| 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. 0601 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Identifier |
1929-1931-roll11_0544b.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 601 difficulty getting to drill barge in rowboat ; ; ( drift- drift ) wood accumulated on anchor ropes ; attached ( lines lilies ) to barge ; driftwood shunted down . ( R . 2104 . ) Lost about 90 ft . of drill rods and casing through flood . Ordered to bring outfit back . ( Went Wei-it Weiit ) up the Colorado in motor boat to Moab ; ; overland to Greenriver in auto . Remodeled Betsy Ann ( with -with with ) boiler and ; engine . ( R . 2110-2111 . ) Loaded it with a little coal . ( Motor Alotor ) boats pushed one scow , and the Marguerite the other . Proceeded upstream . ( R . 2111 . ) The Marguerite had brought the stuff down from ( Greenriver Greeliriver ) to junction for the remodelling . ( R . 2111 . ) Coal also ( brought brou-ght brought ) down . ( R . 2112 . ) Going upstream on Green River ; proceeded slowly ; had difficulty around bends , grounded on sandbars , picked wrong channels . Took four or five days to get to ( Wimmer's Wimmers ) ranch ; stopped there , encountered series of gravel bars , shallow fast water ; not possible to bring outfit up over bars . ( R . . 2112-2114 . ) Unloaded at ( Wimmer's Wimmers Winimer's Winimers ) Ranch and equipment by wagon to Greenriver . All boats that went down to junction were brought up excepting one rowboat , which was lost at junction . ( R . ( 2114r-2115 2114r2115 2114-2115 ) . ) The two scows were pushed up the river ; Betsy Ann came up under own power . ( R . 2115 ) Survey maps , Sheets 31 to 36 of Compl . Exh . No . . 10 , survey made prior to drilling at junction ; had use of Betsy ( Ann Amb ) , two motor boats and three |
| Setname |
usa_crc |
| ID |
109164 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pv6n1x/109164 |
