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Show 32 The history of this ( boat bottt ) is important on the ( ques- ques ) ( tion- tion ) of navigation because it was an enterprise ( un- un ) dertaken commercially ( and land ) at the instance of the Rio Grande Western Railroad . . Abs . . R . ( vol -Nrol Nrol ) . . 1 p . 570 . ) It was the first and only attempt to ( oper- oper ) ate commercially upon the Green River , , prior to the admission of Utah as a state . . The experiment resulted in failure and the failure was due principally to the physical characteristics of the river . . Placer miners in Glen Canyon prior to 1896 For approximately 7 or ( S 8 ) years prior to 1896 , , placer mining was carried on in Glen Canyon . . A post office was established at Hite , Utah , on the ( Colo- Colo ) rado River at the mouth of North Wash in 1889 . . ( Abs . R . vol . 2 , p . 904 . ) All of the mails and supplies were brought in overland via Hanksville . Greenriver , Utah , was nearest the railroad connection . These placer miners used ( flat-bottomed flatbottomed ) rowboats frequently to take supplies a few miles down the river from Hite . On trips down the river considerable difficulty was encountered with rapids and sand bars . The ( up- up ) stream trips were accomplished only by rowing and towing . The physical characteristics of the river and the method of operation of boats during this period are described by Homer J . Hite ( Abs . R . vol . 2 , ( p- p ) 902 ) ; John P . Hite ( Abs . R . vol . 2 , p . 912 ) ; Lou M . Chaffin ( Abs . R . vol . 2 , p . 845 ) . Homer J . Hite describes ( Abs . R . Vol . 2 , p . 903 ) a raft loaded with mining machinery which was taken ( from ffom ) Hite to Ticaboo Bar , 18 miles . It was ( neces- neces ) sary to wait for high water before starting the raft . . |
