Abstract
In 1861, Colonel Joseph Christmas Ives reported on his exploration of the Colorado River region. In describing his tour through Utah, Arizona and Nevada, he remarked, "Ours was the first and doubtless will be the last party of whites to visit this profitless locality; it seems intended by nature that the Colorado River along the greater portion of its long and majestic way shall be forever unvisited and unmolested."' Colonel Ives' appraisal echoes a more familiar comment credited to Daniel Webster concerning the treaty with Mexico that transferred much of the Southwest to United States ownership: "What do we want with... this region . . . of deserts of shifting sands and whirlwinds of dust, of cactus and prairie dogs? To what use could we ever put those endless mountain ranges?"
Recommended Citation
Matheson, Scott M.
(1982)
"Elements of a Utah Growth Management Strategy,"
Utah Law Review: Vol. 1982:
No.
3, Article 2.
Available at:
https://dc.law.utah.edu/ulr/vol1982/iss3/2