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. 0985 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll11_0807b.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 ( mat-age matage ) of silt had dropped 985 off ( bo to ) about ( 10 '10 ) or 11 ( per 'per per ) ( Cftftt wit ) . '1 ( R . 3833-3839 . ) I There is no definite relation between the discharge and the amount of sediment carried in the ( rivqr river- river ) , but there is in general an increase in the amount ( of 6f ) ( Suspended stispended ) matter . That is , during an increase of ( tlie the ) discharge there would be an increase in the ( per por ) centage of suspended matter carried . ( R . 3833 - 3840 . ) ( Cross-examination Crossexamination ) ( R . , Vol . 21 , pp . 3840-3859 ) : He can not give theamount of matter in solution for the ( fifteen-day fifteenday ) period covered by Exhibit No . 497 , nor can he give the ( amount arnount ) of suspended matter for that period , but the amount of suspended matter carried by the San Juan for the total period July 10th to October 1st , 1929 , was 150,000,000 tons . ( R . 3840 . ) The period to October 1st includes ten days during which the samples were taken by an engineer of the United States ( Geological Geologic ) Survey other than himself , and the figures given are a guide in determining the amount of solid matter carried by the San Juan River at that particular place for ( that tbat ) particular time . The place [ Goodriclil where the samples were ( taken ta'k-en taken ) ( was ivas ) selected merely as a desirable point for the determining facts ( with 'with with ) reference to the river . ( R . 3841 . ) He has no reasons for believing that there is anything peculiar about that particular point . |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
110703 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6k35wbz/110703 |