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. 213 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll12_0582b.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 213 Bozzo Boyctto , for the Government , , ( navigates navigate ) luggers ; engaged in the oyster aild lumber business from 1881 to 1893 . He went through the pass each year with 100 or 110 barrel boats ( drawing draiving ) 3Mi . - ft . at least . . Peter Stevelovicli , engaged in the oyster ( business bushiess ) ; ( -went went ) ( through througli ) the pass ( with -with with ) his boats , the biggest one ( drawing dra-wing drawing ) 4 ft . of ( water -water water ) ; others 3 to 31 2 feet . . Stated that the pass ( was -was was ) good for luggers . . Steffmio ( Rusicli Ritsich ) ( ran Tan ) oyster boats ; went through the pass for about 17 years ; had big boat 120 barrel capacity , 3M ft . draft ; other ( smaller sinaller ) boats and skiffs . ( Brewer Brower ) Elliott Oil & Gas Co . v . United States ( 260 ( TJ U ) . S . 77 ) The findings of the District Court and Circuit Court of Appeals ( respecting Tespecting ) the subject of ( navi- navi ) gability ( were Nvere ) appproved by the Supreme Court . In the report of the decision of the District Court ( 249 Fed . 609 ) at page 619 et seq . the Court sets out the substance of the evidence adduced by the testimony of officers of the Corps of Engineers and official reports of the engineers ( and aild ) same need not be repeated here . The testimony of ( Greii Gen ) . ( AT W ) . L . Sibert ( and aud ) otliers ( discloses disclosos ) that boats ( liad had ) at ( times tinies ) gone up the river far above the ( rnoutli mouth ) of the ( Grand Graiid ) , but the river could ( not iiot ) be practically used for commeree . Gen . Sibert testified that he had occasion to ( ac- ac ) quire data with reference to ( navigation navicration ) of the Arkansas as to the point at which ( navigation iiavigation ) would ( cease cetise ) and as to attempts at ( navigation iiavigation ) of the upper Arkansas . Witness while in the service at Little |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
110895 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s65x2bkw/110895 |