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. 0065 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll11_0273b.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 describes in his report why 65 this bar and xiffle are there . . ( R . . 311 . . ) The fact that these bars occupy substantially the same position as in 1909 does not indicate a stable channel . . It indicates instability . . ( R . 311 . ) ( Por For ) instance , there are bars that are formed in different ways ; some bars are formed by a side wash ; ; some are formed in bends ; some bars are formed with crossing bars . ( R . 311 . ) Now , there will always be a crossing bar probably ( in iii ) the same approximate location . For instance , Farrer Bar is a typical crossing bar . Now , a bar has maintained itself there for something like 20 years and as far as he knows there will always be a bar there . But the exact ( channel-there channelthere ) is no relation to the channel over a crossing bar ; it changes . The bar , similar to the Butterfly Bar , he has attempted to define how it is ( formed forined ) and the probability as to how ( long- long ) it is apt to stay there . ( R . 311-312 . ) The San Rafael Bar is at the mouth of a Wash , which is ( constantly constautly ) being changed on account of the material brought in . The Auger Bar and Riffle is a riffle at the ( mouth inouth ) of a Wash where the ( sedi- sedi ) ment is brought in and forces the channel over . . He would say that there is no degree of permanence or stability in the channel . The fact that a bar may be there does not in his estimation indicate it is stable . ( R . . 312 . . ) The bar is not always likely to be approximately at the same place . . It depends again on the different types of bars . . In the ( cross- cross ) ( "'13307-31-VOL 1330731VOL ) 1-51 |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
108847 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pv6n1x/108847 |