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. 1215 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll12_0121b.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 1215 HftMKMMH He ( can't cant ) tell what part of the river ( Defendant's Defendants ) Exhibit No . 19 shows , but it is the scow and the ( Marguerite Margiteritc ) that was used to haul ( government governnient ) , stuff down to the junction of the rivers during the ( drill- drill ) ing . The scow was in ( the tdie ) lower part of the picture and the ( Marguerite Afarguerite ) is behind that , tied to the ( bank banIc ) . ( R . 4803-4804 . ) He believes the actual channel is the same in high as low water and he never found any time he ( couldn't couldnt ) run in low ( water -water water ) except this little point lie speaks of going upstream and connecting ( with wiih ) the down current , and he would dodge the current going upstream . ( R . 4805 . ) The location of the river and the channel of the river in a . given year after the spring high water has subsided compared with the location of the river and the channel years before and years after , is practically the same ( out- out ) side of where ( washes -washes washes ) come in from the side and shove it out a little . There used to be more water wheels constructed on the Green River than there are now . He had three on his ranch and these wheels were of ( per- per ) manent construction . He knows of no instance where the ( wheels -wheels wheels ) ( couldn't couldnt ) ( reach Teach ) the water . He ( ir- ir ) rigated his ranch with these wheels for a whole ( sea- sea ) son and unless drift would come down and take a paddle out they were permanent . The river ( hasn't hasnt ) changed at all at his ranch . The current turns the ( wheels -wheels wheels ) and delivers water and he also had a pump and engine installed that ( didn't didnt ) extend into the |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
110393 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6k35wbz/110393 |