Originals in possession of donor.
Interest in the Green and Grand Rivers for navigation and transportation was high during the decades from 1890 to 1920. Steam and other powered boats were built and used on the rivers for transporting passengers, freight, ore, produce, and other goods by B. S. Ross, Tom Wimmer, Cap Yokey, and others. Many attempts were made to establish a regular, scheduled freight and passenger line between the towns of Moab and Green River, Utah, but due to shallow channels and shifting sandbars, this was never done successfully.
The Green River Mining and Improvement Company records (1895-1896) consist of photocopies of documents from several companies formed in the late nineteenth century. Their purpose was to exploit the resources to be found in the area of the lower Green and Grand (renamed the Colorado in 1921) Rivers. Included are stock certificates, certificates of incorporation, letters, and a prospectus.
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Gift of Robert H. Allen.
Processed by Roy Webb in 1993.
Forms part of the River Running Archives (S.J. Quinney Outdoor Recreation Archives).