Show dSw'JM'ttU 4 arSTMaSS ilJl "TjiiiWflmWff UWI lA 'mi Sc '4 1$ 7 :j Paddle® heelers GoWsy Beck ffi ’ Eiteasoa crow To reduce this expening ri people be- - se tbs UJL Government jMose awsre feat A pad surveyed the Colorado dlewheel riverboat now from the Gulf of Califoperates out of Moab ornia to Yuma then awTmj bur of it or mo arded a supply-haulin- g It Bsoored Just below the contract to a Captain river brldfo to the north George A Johnson of town or perhaps net By 1851 Captain Johna glimpse of it during son had his first steamot the side- months er the standing in drydock pa- - wheeler UNCLE SAM in ttontty waiting to? the operation By 1854 to warm and other sidewheeler the to ride its- - 168-ibvisitors GENERAL JES- happy broad steel decks SUP was added to what Many pebple also know was to become a thriving that the CANYON KING line of steamboats known Moab's modern as the Colorado Steam wheeler is not fepfirst Navigation Company In off-seas- Section R A on February V ' - 281 974 ttnes NEVADA 65-fo- tfi Adult Education Efforts CalMtl an-weat- her BBmmmm Vnaimi ana tAfA ffvi wi vc muii y i cumici a ' majored Bdttor - nister Bmmm ot tinme jfeeskMvenl feretf taddlewheelers plied meUurdous wat4 era of the Colorado down J river from Moab Valley J bearing loads:: of mining and milling equipment end even excursion passengers None of these yesteryear riverboat bore much resemblance to the stately paddlewheel steamers of the nine- teenth and early twentieth centuries that made so much history on the great American rivers but each did its duty until r called sto a watery grave by the Colorado or was beached and forgotten in the course of human affairs ever-changi- ng there is 7a seg-the history of riverboating on the Colof orado that is not widely w known even though it fascinating bears aU the in of Ugh drama a special place the development of earlyMormon communities in Utah Nevada and Arizona: ' known as Beale's Road An extract from the Steamboat Sketch A complete history of account of Lieutenant steamboating on the Co- Beale who was in comlorado River could easily mand of the troq vivfill a large book but a idly illustrates toe wild brief sketch will serve nature of that land and to illustrate its impact on the early settlements of Utah and adjoining re- 'glens In 1850 n Major Samuel Heintzelman in mand of a troup ri US Army soldiers built Fort Yuma on the west bank of the Colorado River near the present site of The Yuma Arizona fort's purpose and that of the Army troup was to provide protection from Indians for travelers on the southern trail to California Supplying this vital fort proved to be costly and difficult Food and other had to be necessities brought from far off San Francisco by sailingves-s- el down the west coast and around Baja California then up the Gulf of California to the mouth of toe Colorado River From there it was carried overland by pack animal or poleboated up ' I its ' people in the mid-1800- ’s: "We reached the Colorado early in the morning having encamped in n rainstorm the night previous a few miles from it Shortly after leaving camp my clerk F E Kerlin who with two of my party had been dispatched toe day previous in order to have my boat ready for crossing was seen returning Various surmises were immedi- ately started as to toe cause and ns soon as he was within speaking distance he was questioned eagerly for the news He gave us a Joy-fi- il surprise by the information that toe steam- er GENERAL JESSUP Captain Johnson was at the crossing writing to convey us to the opposite side It is difficult to - conceive toe varied emotions with which this news was received Here Ot-terb- "S Tort Yu BAJA CALIFORNIA - : ’ nth ol en in a wild almost unknown on the inhabited only by ’ ornia Soon savages the great river trail from Calif-count- ry after Captain of the west hitherto de- - Johnson's initial dared innavigable had tlon of the Colorado abfor the first time bone ove Fort Yuma a Morupon its bosom that em- mon emissary approachblem of dvilization a ed him with a proposition The thriving Mormon steamer”: '' "In a few minutes af- communities of western' ter the arrival toe Utah and Vicinity needed steamer came alongside an outlet for what they the bank and our party produced' and a means was transported