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Show Manly , of whom ( he lie ) had ( M7 447 ) previously spoken , had , nothing to do with the ( "Spanish Spanish ) Trail . " They , were trying to get to California in 1849 . As he had made an attempt to go down Green River , he joined a party to go to California . He got on , the Green River at what is now Green River , ( Wyo- Wyo ) ming and he left the Green River in the Uintah Valley . About 1850 Captain Gunnison was conducting ( an ail ) exploring expedition for the Government and arrived at Green River and crossed at ( what -what what ) has since been called Gunnison Crossing [ Greenriver , Utah ] . Gunnison Crossing was the great Indian highway . All trails converged with that place ( be- be ) cause they ( couldn't couldnt ) cross the river farther down , except at the Crossing of the Fathers . About 1825 Governor Ashley of Missouri ( oper- oper ) ated in that particular neighborhood . He was a very competent man , and conducted very ( success success- success ) ¬ ful ( fur-trading furtrading ) operations . His expedition met with great success because he was ( so-cautious socautious ) and provided against contingencies . ( R . ( 1564-1565 1564-4565 ) . ) They camped in the Green River Valley , which was a great rendezvous for trappers in 1825 , and Ashley conceived the idea of going down the Green River , starting at the lower end of Green River Valley just before it closes in at Flaming Gorge , building boats and going down as far as Uintah Valley . During the second Powell Expedition they found wreckage in the canyon of Lodore which Major |