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. 1205 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll12_0116b.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 wore out so ( he lie ) put waterin 1205 a can that wouldrun , by gravity , put a little piece of hose through the engine and the water would run ( in ill ) and out again . He continued to use this on all the lower Colorado River trip . ( R . ( 4770-4771 4770-4,771 ) . ) On some of the larger boats they put radiators and ( some soine ) had ( cool- cool ) ing pipes around the boat . The river water only circulated ( in ill ) the water jacket around the engine . It ( didn't didnt ) injure the engine ; it injured the pump . On the Green River ( he lie ) had trouble with the sand at first but ( he lie ) put a rotary pump on the ( Marguerite Alarguerite ) and it would handle the sand . ( R . ( 4770-4771 4770-4,771 ) . ) ( He Ile ) installed this pump so that it would pump the ( sand scand ) right through and ( he lie ) had no trouble . The water is sandy but it is a fine , sand and will wear a regular suction ( pump "pump pump ) out . He was not withAIr . Lint when the packing on the pump lasted about two hours . ( R . 4771-4772 . ) He ( elimi- elimi ) nated the trouble with his pump . He has never operated any boats on the river with a radiator . The Moab Garage had radiators on the two large boats and there is no reson why the boats could not have radiators on the river . ( R . 4773 . ) He ( doesn't doesnt ) believe he ever ran an Evinrude motor prior to his 1921 trip . In 1923 he went down the lower Colorado for the California Edison Company . He struck the ( Colo- Colo ) rado at Lees Ferry and went up pretty near or to ( "Warm Warm Warm ) Creek in the Edison Company Boat . It was the same boat that got stuck and ( couldn't couldnt ) get |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
110521 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6k35wbz/110521 |