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The jaws of death, or, In and around the cañons of the Colorado

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Description: Three generations of Robert Harold Gordons, the oldest two mining engineers, are on an expedition to explore the Colorado River Basin. The mining engineers are captured by the Mormons. In order to rescue them, members of their expedition must pass through the canyons of the Colorado River south of the union of the Green and Grand Rivers, the area known to their Indian guide as the "Jaws of Death."
Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Publication date: [1911]
Call number: 474967
Creator: Houston, Edwin J (1847-1914)(Opens in new tab)
Dimensions: 21 cm.

Men lowering one of the Colorado River Expedition boats down the bank to the Colorado River

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Men lowering one of the Colorado River Expedition boats down the bank to the Colorado River.

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Water - Colorado River

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35+ items: collection of maps, booklets, brochures, and LAT news stories and editorials, plus some undated material. Notable items: stapled booklet, American Society of Civil Engineers, 1924, "The Colorado River problem" ; original booklet, Colorado River Fact-finding Committee of Utah, 4/20/1928, "Colorado River Development - Economic Necessity vs. Political Expediency" ; 24-pp. booklet, (Central Arizona Project) "The Nation's most fantastic project," 1949 ; booklet, "California's stake in the Colorado River" (Colorado River Board of California) , 1962 ; etc.

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Seven men with truck and trailer carrying one of the Colorado River Expedition boats clearing a path for the rig to get down to the Colorado River

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Seven men with truck and trailer carrying one of the Colorado River Expedition boats clearing a path for the rig to get down to the Colorado River.

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Colorado River - Flatbed truck hauling river expedition boat away from river

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Colorado River - [Flatbed truck hauling river expedition boat away from river - men helping to push the truck up the hill.]

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Colorado Memorandum

Manuscripts

This collection consists of 39 items which show some aspect of the economic history mainly in the late 19th century and early 20th century. The sources are diverse, if not random, ranging from stock certificates to deeds to business letters, but they generally seem to offer a good opportunity to explore the connection between some investors in New York and mining industry in the West. The items related to Benjamin F. Morris are conspicuous; his correspondence with the Edgar Gold & Silver Mining Co., William H. Cushman, and his son Charles H. Morris suggests his relations to the mining industry in Kentucky and Colorado. There are also some sources which tell of his business, such as the lease contract regarding the real estate in Colorado with J. V. Harlotte, W. W. Lee, and Alfred Bateman Morris, his own memorandum, and the deed with Benjamin P. Brower.

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Souvenir of Colorado: Black Cañon of the Gunnison Series

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A ribbon-tied booklet containing six photographs mounted on card stock, published in 1886 by Herbert S. Stone & Company of Denver. The photographs are scenic views of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison River, Colorado, as seen along the route of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad, including rock formations and waterfalls. The photographer is not credited, however photographs in similar booklets by the same publisher have been identified as the work of Denver photographer Alex Martin (1841-1929).

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The jaws of death, or, In and around the cañons of the Colorado

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