The colorado river

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However, the Colorado River is not such a good example along most segments of its course There is no continuous transportation system that parallels the rivers course, and settlements are clustered The rugged terrain and entrenched river channels are the major reasons for sparse human settlement We ask ourselves, did the Colorado River help or hinder settlement in the Western United States? As settlers began to move westward, the Southwest was considered to be a place to avoid Few considered it a place to traverse, to spread Christianity, and a possible source of furs or mineral wealth Finding a reliable or accessible water source, and timber for building was difficult to find