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In 1858 Ives led the first official, topographical expedition to the Grand Canyon. His assessment was as follows: "The region last explored is, of course, altogether valueless. It can be approached only from the south, and after entering it there is nothing to do but to leave. Ours has been the first, and will doubtless be the last, party of whites to visit this profitless locality. It seem intended by nature that the Colorado River[sic], along the greater portions of its lonely and majestic way, shall be forever unvisited and undisturbed."
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When was Joseph Christmas Ives born?
Joseph Christmas Ives was born in 1828.
When did Joseph Christmas Ives die?
Joseph Christmas Ives died in 1868.
What has the author Joseph Ives Foot written?
Joseph Ives Foot has written: 'Sermons of Rev. Joseph I. Foot' -- subject(s): American Sermons 'An historical discourse' -- subject(s): History.
When did John Wesley discover the Grand Canyon?
John Wesley did not discover the Grand Canyon. You are thinking of Maj. John Wesley Powell, who made the first journey down the Colorado River through the canyon with nine men, 24 May-30 August 1869. However, the earliest reference is Pedro de Castañeda's account of a small group of Spanish explorers who found it after hearing stories of a large canyon during a visit to the Hopis in 1540. The canyon was little known until Lt. Joseph C. Ives and Dr. J. S. Newberry visited its lower end in April 1858 and brought back the first geological description of the region.
The Grand Canyon was discovered by who?
Native Americans were the first to find it, but I think the answer your looking for is John Wesley Powell. John Wesley was the first to navigate a boat down the Colorado River through The Canyon, an impressive feat for a man with one arm. But he was far from the first European to see it. Garcia Cardenaz, a soldier under Coronado, saw it in 1540. Two Spanish priests recorded seeing it a couple centuries later. In 1861, American soldier Joseph Ives wrote about The Canyon, "This was the first, and undoubtedly the last expedition to visit this useless place."
Was the grand canyon part of Mexico?
The land that now contains the Grand Canyon was once claimed by Spain, and then by Mexico. Neither nation made much of an attempt to explore the region, and it is doubtful its ruler even knew the place existed. Ten years after the U.S.A. acquired the region, John Ives stated, in his official 1858 report: "The region is of course altogether valueless. Ours has been the first, and will doubtless be the last, party of whites to visit this profitless locality."
What year did the first person see the grand canyon?
Impossible to know, as humans first saw the Grand Canyon over 10,000 years ago and we have no record of who was the first OR when it was first seen. The first European to see it did so in 1540.
Is Charles Ives related to Ives of Currier and Ives?
yes
What has the author Fred Joseph Peters written?
Fred Joseph Peters has written: 'Clipper ship prints' -- subject(s): American Lithography, Clipper-ships, Currier & Ives, Clipper ships
What is the birth name of Anne Ives?
Anne Ives's birth name is Anne Florinda Ives.
What is the birth name of Charles Ives?
Charles Ives's birth name is Ives, Charles Edward.
What is the birth name of Ralph Ives?
Ralph Ives's birth name is Ives, Ralph J..
