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. 1204 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll12_0116a.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 to run it ( Ho 11a ) ( made inade ) it 1204 ( all till ) luglit , but not without help . The boats were about sixteen or eighteen feet long and would go so slow in the ( swift-running swiftrunning ) , water that ( he lie ) ( couldn't couldnt ) hold them and ( he lie ) let a ( man maii ) ( get got ) out and wade it and hold the nose of the boA . ' He ( doesn't doesnt ) know whether or not the ( man inan ) rcstocl ( more -more more ) ( on oil ) the boat ( than thau ) ( he lie ) pulled it , but he guided il ( R . 4767-4768 . ) He was in the court room at Los Angeles ( whori whan ) ( Mr AIr ) . ( Freeman Freenian ) testified and ( he lie ) agrees with the ( testf- testf ) ( mony niony ) except to the one ( where i7here ) Freeman stated that when the two boats were lashed together , it ( made inade ) extra power . ( R . 4768 . ) He did not have any more power , as he had the same engine all the time . The trouble in the engine was caused by Jones who ( rep- rep ) ( resented Tesented ) ( himself hhnself ) as a ( boatman boatniali ) ; he did not know anything about boats or engines and he wore his engine out by not taking care of it . ( Mr TAIr ) . Freeman wore his engine out too . ( R . 4769 . ) He did not have any trouble with the sand getting into the engine in 1921 , as he did not even take a pump and equipment with him , but just used the ( five-gallon fivegallon ) can . on the back of the boat , dipped the water , poured it ( into h-ito hito ) the can , and let it run through the engine . The trouble that ( Mr -Mr Mr ) . Lint testified to was not ( on oil ) the boat when he [ ( Wimmer Wimnler ) ] was operating it . ( R . 4769-4770 . ) In operating in ( muddy inuddy ) and sandy water there is a difference between an Evinrude and a larger marine ( motor inotor ) . ( On Oil ) his first trip down to the San Juan he had trouble ( with -NNdth NNdth ) this ( pump puinp ) . It |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
109685 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6k35wbz/109685 |