Pardyn Dodd's Cabin

Green River. Cabin at "Ft. Robidoux" about opposite the mouth of the Uintah River. Dodd's cabin, White River Valley. Figures from left to right are: Dellenbaugh looking through field glasses, Jack Hillers sitting down and pointing, Thompson on the arm of chair, Beaman standing in front of door, Clement Powell on his left, J. F. Steward, Andy Hattan, Captain Bishop near tree. Utah. 1871. Photo by E. O. Beaman. "Pardyn Dodd's Cabin 1871. Identified by the journals of F. M. Bishop and S. V. Jones. This has been erroneously termed Fort Robidoux in some of the Powell journals. It was built on the site of the fort constructed sometime in the 1830's at the mouth of the White River. Photograph by E. O. Beaman, July, 1871."
USGS Earth Science Photographic Archive digital file: hjk00704

The Uintah River is shown on modern maps as a tributary of the Duchense River. Fort Robidoux was located about 30 miles west of the confluence of the Duchense and Green rivers.

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