south for a distance of 60- 

 odd miles; then turning di- 

 rectly east shortly after 

 crossing the State line into 

 Utah, it parallels the north- 

 ern boundary of Utah and 

 crosses into Colorado at the 

 extreme northwest corner. 

 This is the only point at 

 which the Green River or 

 its successor, the Colorado 

 River, touches the State of 

 Colorado. It is a common 

 mistake to confuse the can- 

 non of the Grand River in 

 Colorado with the Grand 

 Canyon of Arizona. After 

 making a loop about 25 miles 

 in length, the Green River 

 returns to Utah, flowing in 

 a general south-southwest di- 

 rection through the eastern 

 part of this State. 



Four hundred miles below 

 Green River City, at Blake, 

 Utah, the stream is crossed 

 by the D. & R. G. R. R. Be- 

 tween these two towns there 

 is only one village on the 

 river where provisions could 

 be obtained. This was at 

 Jensen, Utah. 



WHERE RIVERS MEET 



Over 100 miles below 

 Blake, Utah, the Green River 

 is joined by the Grand, flow- 

 ing in from Colorado. These 

 streams, combined, form the 

 Colorado River. The Colo- 

 rado River, running in a 

 more southwesterly direc- 

 tion, crosses into Arizona, 

 after about 150 miles in 

 Utah. On being joined by 

 the Little Colorado it changes 

 its course and flows to the 

 west, with many twists and 

 turns. This is the section 

 known as the Grand Can- 

 yon. Finally it forms the 

 dividing line between Nevada 

 and California on the west 

 and Arizona on the east. It 

 empties into the Gulf of Cali- 

 fornia, in Mexico, about 100 

 miles from the U. S. line. 



Photo by Kolb Brothers 



A MOUNTAIN LION 



Captured by "Buffalo Jones" on the north rim of the Grand 

 Canyon, packed by Dave Rust down Bright Angel Creek, 

 across the river on the tramway, then up to the south rim 

 on a burro. This lion afterward escaped in Las Vegas, Ne- 

 vada, and ran through the main streets of the town. 



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