Show KITE HITE RIVER TOWN EXPANDING hite one of interesting but ti ait isolated towns is getting into tile the news the only town in the state to be located directly in the colorado river gorge except moab elitc lias has experienced interesting te history in the past 79 years cass imite for whom nhom the place was named built a hou house c in th this is wide spot in the river rive go gorge e in 1870 for 1 or many aca years he existed ltd sy y panning gold on oil the river eventually ventu allY word got out and it a gold rush started gold dredges dred es were hauled to the colorado where they still lie twisted and rusting disappointed prospectors tried to find hite to kill him however lie he hid out until the trouble blew over and tile the r gold god fever subsided hites crossing which lie he named dandy crossing crossin g was consistent used by the indians it is the best of the four natural crossings cios sings of the colorado in utah today crossings at hite are made via automobile ferry guided and made secure by a heavy cable anchored in the rock walls of the gorge in ill 1940 hite had one occupant two buildings and some orchards today the uranium ore found in ill the area is bringing brili ging dozens of prospectors tors into the region and a processing iroc essing mill to handle the uranium ore taken from white canyon nearby is now nov in only a few days ago the new mill was inspected by the president of the vanadium corporation of america mr E D bransome of new york city who was accompanied by his vice president and three directors during the past year the population of hite swelled to several dozen people and a public school was set into operation to accommodate the children of the community hite is the jumping off place many of the boating trips down the miles of river to loes lees ferry arizona reports from hite which is 60 miles south of hanksville Hanks ville indi cate that numerous automobiles come into the region each week to see the sights and fish in the colorado the giant foot high Hoski nini monument in white canyon and named after a famous navajo chief is a major attraction of the area I 1 the first men to set eyes un oll this spot in the Co colorado orado live gorge the climate of which is semitropical semi tropical wis was captain john wesley weslay powell and party ai colorado river explorer ho hessed in 1869 and describes the prehistoric prehistory c indian fort built of stone which still remains standing on oil a hibb 1 bluff across the river from hito I 1 |