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. 0151 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll11_0317b.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 the settlers were living 151 in log houses and ( 'under- under ) ground cellars that they lived in for protection . - There was nothing but a ford across the Colorado , River at Moab at that time . ( R . 560 . ) Further ( examination exanifnation ) ( R . Vol . 3 , pp . 560- 563 ) : ( * i ) He was one of the first settlers in the San Juan county outside of a few trappers who were already there . He has been more or less through the ( cen- cen ) ter and eastern portion of the county . People have been coming in there to locate and . they think the country is productive ; good ( for for- for ) chickens and milch cows . A portion of the ( land laud ) down toward the Colorado , River where the Colorado and the San Juan ( come come- come ) together is just as solid as the walls of the room . There ( is 'IS IS ) a little brush and a few gravel mesas with a little grass growing on them , but they are ( nar- nar ) row . ( R . 560-561 . ) The soil on top of the ( up- up ) lands is just cobblestones . There is a man out here now , Peter Shurts ; they had been raised in southern Utah ; they wrote ( to- to to ) their friends to come up there and locate on the . land , not to depend on the little mountain stream where they was fighting over a foot of ( water Nvater ) . That is what induced the people to come out ; they thought he was truthful . Hundreds of them took his word and came out and settled , tried to settle on the San Juan River |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
108949 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pv6n1x/108949 |