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. 1263 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll12_0145b.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 ( 'Issist Issist ) it ill the course 1263 of his operation . . He just guessed at the width of the ( channel chaniiel ) at Lake Canyon . . It was ( twenty-five twentyfive ) years ago that lie saw it , and ( lie- lie ) has not thought very much about the channel since then . When ( he lie ) said it was twenty feet wide , , it is just a rough guess . He ( doesn't doesnt ) mean ( he lie ) tapelined it or got out and poled it . ( R . 4959 . ) The Stanton dredge was ( located loeated ) about d mile and a half above ( Wilson AVilson ) Creelcand a mile belowMoquie Canyon . Wilson Creek comes in on the west side . He recalls a bar in there called ( N"ew New New ) ( Tear Year ) Bar and , the Stanton dredge was up the river about a mile or a mile and a half above this bar . The New ( Tear Year ) Bar was ( about a"Dout aDout ) a mile long , he believes . ( R . 4959- 4960 . ) There was a road down Wilson Creek that was used by Stanton to bring in his materials and ( sup- sup ) plies , and he also used this road to get in most of his supplies for the trading post . They would come down the ( Wilson Wilsoia ) Creek road and ( then'up thenup ) in a boat about a mile to his trading post . The ( trad- trad ) ing post was on the west bank of the river , and the Indians came from the San Juan Region on the east bank , would cross the river in his boat with their blankets , and he would then take them back with supplies they bought . He operated this ( trad- trad ) ing post for about six months , ( and aud ) after that a ( fel- fel ) low named Johnny Newby ( watched watched- watched ) the dredge and operated it some . The goods fliat he got from the Indians were taken down the ( ri-ver river ) in a boat by the |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
109387 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6k35wbz/109387 |