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. 0414 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll11_0451a.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 had to keep ( one oiie ) man on 414 the lookout for channels , and the river ( liad''just liadjust ) gone down . ( R . 1479 . ) It was approximately the middle of September ; lots of shoals in there then , after this high water ( de- de ) posited lots of sediment , new bars ; at the mouth of the streams coming ( in iii ) rocks had been washed in ; on account of the sediment ( in iii ) the water they ( couldn't couldnt ) see the bottom . ( R . 1479 ( , . ) ) Several times it was necessary at that stretch of the river to go overboard ( and alid ) help push the boats along . ( R . 1479 . ) Between the mouth of the ( San Saii ) Rafael down to the end of Labyrinth Canyon there was more sand , more shoals than there were above , on ( ac- ac ) count of the recent high ( waters Naters ) in the San Rafael river . He was pilot , at that time , of the boat with the Evinrude motor . ( R . 1479-1480 . ) And from his experience upon rivers , ( he lie ) always tries to pick where the deepest water ought to be . The signs he looks for ( in iii ) the operation of your boats are ( gen gen- gen ) erally the current and the drift . Do not always find the deeper water that way in that river . Had the same trouble ( in iii ) Labyrinth Canyon . Had men overboard to push off . They were all about the same in Stillwater Canyon below the mouth of the San Rafael . The situation in Stillwater Canyon was ( practically -practically practically ) the same as Labyrinth ; also like to state there was so much sediment in the water at the time we left Greenriver that the packing in the pump of the motor lasted only about two hours ; cut it out . So |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
108963 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pv6n1x/108963 |