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. 1211 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll12_0119b.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 never found a condition 1211 of this kind ( whare where ) there was not a channel , if he knew where to find it . ( R . 4791-4792 . ) He would think that a recent experience in going up and down the river would be of value in ( navigat navigat- navigat ) ing it . ( When AVhen ) he first started he got either Mr . Wolverton or Mr . Ross Wheeler to run the boat and ( he lie ) learned from their experience until he got some of his own . It would be of value to him if he had been down the river aweek previous as he would know where the channel was for sure , ( unless uuless ) there had been a big flood and if there had , the channel would be the same as it ( doesn't doesnt ) change , but it is the current that crosses the river . ( R . 4792 . ) He comes upstream , for instance , in low water through an eddy to get the easywater . ( R . 4792 . ) In high water when a flood condition arises 2 the channels are just the same . In low water you have to take the same channel both up and down stream . but in high water you take the back eddy water as part of it runs upstream quite a distance . In the fall of the year , September , October , and ( Novem Novem- Novem ) ¬ ber , you have to take the same channel coming back as going down . ( R . 4793 . ) When there would be a March rise from local snows the natural high water of the river comes up slow , but keeps ( crowd crowd- crowd ) ing out and requires ( more inore ) space and will change the current . In the low water the current runs in the low places of the river . In high water it may hit a solid rock bank and change the current of the |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
109180 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6k35wbz/109180 |