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. 0988 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll11_0809a.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 ( 3850-3853 '3850-3853 ) . ) It is not his ( 988 98S ) ( opinion opiniDn ) that the river is so muddy that it is just as ( heavity heavily ) laden with solid matter at the surface as near the bottom . ( R 3854 . ) As ( he lie ) before stated , the samples were taken so as to represent a true vertical cross section of the river at the point where it was taken and in such a ( manner inanner ) as to prevent any extra amount of sediment ( catering entering ) the bottle ( from froin ) any particular point in the cross section of the stream . ( R . 3855-3857 . ) In taking his samples ( he be ) had in mind obtaining an accurate sample of water from the entire stream along a given line ( from frorn ) top to bottom instead of water from the top or bottom alone , and he understood that the stream was more heavily laden with solid matter in the bottom than at the top . He did not have in mind the fact that the hundred pound weight might stir up sediment in the bottom of ( the tbe ) stream , because he thinks it would not make any difference materially in the amount of sediment obtained in the sample , and . he took no particular care to avoid stirring up the sediment that might have been at the bottom because he ( doesn't doesnt ) think that it would make any difference . ( R . 3857-3859 . ) Redirect examination ( R . , Vol . 21 , pp . 3859- 3861 ) : The weight used was a standard ( torpedo-shaped torpedoshaped ) ( weight 'weight weight ) used by engineers , approximately five to seven inches in diameter and about ( eighteen eigbteen ) inches long and was suspended by a windlass and connected with a ( wire vire ) . The weight was let dowa until he got the |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
108866 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6k35wbz/108866 |