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. 1095 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll12_0061b.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 Some dry farms north 1095 of Blanding , but does ( 'not not ) ( know Imow ) how many bushels to the acre . ( R . . ( 4379-80Q 437980Q 4379-800,11 ) ( Cross-examination Crossexamination Cross-examiliation Crossexamiliation ) ( R . , Vol . 25 , pp . 4380- 4384 ) : There are ( no iio ) ( sheep sbeep ) on Elk Ridge . In ( crossing crossing- crossing ) , ! iattle ( he lie ) tries to find where gravel or cobble rock ; ( R . 4380-81 . ) The first time he crossed ( he lie ) knows a lot of the cattle had to ( swim swh-n swhn ) , but he ( didn't didnt ) say the second time just how deep it was . ( R . 4384 . ) Further examination ( R . , Vol . 25 , pp . ( 4384r- 4384r ) 4387 ) : He ranged the territory south of the San Juan River , and east and ( west -west west ) from a spring ( called eadlead ) ( Huckatoo Huck"atoo Huckatoo ) to Copper Canyon . ( R . 4384 . ) The other times when he crossed the river whan ( he lie ) was not ( with -with with ) cattle he ( would ilould ) cross on horseback and with ( wagons -wagons wagons ) . At Chinle he crossed mostly with wagons , as the road crossed there before a bridge ( was -was was ) put in . The reason he happened to cross here was he took an oil rig down for some men ( who -who who ) were drilling for oil at ( Huckatoo Huchatoo ) springs . When he crossed in the boat at Moonlight he had taken a ( man mail ) down to work with the miners . They went down ( on oil ) horseback . The miners had a boat and were camped on the north side of the river . They came to the river on the south side and the miners came over in a boat and got them . ( R . 4385 . ) |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
110563 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6k35wbz/110563 |