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. 0776 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll11_0650a.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 The purpose of the trip 776 was as to whether that ( company oinpany ) would participate in the operating of the Kane Creek structure . ( R . 2985 . . ) The party ( started staTted ) at Mill Creek at approximately daylight and returned that ( night niglit ) after dark . . A great deal of trouble with slush ice was encountered . . . . He could not say whether or not Kane Creek and Kane Springs ( are aTe ) the same . ( R 2986 . ) The point to which he went was the Shafer No . . 1 [ well ] . As he recalls they had no serious difficulty ( with -with with ) sand bars on that trip . ( R . 2987 . ) He afterwards made other trips on the Colorado River between those points in connection with ( busi-- busi ) ness for the company for which he was working . His next trip was in August , 1925 , when he ( made- made ) . a trip down the ( itver river ) in a rowboat ( with -with with ) an outboard motor with Virgil Baldwin , who was working for the Moab Garage . The trip ( -was was ) made down to ( the- the ) Frank Shafer well Wo . 1 ] , but he does not ( Temem- Temem ) ber whether it was the same boat in which he made the first trip . A great deal of trouble was ( had bad ) on the trip because of sand bars in the river . . ( R . . 2988- 2989 . ) He could not say positively how long it took to make the trip because he started in the ( late- late ) afternoon on one day and ( returned returlied ) the ( following- following ) day . . The trip back started shortly after breakfast on the morning of the second day , , and there was no business to take time on . the way up . The next trip on the river ( -was was ) in January , , 1926j , and he made ( a' a ) number of other trips every month thereafter through the season . ( ( R . 2989 . ) |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
110179 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6k35wbz/110179 |