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. 1292 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll12_0160a.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 1292 so familiar with the channel . ( R . 5068 . ) Between Shafer No . 2 well and ( Loekhart Lockhart ) lie would make three or four miles ail hour with the Punkin Seed . With the Chandler he would make five or six miles an hour loaded . He was not between those points with the Black boat . The speeds he has given would apply to any month of the year , high or low water . To a person who understands the river there is practically no difference between the speed upstream in high water and in low water . kR . 5069 . ) He has once or twice gone upstream at a rate of ten miles an hour with the Chandler boat , the trip being between [ Shafer ] No . 1 and Moab , with a light load . He knocked the propeller off the Punkin Seed once by striking a floating chunk , which went through the guards . Aside from that he had no propeller troubles except when he burned the ( con- con ) necting rod out of the Chandler . He had a few minutes trouble with the bar but nothing to speak of . He has sheared the pins on the Evinrude boat but ( hasn't hasnt ) operated it very much . ( R . 5069-5070 . ) He never had any trouble with the other three boats . . The black boat is still at Moab but it has not been running for the last year ; the engine is still in it , and it is waiting there for passengers , if any want to use ( it 'it it ) , but there has been no use for it . during the past year . The Chandler boat is still there but has ( ilot iiot ) been used a great deal , having made only two or three |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
110028 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6k35wbz/110028 |