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. 044 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll12_0498a.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 rock . " ( Uranium-vanadium Uraniumvanadium ) 44 deposits are stated to occur in the La Salle ( Mountain Motintain ) region and ( north- north ) ward but the report indicates that deposits have not been actively worked for several years . Manganese deposits ( are'discussed arediscussed ) ( Exhibit 638 , page 617 ) at considerable length . The report states that under ordinary conditions existing before the war mining of manganese was not profitable . ( Dur- Dur ) ing the ( war -war war ) operations were running as high as 600 tons a month . There was no evidence that any manganese is being mined at the present time . Abajo ( Blue ) Mountains . ( -Some Some ) goldlias been discovered in these mountains , but the report says that but little gold ( was -was was ) extracted and the placers were soon abandoned . With respect to lode ( de- de ) posits the report states 6at much money and labor have been expended but that little metal has been recovered and no mineral deposit has paid the expense of operation . State evidence showed ( pos- pos ) sible coal in the Abajo region but it was shown by witnesses ( ( "Woods Woods Woods ) , Vol . 25 , page 4431 ; Baldwin , Vol . 29 , page 5061 ) that all present coal demands of Monticello and surrounding region were ( met n-iet niet ) by coal hauled overland ( from froin ) points on the ( rail- rail ) road . Some copper deposits are stated to occur in the White River region southwest of the Abajo Mountains and near ( Kite Hite ) , but no development has been shown to have taken place . ( Exhibit 638 , , page 618 . ) Henry ( Mountains 111ountains ) region . ( -The The ) report states that the metal production of this region is not ( known kliown ) |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
110717 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s65x2bkw/110717 |