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. 1100 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll12_0064a.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 1100 I He has ridden the range between the Sari Juan and the Colorado Rivers to the junction of the rivers and as far up the [ San Juan ] river as the Colorado line . ( R . 4401-4002 . ) He has been down the San Juan River to the mouth , has followed down the river on the south side clear to the mouth [ of the San Juan ] both along the sides of the river and in the hills on the river , and at various points has been right down to the river and has crossed at these points a number of times . ( R . 4403 . ) He has some cattle there and remembers the year the San Juan went dry for a month or six weeks but as he remembers it , after the rains came , the river ( went i7'ent i7ent ) back to normal . Aside from this dry year , the river , where he forded it would vary from two or two and a half feet to swimming water , and this was true even at the lowest stage . ( R . 4404 . ) There are times when the San Juan River can not be forded without swimming , but at any high water time he would have to ( swim swhn ) his horses at any point he has ever seen , and when the real high water season is on , there is a large volume of water . ( R . 4405 . ) He has possibly crossed the San Juan River in most all months of the year and for a good many years he used to cross the ( Sail San ) Juan the whole year . He has crossed in the winter time , sometimes on the |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
110186 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6k35wbz/110186 |