Title |
No. 14 Original, Abstract of the Testimony, vol. 1, pp. 1-748 |
Subject |
Mines and mineral resources -- Environmental aspects -- Utah; United States -- 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. 1, pp. 1-748 |
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/s6pv6n1x |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
110904 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pv6n1x |
Title |
Abstract Testimony, V 1, p. 0277 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll11_0381b.jpg |
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 0 2 r trades . Whether it would be an ( economic econoinic ) proposi - tion to split delivery in that way , ( switch switell ) from one system of transportation to ( another anotlier ) , ( would 'would would ) depend entirely upon the location of the well . In many Cases the cheapestway of getting equipment to ( thfe thb ) , site is the ( method niethod ) ( folloAved followed ) . ( R . 1020-1021 . ) Further ( examination exavihiatio ) ( R . Vol . 6 , pp . ( 102i" 102i ) 1026 ) : The survey ( made inade ) by him in the country ( west'd westd ) the ( Green -Green Green ) River ( extended exteiided ) ( back Nick ) a distance of ( fifty RLY ) miles from the river . The lands lie in three ( maiii Main ) ( benches belielies ) or levels . ( In Ill ) his opinion , these lands are ( not 1,10t 110t ) and never will be , susceptible to irrigation eveii though a ( dam dain ) site could be found that would raise the water sufficiently to put it on the ( lands lauds ) and sufficient water were available . The lands are accessible from the river only by trails ( through tbrouggh ) the various canyons that run down to the Green River but are susceptible of being ( made -nit-ide nitide ) accessible . There has never beenany oil ( in fil ) commercial ( quan quail- quail ) ( tities tifies ) produced from thewells drilled in that terri ¬ tory . The Frank Shafer No . ( 1 I ) well produced enough oil to furnish fuel for drilling purposes but none was ever shipped out . ( If Tf ) oil ( had liad ) been ( en- en ) countered in ( commercial conu-nercial conunercial ) ( quantities qualitities ) ( a Ca ) ( barrel ba-L-rel baLrel ) or two may ( have ha-ve have ) been shipped out by ( way wav ) of the river for the purpose of ( analyzing analyziug ) it for ( the tlie ) balance ; if ( pro- pro ) duction were ( continuous coiAinuous ) it would be taken out by pipe line . |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
108808 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pv6n1x/108808 |