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. 1276 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll12_0152a.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 ( 'Ji Ji ) * i4 J . ( i"i ii ) rfc : 1 Ai i ( 't t ) t ts " , . - . J . . } ji '' 1276 passengers and light freight . He has carried as high as ten passengers on it and as high as two tons of freight , although ( twenty-five twentyfive ) hundred pounds inade a good load for the boat . Besides operating the Chandler boat between the Shafer No . 1 and No . 2 wells and Lockhart , ( he lie ) also made one trip to the junction , he thinks . He went up and down the Slide with the boat and had two passengers besides himself . This trip was made in the fall of the year at the low stage of water and he had not a bit of difficulty getting up or down the slide . He personally operated the Chandler boat in ( regu- regu ) lar service over a period of about sixteen months . The round trip from Moab to Shafer No . 1 well would ordinarily take from three and ( one-half onehalf ) hours to five hours , according to the load , ( R . 5006-5008 . ) The round trip from Moab to Shafer No . 2 well would require around seven or eight hours , depending on the load , and from Moab to Lockhart would require about four hours , and the return trip would take six or seven hours . When he went down from the Slide to the Junction it took in the neighborhood of six hours or a little more , six or seven . ( R . 5009 . ) It required from ten to twelve hours to go back from the junction to Moab , inasmuch as he ( wasn't wasnt ) so familiar with the river down there and ( wouldn't wouldnt ) run so fast . ( R . 5009 . ) |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
109805 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6k35wbz/109805 |