| 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. 0719 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Identifier |
1929-1931-roll11_0603b.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 only boat he saw 719 on the river was a small , rowboat belonging to ( Humphreys Elumphreys ) ; saw no ( boats boats- boats ) going up ( tlie the ) river . JR . 2764 . ) Trachyte Rapids is located just below entrance of Trachyte Canyon . ( ( E R ) . 2765 . ) He surveyed nearly ( two-thirds twothirds ) of township near Halls Creek . The land on both sides was barren sand rock . Baker was putting about five acres of land under cultivation . ( ( E R ) . 2765 . ) No one else living there . ( ( E R ) . 2766 . ) He made a survey of three ( townships townsllips ) near Henry Mountains . There were three small farms in there , all under 40 acres . One man had a prospect gold mine near Wolverton . ( R 2766-2767 . ) He ( received recei-ved received ) supplies from Notom and part of his supplies from Hanksville by wagon . Notom is 18 miles west of Hanksville in ( Pleasain't Pleasaint ) Creek locality . , It is an old road , very poor , and ( used ased ) very little . ( E . ( 2767-2768 276-7-2768 ) . ) He then surveyed on Boulder Mountain and thence to ( Bieknell Bicknell ) , and disbanded . Boulder ( Moun- Moun ) tain is situated west of Hanksville . In 1924 ( he be ) worked with Mr . Moore in the ( country- country ) , . south of the San Juan River , in Copper Canyon . His testimony the same as Mr . Moore . ( ( E R ) . 2769- 2770 . ) His ( second secoiid ) trip into San Juan country was in ( 1927 1.927 ) and 1928 at Clay Hill ( Crossing Crosshig ) . To get into that section of the country lie went from Bluff by ( truck triiek ) , then by saddle horse to ( camp mnip ) . ( Supplios Supplies ) were ( brought brouglit ) by pack to Clay Hill Crossing and by |
| Setname |
usa_crc |
| ID |
109022 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pv6n1x/109022 |