at oncet tor getting the supplies with all out baggage to they needed Wagon trains tin other side — I brought to the east or west were toe camels with me and Unpractically alow If as they stood on the bank surrbunded by hundreds of wild unclad savages mixed with these the dragoons' of my escort mons would meet the and the steamer 'slowly boats there with wagons revolving her wheels fire -Captain Johnson was paratory to a tart if willing to try this and was a curious and in he succeeded He soon established ' regular teresting picture” freight services between In Error' toe tiny community ot Of course Beale was Crilville -- - a site now in error when he said deep under toe waters that the river had for ot Lake Mead — and the toe "first time borne up- gulf port of Yiabel From on its bosom thatemMem Puerto Ysabel tram of civilization n stea- tation by ocean mer" By then in January vessel to other west coast of 1858 toe GENERAL ports was available Call-vil- le JESSUP had been running was sane 380 miles on the Colorado for alupriver from Puerto Ysamost four yearn But In bel and about ten miles those days as now Uw upriver from the present various branches of the rite ri Hoover Dam government did not alOnly one other boat evd ways communicate er penetrated farther up within ttem-- i toe Colorado than CaU-vitoo' perfectly so That was toe the Army had long military exploration in Washington and paddlewheeler EXPLORYuma was not neER This vessel had continuous cessarily known by ti troubles while going over the same route that Captain Johnson regularly traveled without difficulty but it ultimately reached : the mouth ri the Virgin1 River a few miles upriver from Crilville ‘ : am-an- Ue ill-fat- ed i Army-operat- ed The tois Jour- to the ney up Virgin River then back to Fort Yuma could easily become a classic ri how NOT sagri to boat oh the Colorado River and boat’s misadventures both ways on its only trip were the source ri much hilarity on the part ri local commercial boatmen and the Indians along toe way These latter followed the slow-movi- ng EXPLO- - RER for days at a time straggling along the shore fay the hundreds Every time the EXPLORER got stuck on a sandbar — which was often because ri toe ’ineptness of its military pilot — or had some other mishap the Indians would howl and I a lonely symbol pf 124 years River In the last half ri toe steamUiaU plied the lower Callville Nevada soma 380 carries on the long tradition laugh derisively a practice that would upset the military men aboard the vessel even more than the constant danger that the natives might decide a stuck boat was a good target for attack After its only Journey the EXPLORER was tethered to a tree below Fort Yuma - me Classic Sica The CANYON KING in drydock stands as ri paddlewheeler history on the Colorado nineteenth century dozens ri paddlewheel Colorado from toe Gulf ri California to river Today toe CANYON KING on toe Colorado Latin and English at College a United Brethren school That frith has since Joined with the Methodist frith and is now United Methodist programs The She began playing piano rtimint readers better for congregat with thei teachers who ing at the age of 12 and have more touch with the still offers her talents adults of the as a pianist and is a memin the education“"—Uy field than ber of the choir at the other teachers Community Baptist Chuy rch Eula Griffin teaches 'I Mrs Griffin met and v English and English Lit- -' married the late Ralph erature in the adult high Griffin in Nashport Ohio school completion pro- and tagged along through gram and currently has Ohio West Virginia Il18 people studying fa her linois Wyoming and ColEula Griffin classes orado landing in Moab This work is in addi- in I960 tall end Star here She is x post tion to a full schndula of of the tranium boom matron and currently worked for Pure English and word study Ralph ' serves as organist for instruction in the high Oil and was known as a the Last group year she school daily Why does Mason Elk and school she do it? She says she board president here had a special honor that enjoys working with the Says Eula they used to of serving as grand or- adults because they are laugh because he signed ganist for the grand chapter in Utah which involved eager to learn and