Show stage lines stayed in green river long after the railroads arrived long after the rails came green river wyoming continued to be a st ageline and mail mad point for the range and mining countries originally bryan was the out fitting point for the south pass mining fields just as it was the original division point for the railroad when la lack c k of water caused the railroad to come back to the green river at this point it followed that the stage and freighting business also moved back then green river became the center of such activities one stage and freight line ran northward op up the east side of the river via the old tollgate to alkali via starvation flats to what is now the eden valley to connect with the old emigrant trails traits and go on to south south pass and the diggings in the county records show application to operate a toll road out of green river via first spring canyon this is the old road through the canyon back 0 of f the high school north of jefferson addition at t the same time the stage freight and mail runs were being operated northward a stage with mail went southward to utah this route little known or written about also freighted into the shley vernal county but it was 1 2 different route from that being used for the modern highway being constructed ted today south of green river this route went east up bitter creek along the overland trail to about present resent day kanda and then turned south to to bacon stage sta tion on little bitter creek and wended bended its way through the upper per sage creek maxon little mountain and red creek countries to upper browns park at the jarvie where a ferry connected with the searles Se aries canyon route over the mountains enn to old d fort thornburg the settlement of ashley fort duchesne and the uintah basin country but rails which brought to an end the overland stage route thru green river also ended the other staging activities of the area in this vicinity when the denver and rio granda grande built through price and on into salt lake city the uintah basin made its connections and received its mail from price via indian creek a route still used and the C N W built into lander to serve the south pass area while the big horn hom basin was later served by the C B Q for many years a pony mail operated between green river and Ja jances rives ranch over the old stage and freighting route and mail went from green river up and down the river as well as to the stage points |