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. 0123 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll11_0303b.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 ( After Af-ter After ) you ( get cret ) below there ( 128 IM ) the ( country ColliltrY ) boxes ( in ill ) ; ( there tliere ) ( isn't isnt ) much ( bottom bottoin ) land from there on down until you get way down , about ( seventy-five seventyfive ) ( miles iniles ) , only just little bottoms here and there ; it boxes in ) ; there are not very big bottoms ; the canyon ( boxes bokes ) in there . ( R . 448 . ) At one time they put ( in ill ) a ( dam dain ) across the river and ( turned Wrned ) it into another course altogether . This was about a mile above Bluff . ( R . 448 . ) When the river channel enters the canyon the bed is washed clear of ( sand stand ) and has a rock bottom with big rocks scattered over the bed . There are bad rapids in places . ( R . 449 . ! ( Cross-examination Crossexamination Cross-exaviinatio Crossexaviinatio ) ( R . Vol . 3 , p . 449-459 ) ' , : There is only one place below ( Chiiile Chilile ) ( Greek Creek ) where there is ( any auy ) great amount of bottom land but there are bottoms occasionally on the way down to where the ( San Sail ) Juan enters the Colorado River . The ( big big- big ) gest bottoms are from Bluff upstream . ( R . 449 . ) ( Prom Froin ) Chinle Creek ( down 40'wn 40wn ) the ( channel eballnel ) is confined . There is a very different situation from Chinle , ( Creek Oreeli ) up . ( From Froin ) Bluff ( on oil ) down about five miles the river spread all over and ( washed ATashed ) out the ( bot- bot ) toms but from there ( on oil ) down it was pretty well ( confined coilfined ) and that is the situation ( to-day today ) . The ( con- con ) dition has ( changed clialiged ) a great deal since he first saw the river in 1880 up around Bluff . The area that the river spreads a good deal is ( from froin ) Bluff down to Sand Island . This is where ( the t1le ) sand ( occurs oceiirs ) . The ( channel cliaunel ) , of the river ( was Nvas ) not |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
109480 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pv6n1x/109480 |