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. 0823 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll11_0674b.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 of ( tfce the ) raft , ( it 'it it ) ( was 'was was ) too deep 823 , ( he 'lie lie ) would judge , and flic ivaves were too big . There was no deeper waterj ( 'lie lie ) knows the river pretty ( thoroughly thoroiighly ) there ; ( lie le ) ( knew Imew ) they were in the deep water . ( R . 3156 . ) , , P The top of the rock ( where ivliere ) the raft stuck was probably buried under the water seven or eight inches and the water to the sides of the rock ( wife wht ) about knee deep . The rock was a ( paint point ) of ( bedrock bedro4k ) sticking up , not an individual rock . There was possibly ( twenty-four twentyfour ) hundred pounds on the raft at that time . The trip started in the afternoon and they camped as soon as it got dark , about seven or ( seveny-thirty sevenythirty ) ( o'clock oclock ) . ( R . 3157 . ) Trip was made in October . ( R . ( 3157-3158 3157-315S 3157315S ) . ) The place he ( went welit ) to was ten or eleven miles above his camp at Rincon and Shock rapids are about ( six -Six Six ) to eight miles , possibly above . The raft ( was -was was ) got to camp the next day from ( the them ) time they left the first place it was ( stuck stuek ) . They ( ar- ar ) rived at camp right after the noon ( lionr hour ) , unloaded all the equipment , then tried to avoid all possible chance of losing amy equipment coming down . ( stream streain ) . ( R . 3159 . ) Of the two bits taken in the row boat one would weigh about one hundred pounds and the other about one hundred and ( twenty-five twentyfive ) pounds . ( Be- Be ) sides the bits they had their bedding and camp equipment in the boat . |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
109332 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6k35wbz/109332 |