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. 1301 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll12_0164b.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 ing that time he was on 1301 the large boat or barge , which was in the charge of Virgil Baldwin . ( R . 5097 . ) They had trouble on sand bars at certain times and certain places ; it was due to floods that would wash down in those big canyons and change the channel of the river ; you ( couldn't couldnt ) see it , that it was filled plumb full ; they would try to stay in the same course they always had stayed in , and they would get up on a sand bar ; then they would have to back up and back into the channel and go on down . ( R . 5097 . ) No obstructions were encountered to speak of other than at points in the immediate vicinity of a side wash . The condition spoken of in the vicinity of side washes would obtain sometimes three or four days after a heavy flood before the river cut back to its channel . ( R . 5097-5098 . ) After the first trip through such a place they would have no more trouble , and aside from the places he has already indicated as hindrances he had no trouble with sand . bars to speak of . The portion of the river to which he refers lies between Moab , No . 1 and No . 2 wells , and Lockhart . He had trouble of the character testified to at Kane Spring Wash and other washes below , the names of which he does not know . ( R . 5098 . ) There were floods down Kane Spring Wash a couple of times while he was working there , as he remembers . He also remembers the sand bar ( con- con ) ditions on another below Kane Wash where they had trouble , but he does not know the name of the |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
109199 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6k35wbz/109199 |