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. 0866 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll11_0696a.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 ( ( dxaggod biagged ) It ( with Nvith ) a rope WAR 866 they reaehed a blaff , then crossed and ( dragged Iragged ) it up oii other side . This ( was Nvas ) about ( December Deceiiiber ) 19 , 1926 . ( R . 3374-3375 . . ) Trip downstream in Moab ( Garage Gttirage ) barge ( oper- oper ) ( ated Aed ) by Virgil Baldwin to Well No . 2 . Took a day . and a half ( going goffig ) back ( upstream upstreain ) Had difficulty with ( sand ssand ) bars . ( R . 3375-3376 . ) ( Line Lhie ) taken ( ashore -isbore isbore ) to drag boat off bar , dragged ( about abotit ) 150 ft . ( upstream lipstrezini ) at a ( point polint ) ( ten teii ) miles below ( Moab Alotib ) . ( R . ( 3378 -3378 ) . ) Another point was 15 or 16 ( miles iniles ) below . ( 3tloab Noab ) , had to drag ( boat bot-it botit ) upstream ( about aboiit ) , 50 ft . ( R . 3379 . ) ( On Oil ) trip from No . ( 1 I ) Well up ( toTN-Loab toTNLoab ) ( they flicy ) were ( held lield ) up four or five ( times thaes ) hi the ( forenoon foreiioon ) . ( E . , ( 3381 338-1 ) . ) Took ( line Iiiie ) out after they had gone ( up- up ) stream about 10 ( miles iiAles ) . Trip made about 19th of ( December Deceniber ) , 1926 . ( R . 3382-3384 . ) ( Gross-examination Grossexamination ) ( R . Vol . ( 18 -18 ) , pp . ( 3378- 337S- 337S ) 3384 ) : The point where the boat had to be dragged 150 feet upstream was ( approximately approxhi-lately approxhilately ) 10 miles ( below beloiv ) ( the flie ) town of Moab . ( R . ( 3378 337S ) . ) Another point was about 15 or 16 miles below the ( town towil ) . of Moab , , ( where whel-0 whel0 ) they had to drag the ( boat boit ) upstream about 50 feet . ( R . 3379 . ) On these occasions ( he lie ) believes the cable was ( taken takeii ) out in a row boat . . He ( recalls rectills ) ( that fliat ) the first ( time fline ) the boat was ( held lield ) ( up tip ) about an ( hour hoiir ) and oii the third ( occasion occasioil ) about two hours . . ( On Oil ) the ( see- see ) oiid ( occasion oecasioii ) they were ( held lield ) up ( about aboiit ) an ( hour lionr ) and l |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
110484 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6k35wbz/110484 |