Comments on: Paddle-wheelers Appeared on the Colorado River in 1852 http://www.historynet.com/paddle-wheelers-appeared-on-the-colorado-river-in-1852.htm From the World's Largest History Magazine Publisher Sun, 19 May 2013 11:23:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Dark Penguin http://www.historynet.com/paddle-wheelers-appeared-on-the-colorado-river-in-1852.htm#comment-820925 Dark Penguin Fri, 12 Oct 2012 04:08:49 +0000 #comment-820925 ETA: Of course Thompson's Landing would have been in Mexico, but it appears to have been essentially an American settlement. ETA: Of course Thompson's Landing would have been in Mexico, but it appears to have been essentially an American settlement.

]]> By: Dark Penguin http://www.historynet.com/paddle-wheelers-appeared-on-the-colorado-river-in-1852.htm#comment-820924 Dark Penguin Fri, 12 Oct 2012 04:07:54 +0000 #comment-820924 Thanks for the interesting article! Many years ago, about 1983, I watched a video about the Colorado River (Time-Life, possibly) in UCLA's Powell Library., and it touched briefly on this part of the river's history. Aside from this article I have been able to find very little about this online. A fascinating detail from the video was that there had been a port town at the mouth of the river, called Thomson's Landing or something similar. They showed color footage of what looked like the ruins of docks and associated fittings, now high and dry because of the dams upstream. The footage appeared to be recent, although I recall that there were massive floods in the area during the late 1970s. I've never been able to find anything else about this; please post here if you know anything! Thanks for the interesting article! Many years ago, about 1983, I watched a video about the Colorado River (Time-Life, possibly) in UCLA's Powell Library., and it touched briefly on this part of the river's history. Aside from this article I have been able to find very little about this online.

A fascinating detail from the video was that there had been a port town at the mouth of the river, called Thomson's Landing or something similar. They showed color footage of what looked like the ruins of docks and associated fittings, now high and dry because of the dams upstream. The footage appeared to be recent, although I recall that there were massive floods in the area during the late 1970s. I've never been able to find anything else about this; please post here if you know anything!

]]> By: Jerry S. Dickinson http://www.historynet.com/paddle-wheelers-appeared-on-the-colorado-river-in-1852.htm#comment-35835 Jerry S. Dickinson Tue, 24 Feb 2009 06:36:19 +0000 #comment-35835 Thank You for the informative article. I have lived in So. Nv. for 50+ yrs., fished all along the colorado, but only had limited knowledge of the riverboat history. I have seen the Ringbolt Rapids above Willow Beach and the Walker scaffolds along the canyon walls. All very interesting. I puzzled at the obvious problem of fuel supply. I find it impressive that an 80 horsepower engine could pull the grade, battling water, with its decks full of freight. Kind of diminishes any current day complaints of hard work. Thank You for the informative article. I have lived in So. Nv. for 50+ yrs., fished all along the colorado, but only had limited knowledge of the riverboat history. I have seen the Ringbolt Rapids above Willow Beach and the Walker scaffolds along the canyon walls. All very interesting. I puzzled at the obvious problem of fuel supply. I find it impressive that an 80 horsepower engine could pull the grade, battling water, with its decks full of freight. Kind of diminishes any current day complaints of hard work.

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