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. 1313 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll12_0170b.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 . . . a . . . . - - * , . . nrrtii . lillK J i ( H- H ) * " 1313 boats . He ( doesn't doesnt ) recall ever seeing Mr . ( Mendenhall' Mendenhall Mendenliall' Mendenliall ) at that time . ( R . 5141-5142 . ) He remembers seeing Meskin , Kimball , and ( Turner Turner- Turner ) there on the river running their boats , but he does not remember how often . He remembers seeing boats go up and down the stream on his visits to the river but he does not remember who they were ( or or- or ) what they did . - In going upstream their boats were rowed a good deal of the way ; in the heavy water they had to ( be bc- bc ) towed where they ( didn't didnt ) get the advantage of back current in the riffles . In 1916 he was running cattle at Tickaboo , and Good Hope Bar also . At that time he took a short trip up the river with Mr . Turner from the mouth of Red Canyon to Hite and back . ( R . 5143 . ) ( Mr Mr- Mr ) Turner brought back with him three or four hundred , pounds of supplies for the cattle outfit , and he , . Gibbons , paid Turner for his services in ( boating boating' boating ) ! . During the trip up the river they sailed the ( greater greater- greater ) part of the way . ( R . 5144 . ) He ( doesn't doesnt ) ( remember remember- remember ) encountering any sand ( bars bars- bars ) but it was necessary ( to- to to ) tow the boat over a riffle or two because the ( wind Nvind ) threw them into the rough water . They towed and rowed up Trachyte rapid but he ( didn't didnt ) get out of ( the them ) boat . Turner did the towing and he had rubber , boots on so that he did not get wet if he stepped into the water . He hugged the shore going up over the rapids and ( didn't didnt ) get into deep water . ( R . 5144- ( 5145 51405 ) . ) |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
108940 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6k35wbz/108940 |