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Show Stanton party , and from 505 ( Hanksville Hauksville ) to the ( dole 064 ) * 1 rado River by horseback . The country between Greenriver and Hanksville is generally desert in , character , with no population . There were a few scattered people who lived around Greenriver . . He ( doesn't doesnt ) recall any ranches between Greenriver and ( Hanksville Hauksville ) , and at ( Hanksville Hauksville ) there was one ( sup- sup ) ply store and a post office . The store was owned by Charlie Gibbons , was sort of a trading post , and lie ( believes believe8 ) there may have been half a dozen houses and shacks around Hanksville at that time . He was only in Hanksville this one time , as he was passing through and on his way to Hite , located on , the Colorado River , in Glen Canyon . He was one day going from ( Greenriver Greeuriver ) to Hanksville , where he stayed overnight , and one day from ( Hanks- Hanks ) ville to the river . He stayed on the Colorado River six weeks or two months . ( R . 1763-1764 . ) At the time ( he lie ) was on the Colorado River Mr . Stanton had a party of men locating , filing , and surveying placer mining claims . The work was done in the name of the ( Hoskinini Hoskiniiii ) Company . He ( may nifiy ) have . helped a little bit with the work but was engaged principally in getting acquainted with a region ( which -Nihich Nihich ) was new to ( him hini ) , and was not an ( em- em ) ployee of Mr . Stanton . At one time there were probably twenty ( eni- eni ) ployed by Mr . Stanton . ( R . 1765 . ) There were a few other prospectors farther down the river , besides Mr . Stanton and his employees , . |