Colorado River Exploration And The Mormon War BY MELVIN T. S M I T H
Rio of the West had long been important in A. western American history — with Indians, Spaniards, Mexicans, and LTHOUGH THE
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American trappers and traders playing important roles in its colorful Mr. Smith, formerly associate professor of history at Dixie College, is preservation officer of the Utah Historic Sites Survey. The information appearing on the Mormon War-Colorado River map was supplied by the author. All of the illustrations in this article are taken from Joseph C. Ives, Report Upon the Colorado River of the West (Washington, D . C , 1861).
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