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. 0285 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll11_0385b.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 00A % Hasbeen upstream on Colorado ( between betwe4n ) , ( mouth wouth ) of Green and ( Moab ISIoab ) ; ( down dowii ) ( Green G-reen Green ) River to the ( moiith molith ) . Took trip in ( February Febrnary ) or ( March A-farell Afarell ) ( 1925 1921115 ) , from mouth of Green River to ( Moab Aloab ) ; same boat as ( West- West ) water Canyon ( trip ti-ip tiip ) . Rise ( in iii ) water ( made inade ) progress difficult ; it took five days to go from junction to ( Shafer Sliafer ) No . 1 well ; from there went to Moab on Moab Garage big boat . ( R . ( 1045-1049 1.045-1049 ) . ) Rowed in places ; towed ( in iii ) places ; good many cases ( on oil ) sand bars ; water ( shallow slialloNi ) so far out boat would not tow , would have to drag on bottom ; wade fifty or sixty feet to get line enough to get boat in current . ( R . 1049 . ) Two miles above junction place ( where wliere ) good ( many maiiy ) rocks lying on bank and in river , narrow current . ( Rowed P-towed Ptowed ) ( around aromid ) it , threw towline around a ledge where could ( not uot ) pull with oars ; shoved boat with oar , heaved and pulled above the rock . ( R . 1050 . ) Towed ( two-thirds twothirds ) the way between junction of Green ( and and" and ) Colorado Rivers and Well No . 1 . ( R . 1051 . ) Loaded rowboat on ( Moab Afoab ) Garage boat ; trip from well to Moab consumed five or six hours . ( R . 1051 . ) Boat stuck on a sand bar within sight , of Moab ; reversed engine and ( backed baelced ) ( up lip ) ( and aud ) went ahead . A second trip was made in December 1927 , up Colorado from ( mouth inouth ) of Green to Moab ; unable to take boats all the way , left them at Lockhart camp - no permanent channel to row in ; water cool , trouble with floating ice . ( R . 1053-54 . ) Walked across |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
108903 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pv6n1x/108903 |