those all her checks 15 tripe to various locawho have worked with her long-ItoHelen M Knight tions for visitations with time well she to superintendrelates agree toe grand chapter' older students ent hired Eula sight-unseMany little tidbits at Eula was born and grew while Griffins were she putt them occupy In Ohio to in the wasDenver teach “P still so she craft daughter ungainly Eula'e Mi-tispare time She of a United Brethren one class a day By toe simply forgotten Some -: — does ell sorts of crafts end toe was of month floodshe later a flash carried away both tree JlUfChHof teaching n full schedule plus knitting crocheting pictures items and EXPLORER appar- including arithmetic sci- making of and so forth clay 210 11218 ence health and to end an English ently putting She has a daughter "It kept me on my toes" Mrs toe matter For Colorado (LtadajEvLarry had she "because l This ditoit prove to says who from graduated Two juveniles were to run to the other teach- - ery be the case however The High in 19- flood can led the EXPLO- - picked up hy Colorado ers to learn about what GraCmnty 67- T" had I to I teach out authorities RER downstream and ttiesday kpt B- - G who wiU be ri- - morning after beingheld one step ahead of into a two in June are currently UOi in Grand Jail the County meander where it left tor Eula is an active mkm- - Uvln I® Puerto Rico but tiie boat to be covered 1® ly no were ber of Valiant Chapter jff1 return to the Stales hy drifting sand' Some for There 21 Order of toe Eastern them yer cri charges against years later a sur- to Grand vey party crossing toe desert came across a County aeriff W H v pile of weathered tim- - Bowman fa addition 8 ben and rusting steel venile were taken into nlates that deaeri winds ¥®e Sher plAv®“8t°4y had uncovered These A heart nttackils often shoulder- -' tifiil remains proved to department Monday and Jaw pain' ns described "sodden" 'arm held qeck qr w®re prnding being be all that was left of Yet there are no sudden : or discomfort is often toe EXPLORER gone to Pickup by parents Tues-moheart attacks - only those accompanied by sweat- an unmarked grave in to seem to happen tiut Bowman was a ing nausea vomiting ft bone-dr- y desert traitg shortness: of breath in a crime denly - lt A stroke if referred Sometimes thirty miles to the south- - these sympwest ri Yuma Thus toe pS! 2®‘" to medically as a "cere- toms subside :and then Lake Ci toe EXPLORER earned bJr SU® brovascular accident" return" tostinction of be- Stroke: Sudden It’s not an accident In A Crime conference human terms Underlying rary weakness or will be held in Moab May csums build ' over the ness ri the face arm or 16 said Sheriff Bowman leg: temporary difficulty yean and will highlight im-- : Both have their roots in or loss ox speedi or troubaric risk fedora: high: ble understanding speech Mood prensure' high’ temporary dimness ‘ or Mood cholesterol and ex- loss of vision particulcess cigarette smoking arly in one eye an epito be healthy and even Others include heredity sode ri doifele vision highly competitive for a Tryouts dizziness or a lack ri exercise a diet addle until the railroad toe unsteadiness and in for fete saturated high changes in Tryouts spring reached the Colorado Ri- - production by the Moth cholesterol and obesity personality mental ability ver at Yuma from toe Community Theatre will ' "Some risk factors can or the pattern ri bead- west Then riverboating be held at 7:00 pm in be avoided by an altera- aches m the Coforado to star Hall on Friday tion ri lifestyle" says “As toe wanting signs cecline Southernbepn Pacific March 1 1974 The up- - Dr Alan F Toronto pre- indicate" Dr Toronto finrity bought what was coming play will be a sident of Utah Heart As- says "heart attack it left of the Colorado Steam two act comedy written sociation “Others can be never sudden stroke is Navigation Company in by Woody Allen entitled minimized by an aware- never an accident By be1878 and continued to op"Don’t Drink toe Water" ness ri them But equal- ing aware ri these warn- erate it for excursions For more information ly important we should ing signs and by seating and as a local freight contact Stacey Lawrence know and heed the early immediate medical help feeder line until river-oatin- g at 259-55or Gary