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. 1231 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll12_0129b.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 tell a thing about it and 1231 the winter navigation can not ( he be ) depended on because there may be ice that would stop ( him hini ) . ( ( B R ) . ( 4852 4,852 ) . ) Ice ( conies comes ) in a ( con con- con ) tinuous cold spell on the river and it might be in one month or another . Q . At the bottom of page 5 , Compl . Exh . No . 631 and continuing over to two words on the top of page ( G 6 ) of the statement , you have this language : ( "The The ) feasibility of boating operations from ( Moab Anfoab ) to Greenriver for ( commercial conu-nercial conunercial ) purposes such as the hauling of farm produce and freight is not a feasible proposition now orever . " ( "What What What ) do you mean by that ( ? 7 ) A . It is ( thirty-five thirtyfive ) miles from the railroad over a truck road ; it is about two hundred miles ( around around- around ) to Greenriver by boat ; I ( don't dont ) call it feasible to haul two hundred mileswhen you can haul it ( thirty- thirty ) five by truck . ( ( E R ) . 4853 . ) Further examination ( E . 5 Vol . 27 , pp . 4854- ' 4856 ) : There is a road from his ranch to Greenriver that connects with the road from Floy to his rancil . They ( connect conueet ) right at ( Ploy Floy ) on the main highway , the Midland Trail , but there is no road down the bank of the river from Greenriver to his ranch . There is an old road that he used that was on what is know in that country as the Moab ( Mail Nlail ) Route and he would go out on that a ways and then to his ranch . This was a little shorter than going to ( Ploy Floy ) |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
110120 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6k35wbz/110120 |