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, index I |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll12_0471.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 UTAH STATE UTAH STATE ARCHIVES HISTORICAL SOCIETY SALT LAKE CITV / . JiCec INDEX 5f > % V35 page 1 . Statement ----------------------------------- ------ 1 II . Pleadings ------------------------------------------ 2 III . The source of the title ------------------------------- 7 IV . On the question of navigability the Federal ( lav lair ) is ( control control- control ) ling --------------------------------------------- 8 V . The title to the river beds is determined as of ( tho tile ) date of statehood ---------------------------------------- 10 V1 . The physical characteristics of ( the tile ) rivers : ( A ) Navigability of a . river in law , is predicated upon navigability in fact , and , in order to ( deter- deter ) mine navigability in fact , ( the tile ) physical ( charac charac- charac ) teristics of the river must be ( considered------ considered ) 12 ( B ) The physical characteristics of the Green , ( Colo- Colo ) rado , and San Juan Rivers within the State of Utah are such that in their natural and ( ordi- ordi ) nary condition ( they thcY ) have never in the past been and will never in the future be used as highways of commerce --------------------- 12 Brief ( description description- description ) Colorado River --------------------- 18 Green River ------------------------ 22 San Juan River 26 Topographic features of area adjacent to rivers ------------------------------- 28 Locations at which the rivers are ( accessible-- accessible ) 32 Area west of Green and Colorado --------------------------- 32 Area between Green and Colorado Rivers --------------------------- 35 Area east and south of Colorado ( River- River ) 36 Area adjacent to San Juan ( River- River ) 38 - - - - Area adjacent to rivers uninhabited and ( sub- sub ) stantially uninhabitable ----------- 40 From an agricultural standpoint ------ 41 From an industrial standpoint 42 Characteristics of the rivers 46 -------------- Tortuous course -------------------- 46 Logs and d6bris -------------------- 47 48 -------------------------------- Rapids , riffles , and cataracts --------- 49 Green River 50 96891---30 1 M ( "C" C ) : ATALCGrD |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
110156 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s65x2bkw/110156 |