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. 1339 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll12_0183b.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 Qxeen and Colorado Rivers 1339 . At that tiniehehad in ( mind miud ) boats up to 100 feet , or a ( minimum ininimuni ) ( ca- ca ) pacity of a carload for wholesale freight shipments . . He believes he instigated the endeavor to get the ( Government Governinent ) to improve the navigation of the rivers so he could run the big boats without obstruction , and was unsuccessful in his endeavor to get the ( Government Gloverilineut ) to spend the money . ( R . ( 5221-5222 0-221-5222 ) . ) ( Cross-examination Crossexamination ) ( R . , Vol . 30 , 5222-5227 ) : The last time he saw the Ida B . it was standing on its head just below the Wimmer ranch , with about three feet of its tail sticking out of the bar . ( R . 5222 . ) By the time the Ida B . was in the river he was out over 1,500 that he had drawn out of the bank and this included the money he spent and the time he started on the project of buying the engine until the boat was launched . The Utah probably cost 75 to 100 for the material and labor on it , and he reinstalled the engine from the Ida B . in the ( Utali Utah ) . The Utah was left to rot ( on oil ) the shore of the Wilson ranch , about five miles above ( Green- Green ) river ; that is , the hull of it . It was not a ( wreck -wreck wreck ) , but was abandoned . ( R . ( 5223-5224 5223-D-224 5223D224 ) . ) He recognized the boat in photograph No . 11 of Compl . ( Exh Exch ) . . No . 77 as one of his boats that was never named . The boat was launched at Moab in 1907 and was used in investigating trips around the river up and down from Moab to determine the practicability of the boat . ( R . 5224 . ) |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
110283 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6k35wbz/110283 |