| Show despite dangers river ru running ng is still cli cly popular rO r pUlar 1 sp aport C ort j river history was made twice this month little known utah rivers the dolores and the tho F escalante ante rivers in southeastern utah the agge dolores river is ja a U major feeder reeder stream to the colorado and runs north through colo rado parallel to the utah colo rado line fine for miles to a point east of moab where it enters utah and empties injo info the colorado at dewey bewey 44 miles cast of moab little known and pass ing i SS through u a practically tn t n 17 anex elored country the dolores was navigated this month for rop the first farst 1 time in its oTalie history by 71 mr and aid nn mrs tur tvr preston pr st walker 0 nf f grand junction colo coio and dr D and mrs otis marston of berk cal the mile trip ended at moab without serious mishap with the river runners porting the trip to be one of the he most exciting and arduous in the nation A large portion of the trip was made through a canyon country heretofore unknown even to range riders in isolated country near the colorado utah border further west of moab a dan berous and exciting boat trip and another first was successfully su cc 6 W ulbe brought to completion by harry aleson accompanied b by georgia white we well weil known woman explorer aleson and white left escal ante via boat on the escalante river may 24 destination lees ferry on the colorado river running a swift treacherous river sometimes shallow some times passing through narrow rock walls at tremendous speed aleson and white had plenty of navigation troubles at one time ume their boat was tipped over and they luy quy lost huab half lyuu their luu supplies in igl ill suding duding a wrist watch valuable film and other equipment some sonde of which was recovered further down stream where it had float float ed to the banks despite the difficulties of VA pass daay daas ing through an isolated country on an almost unknown stream aleson reported magnificent scenery on the seventh day after leaving F escalante ante the little party reached the colorado river 88 miles from lees ferry arnz ariz lne mi picking pic up u food rood f d they thet t nad had previously vio sl ca cached IP q for foi such an occasion A aleson 1 1 I and nd white drift ed on down through utah to lees fe ferry ferny in one day ona on a flood swollen colorado |
