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Powell's party at Ashley Falls, Red Canyon, Green River, after portage
of the boats was made. Daggett County, Utah. 1871. Photo by E.O. Beaman.
USGS Earth Science Photographic Archive digital file: hjk00554
Ashley Falls was the first portage on the voyage. While carrying the boats
and materials on the First Expedition, the party found "Ashley, 1825"
painted on a rock. William H. Ashley was the man who organized the American
fur trade in the Rocky Mountains. Ashley, using a frame boat covered with
animal skins, was the first to navigate the Green River down to this point
before retreating upstream.
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