Callville, Nevada

Located 350 miles (560 km) from Salt Lake City, Callville was situated on the west bank of the Colorado River,[4] in what was at the time Pah-Ute County, Arizona Territory.

The main road to the settlement was along the Virgin River close to St. Thomas, Nevada before heading over hills to the west.

A number of Salt Lake City merchants worked in conjunction with the plan to build a warehouse on the Colorado River for goods portage.

[14] A year after the American Civil War ended, steamboats began to travel on the Colorado River from the Gulf of California to Callville.

The news story was in connection with the escape of horse thieves who used four large doors from the abandoned settlement's warehouse as a raft.