Title |
No. 14 Original, Abstract of the Testimony, vol. 2, pp. 749-1426 |
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 |
1930-10 |
Type |
Text |
Format |
application/pdf |
Source |
Original format: 12 microfilm reels |
Language |
eng |
Relation |
No. 14 Original. Abstract in Narrative Form of the Testimony Taken before the Special Master, and filed in His Court by Him, vol. 2, pp. 749-1426 |
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/s6k35wbz |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
110905 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6k35wbz |
Title |
Abstract Testimony, V 2, p. 0864 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll11_0695a.jpg |
Relation |
No. 14 Original. Abstract in Narrative Form of the Testimony Taken before the Special Master, and filed in His Court by Him, vol. 2, pp. 479-1426 |
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 ( Has 11-is 11is ) ( walked wt-AII-Ved wtAIIVed ) ( across auross ) the 864 river at ( Bluff Bluff- Bluff ) a ( half lialf ) a domitimes . ( R . 3356 . ) During July and August . Have ( skating skathig ) every year generally . ( R . 3357 . ) ( Was IA"as IAas ) with the ( Trimble Trinible ) party on the San Juan River in 1921 ( as -as as ) a rodman . So many rapids ( be- be ) ( tween tweeii ) Bluff and the mouth of the San Juan hard to estimate the number . ( R . 3358 . ) ( Photograph Pliotograph ) at ( camp cauip ) ; water raised several ( times til-lies tillies ) ; so ( muddy uiiiddy ) fish swam to the edge of river and ( killed 1-illed 1illed ) ( them theni ) with sticks . ( R , 3359 . ) ( Cross-examination Crossexamination Cross-exainiration Crossexainiration ) ( R . Vol . 18 , pp . 3358- 3359 ) : He recalls that some of the party went down to the mouth of the San ( Juan Juali ) River and returned with some supplies , and while he ( knows kaows ) a ( Mr -Mr Mr ) . ( Christen- Christen ) sen , who was with the Trimble ( party party- party ) , he does not know ( whether vhether ) it was Mr . Christensen or somebody else who brought the supplies back from the ( Colo- Colo ) rado River . ( R . 3358 . ) ( Tlie The ) party was located ( about aboat ) 6 ( miles iidles ) ( from froiii ) the mouth of the river when this trip was ( made n-iade niade ) , ( and aiicl ) he knows that Mr . Loper was a ( boatman boati-riaii boatiriaii ) at that time . ( R . 3359 . ) Redirect ( examination exavi4nation ) ( R . Vol . 18 , R , . pp . 3359 ) : They were camped down ( there thexe ) at place ( shown sliown ) photo B , plate 19 , ( Compl Cornpl ) . ( Exh Ex-Ii ExIi ) . 56 ; the water raised several times ; it got so muddy the fish swam to the ( edge edcre ) of the river ; they were killing ( them tbem ) with sticks . ( R . 3359 . ) |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
108827 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6k35wbz/108827 |