Expeditions and Surveys
Series
Scope and Contents
Box 14 contains photographs illustrating Robert Brewster Stanton's efforts to mine Glen Canyon for gold. Noted primarily for his 1889-90 survey of the Colorado River, Stanton spent 1897-1901 working for the Hoskaninni Company in this gold mining venture. For the feasibility of constructing a railroad following the route of the river-see The Colorado River Survey. edited by Dwight L. Smith and C. Gregory Crampton. There are 181 photographs without negatives divided into three general sections. The first section, photos 1-94, are of Stanton's party breaking through ice on the Colorado River in 1897. Camp Emergency, Camp Brooks, and various sites in Glen Canyon are also i11ustrated. The second section, photos 95-110, contains copies of stereopticons taken by John Hillers, E.O. Beaman, and James Fennemore during John Wesley Powell's expeditions down the Colorado in the early 1870s. The third section, photos 111-181, illustrates the efforts of the Hoskaninni Company to establish their dredging operation on the Colorado River. Included in this section are shots of Camp Stone, Camp Wilson, and other views of Glen Canyon.
Dates
- 1850-1990
Conditions Governing Access
Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
Extent
From the Collection: 78 Boxes
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Creator
- From the Collection: Crampton, C. Gregory (Charles Gregory), 1911-1995 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository
Contact:
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu