Title |
No. 15 Original, Brief for the United States, 1929 |
Subject |
Mines and mineral resources -- Environmental aspects -- Utah; United States -- Trials, litigation, etc.; Utah -- Trials, litigation, etc.; Utah -- Trials, litigation, etc.; Utah -- Trials, litigation, etc.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico); Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) -- Environmental aspects |
Description |
Testimony given before special master Charles Warren in a suit brought by the United States against the state of Utah over ownership of the bed of the Colorado River. Much of the testimony was given by river runners, scientists and engineers, petroleum geologists, and placer miners. The testimony constitutes an extensive oral history of the men and women who utilized the Colorado River Basin in Utah prior to 1929. |
Publisher |
Microfilm gift of John Weisheit, 1997 |
Date |
1929-10 |
Type |
Text |
Format |
application/pdf |
Source |
Original format: 12 microfilm reels |
Language |
eng |
Relation |
No. 15 Original, Brief for the United States, 1929 |
Spatial Coverage |
Colorado; Utah; Mexico |
Rights Management |
Digital image copyright 2003, University of Utah. All rights reserved. |
Holding Institution |
J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah; Originals in: Utah State Archives; Salt Lake City, Utah. |
Scanning Device |
Sunrise 2000 Microfilm Scanner |
Scanning Contractor |
iArchives Inc., Orem, UT |
Call Number |
ACCN 1702 |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s65x2bkw |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
110908 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s65x2bkw |
Title |
Brief for the U.S., 1929, p. 006 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll12_0479a.jpg |
Holding Institution |
J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah Originals in: Utah State Archives; Salt Lake City, Utah. |
Resolution |
Archival TIFF: 3000 x 4600 |
Dimensions |
JPEG: 650 x 1000 |
Bit Depth |
8-bit |
OCR Text |
Show 6 said ( streams sia-eams siaeams ) is tortuous ; denies the ( rivers rh7ers ) are laden with sand and silt ; denies the flow is variable in depth or volume or that the channels are beset with fixed or shifting ( boulders boidders ) or with rapids or ( cat- cat ) aracts ; admits that at widely separated points boulders are present and rapids exist ; that sand and silt are at times present and that there are at times sand bars ( whicli 'which which ) shift to some degree as a result of floods , current , and ( gradient gradicilt ) , but denies that these conditions or any other destroy the ( navi- navi ) gability of the rivers in Utah ; alleges that said streams now and always have been navigable in the ( State State'-- State ) ( of Jof ) Utah ; denies that the floods or any other ( characteristics chaTacteristies ) affect the navigability of the San Juan ; admits the existence of deposits of oil and gas in the . lands under the river beds , but denies ownership therein by the United States since Utah became a State ; adnAtsLTnited States has executed and delivered numerous prospecting permits to the river beds purporting to grant the right to explore for oil and gas but denies that ( under -under under ) the terms of said permits , the permittees were granted such ( riglit right ) ; that said permits expressly provide that ( valid valicl ) rights existing at the date thereof should not be affected ; admits that permittees are in ( posses posses- posses ) sion and have drilled at various ( points pohits ) but denies any drilling in the river beds and alleges that if such possession has been assumed it is unlawful ; ( admits adniits ) State publicly asserts title to river beds |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
109994 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s65x2bkw/109994 |