July 16Junction with the Colorado
George Bradley: "Hurra! Hurra! Hurra! Grand River [Colorado River] came upon us or rather we came upon that very suddenly and to me unexpectedly 5 1/2 P.M...here we float in upon the scene never before beheld by white men." The crew stops for four days to recaulk the leaky boats, throw out the moldy portions of the food, and to establish the precise latitude and longitude of the junction.
