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. 0370 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll11_0429a.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 i # * 370 ( 'gai'dloss gaidloss gaTdless ) of ( slope Iope ) , local slope you ( understand iinderstam-1 iinderstam1 ) a ( slope sIOPC ) is ( not 'lot lot ) C011611110us2 it is a series of ( steps-the stepsthe ) ( permanent perinauent ) ( form forni ) is one that the local slope is ( un- un ) able to move sediment , which means a very wide and very shallow ( form forin ) , even though the ( slope ilope ) i : steep . ( R . 1306 . ) CARROLL EDWARD DOBBIN For Complainant ( ( Record Ilecord ) , vol . 7 pp . ( 1308-1337 130S-1337 130S1337 ) ) He is a geologist ( employed einployed ) by the ( United -United United ) States Geological Survey . Graduated from Colby college in 1916 , where he took three years of geology , then he took four years more of graduate work in geology at Johns Hopkins ( University -University University ) , graduating with a degree of ( Ph -Ph Ph ) . A in 1924 . Since 1917 has been continuously employed in geological work for oil companies and for the ( gov- gov ) ernment in this and other countries . ( R . 1308 . ) In 1926 he went from Denver to Greenriver by automobile then south on the west side of Green , River to where the Texas Corporation drilled a well at the head of Elaterite basin ; thence ( de- de ) scended into Elaterite Basin , proceeded east to within two miles or so of the junction of the Green and Colorado rivers . That was his first trip . ( R . 1309 . ) His second trip was in a boat from Moab to the mouth of Green River , thence up Green River a ( mile inile ) or a little more and returned to Moab . ( R . |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
109486 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pv6n1x/109486 |