp Darrah Ralph V. Chamberlin Charles Kelly
Volume fifteen of the Utah Historical Quarterly, originally published in 1947, was primarily devoted to Powell s initial reconnaissance of the canyons of the Green and Colorado rivers, an expedition that would prove to be the last great exploration through unknown country in the continental United States. Powell and nine companions launched from Green River Station, Wyoming, on May 24, 1869, embarking on a journey that would become a race against starvation and death and grow tragic with the deaths of three of the party at the hands of the Shivwits (Paiute) Indians. The maps, field...
Volume fifteen of the Utah Historical Quarterly, originally published in 1947, was primarily devoted to Powell s initial reconnaissance of the ...