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. 0155 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll11_0319b.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 He had some horses at 155 ( Oomb Coihb ) Wash ( and aud ) ( came caiiie ) over to sell ( them theiii ) . He has crossed the ( Sail San ) Juan River below ( Bluff Blufl ) about fifteen miles when he ( went -Nvent Nvent ) to trade horses with the ( Indians Ilidians ) . He has seen the San Juan River between ( Ship- Ship ) rock and Bluff City when it was dry except for a little seepage ; could cross without wetting his feet . He believes ( he lie ) has also seen the river pretty low or dry on two or three occasions above Bluff and in the vicinity of Shiprock . He crossed the river at Shiprock for several years but he did not keep any date on ( it 'it it ) . He first came to Cortez in 1896 and had about eight dry years . ( 571-574 . ) ( Cross-examination Crossexamination Cross-examhwtioib Crossexamhwtioib ) ( R . Vol . 3 , pp . 575 ) : ( He lie ) believes ( he lie ) has seen the river about dry below Shiprock . The farmers would take all the water out above but he ( can't cant ) fix the ( year yedr ) . It was between ( 1896 IS96 ) and 1906 as he crossed it nearly every year . ( R . 575 . ) Redirect ( excvmination excmination ) ( R . Vol . 3 , pp . 575- 576 ) : He rode a saddle horse across Green River at Blake City and across the ( Grand Graud ) River at Moab . ( R . 575-576 . ) GUY S . ( NEWKTRK NEWKMK ) ( Por For ) Complainant ( Record , vol . 4 , pp . ( 580-591 5SO--5191 5SO5191 ) ) He is a civil engineer , age 43 , resides in Denver , ( Colorado -Colorado Colorado ) . He graduated as a civil engineer from |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
108972 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pv6n1x/108972 |