TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 2026

Question: What was the name of the first steamboat to travel the Colorado River in the early 1850s?

Answer: The Uncle Sam, a 65-foot side-wheel paddle steamboat launched in 1852. Shipped from San Francisco and reassembled near the Colorado River delta, it made repeated supply runs to Fort Yuma carrying about 35 tons before sinking in 1853.