wanting signs that often when to:y occur you was forever cloSmith at a heart attack ' erally can save your own sed on- the lower Coloor stroke" life” rado in 1908 by con- Of GRAND JUNCTION Dr Toronto listed the "The goal ri the struction of the Laguna erican Heart Association Good-speMrs published signs Tyrone Dam Just upriver from and Mrs Verio in literature and other is to save your heart" Yuma Pickard spent a day in material supplied as a Dr Toronto adds " It is interesting to note Grand : Junction Monday result ri Heart Fund con- Heart volunteers call at however that the Mormon tributions They ere: your home during Februcommunities of western about nationwide publiary — American Heart Utah and portions of Ari- city Heart Attack: Proion- - Month — they'll give you zona and Nevada were Thus modern Amer- ged oppressive pain or information on the warn- -: provided regular com- icans and even historians unusual discomfort in the Ing signs ri heart attack mercial transportation tend to overlook the truly center ri the chest behind and stroke Give gener- contact with toe rest ri wondrous exploits of the the breastbone pain may ously to' the Heart Pend" the world by paddlewheel early western riverboat steamers on the Colorado ing captains and toe pert River long before east-bou- that such craft played in end westbound rails the development ri civilwere Joined by the highly ization in the west Today t' ij j publicized Golden Spike the lower Colorado islets transand a than a river rail ceremony stairstep report replaced the paddle-wheel- er series ri man-maservoirs and ri all the original Colorado River Important Part only one stretch between It can thus be said that Moab Valley and Cataract ' I jA although railroads have Canyon is still navigable always been given credit In the high-watspring V vT nel for "developing the west" months modern 'fflESlW riverboats or -- driven boats venture also played an important out onto the Colorado dur-pa- rt often long before ing the Moab-GreRiver V& WFP rails even reached a de- - Friendship Cruise but o more will veloping region- - The Mg when toe water is at its ' difference was tiiat normal height only Jet and toe CANYON well - organized boats were quite pub- KING paddlewheel riverv and boat — dare venture far licity - conscious "tooted their own horn" on this historic river often and loudly while The days ri paddleGov Calvin L Hampton set a good example for riverboating was largely wheeling on toe Colorado all Utah residents when be had Nurse Carol Istoaff a matter ri unorganized began back in 1850 but ri the McKay-De- e Hospital Ogden check Msftlomg and highly independent in- they are far from ended pressure Just Fandirivw prior to signing a Heart dividuals w! cared little yet 124 yean later! '7 " proclamation" kV JESSUP managed to work his way up the Colorado as far as Black Canyon that for- -' bidding gorge that is now blocked by die concrete plug of Hoover Dam This unsung exploration was soon to lead to still another historic “first" but while in that vicinity four years later the GENERAL JESSUP by sheer coincidence met a detachment of Army troupe returning east from exploring a possible winter route to California a route later to become In She fol- lowing article is the first la n series spotlighting teachers in the Grand County Adult and Community “ CALIFORNIA ' Explores Coloreds JohnIn 1854 Captain Y son typical of the adventurous riverboat ' pilots of the day decided to explore the Colorado above Fort Yuma where nc boat had as yet ventured The river and its vast canyon system was still terra incognita in those days with Major Powell's famous exploits still more than a decade in the future Captain Johnson using b!general Note: The NOTE Map ihowl pratant atata and national bound rial paddlewheel boatto op- its heyday this entererate on the Colorado RU prise grew to where nine ver out of Moab Thenj paddlewheel craft were are many still ngtodax1 needed to handle its buwho have memories of siness mm and offered for sale No one wanted the u long-abandon- !me”1 ed t® lo-fif- Heal AttackandStroko: They're Never Sadden on A55 J J”: -- -- ned -- 259-68- 79 1 - Am-warni- ng ed 4 de 'i er propell-paddlewhe- en V U - '1 rl - ' ' “ ‘ 'll! r l i !k nd i iri-ww -a- i de 05 w v r Jfc ftpAV |