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. 0611 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll11_0549b.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 Glen ( Canyon 0anyon ) ( mining minhig ) . GIL ( R . 2200 ) Helped ( Con- Con ) struct the Stanton dredge on Colorado in ( abont about ) 1899 ; ; lumber brought from the Pacific Coast . Hauled by teams from Greenriver over trail blasted through sand rock and came down just above Bull ( Erog Frog ) Rapids . ( R . 2201-2202 . ) ( Stan- Stan ) ton dredge was ( an ail ) 82 bucket , worked 60 yds . gravel an hour , ( could coiild ) dig in 28 ft . of water . ( R . 2201- 2202 . ) Had ice plant . ( R . 2202 . ) Equipment for dredge and ice plant brought in overland with teams and loaded on ( flat-bottom flatbottom ) scow and pulled up ( river Tiver ) . Used windlass , would let that wind off ( and afid ) let scow go down river to bar , and unload ; then men on side would ( windlass wiildldss ) it up . ( R . 2203-2204 . ) Perpendicular bluff at that point and wagons could not get to river . Had rode horseback across the bar . ( R . 2204 . ) Heaviest part of dredge was the ( engines enaines ) . ( R . 2204-2205 . ) Getting heavy ( machin machin- machin ) ery down from high land , used iron shoes under wheels ; used block and tackle to get empty wagons back up , horses could not go up . ( R . 2205-2206 . ) During construction and operation of dredge , no supplies brought in by way of river . Dredge worked river bed . Operations continued for 8 or 9 months . ( R . 2208 . ) Medium swift water around dredge . Saw no boats traveling on river during time ( he be ) was there with dredge . Hite was the post office , mail coming by teams from Hanksville . Hite is down the river from dredge about 4 miles ; he never went down there in a boat . ( R . 2210-2211 . ) |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
109156 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pv6n1x/109156 |