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. 0241 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll11_0363b.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 rapid water was encountered 241 were called ( riffleg'by rifflegby ) him because ( tliey they ) looked somewhat smaller to him in comparison to the cataracts that ( he lie ) had run . ( R . 852-853 . ) If they ( hadn't hadnt ) run ( those-the thosethe ) ( dangerous daiigerous ) ( -sNater-they sNaterthey ) would have called lots of boat and fill ( it-they itthey ) called those rapids ; these others , where the waves were a foot ( high-they highthey ) ( would woiild ) be running fifteent miles an ( 'hour-they hourthey ) would call ( them thein ) riffles . ( R . 853-854 . ) They would make a difference in the height of the waves , where they found waves just about a . foot high and hundreds of those jumping up and down , they would call that a riffle ; it gave evidence of small rocks just under the surface of the water ; they could take the steering oar and touch rocks most of the way through those places ; they ( weren't werent ) big rocks that would make enormous waves that would throw the boat from side to side and almost swamp the boat , waves that would break over the boat and fill ( it-we itwe ) called those rapids ; these others , where the waves were a foot ( high-tbey hightbey ) ( would -would would ) be running fifteen miles an ( hour-they hourthey ) would call ( them tlieni ) riffles . ( R . 853-854 . ) The party arrived at Lees Ferry ( Saturday Satiirday ) , October ( 8th M ) 1921 . , The barge which he had seen under construction on his first trip down the river in 1911 was not seen on this trip . On the trip from Greenriver to Lees Ferry , ( be- be ) sides the boat used by Wimmer , he [ ( Kolb' Kolb ) saw a ( 33307-31-TOL 3330731TOL ) . 1-16 |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
109501 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pv6n1x/109501 |