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. 0154 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll11_0319a.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 ( xivor Tiver ) ( during du'rhig durhig ) low water . 354 He has also ( observed obscwNved ) the ( xiver -river river ) around Hogback , ( Farmington Farmingtou ) , and ( Shiproak Shiprock ) ( when -when when ) there was very little water . He has seen the ( Hver Iriver ) between Shiprock and Bluff when there ( wasn't wasnt vasn't vasnt ) any water in the bed except in holes and ( de- de ) * never up a boat but has helped ferry other people across with boats . Never to his knowldge has ( he lie ) seen Indians running boats up and down the river . ( R . ( 566-570 -566-570 ) . ( Gross-examination Grossexamination Cross-exaininatiou Crossexaininatiou ) ( R . Vol . 3 , pp . 569-570 ) : He ( can't cant ) fix the year when he saw the river dry ( TDiit but ) there was more than one year . The last time he remembers it was dry ( he lie ) believes was between 1898 and 1900 but he ( can't cant ) tell the date . He made a trip from Fruitland to Bluff City . and has been down there several times but he ( couldn't couldnt ) tell the time . He has been down by wagon . road and ( went ivent ) down horseback once with a pack outfit and followed the road part of the way . ( R . 569-570 . ) ( JAMES JAXES ) ( McEWAN XcEWAN ) For Complainant ( ( Uocoi-d Uocoid Record ) vol . ( J5 13 ) , pp . ( 571-576 571,576 ) ) He resides at Dolores Colorado and is a cow man , , and a hay raiser . He has been on the San Juan River from Farmington up to Aztec and down as far as Comb Wash , fifteen miles below Bluff . He ( first -first first ) came into the country in 1884 . |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
109376 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pv6n1x/109376 |