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. 0211 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll11_0348b.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 -' afv > ' & . iMUU . 4fe 211 in and that added ( considerable cousiderable ) water and , the ( A"VIPIT AVIPIT ) conditions were ( different differelit ) from that time on . They were riding on the crest of the flood . They got through without any mishap , but they considered themselves lucky . That is true of all rapid ( run- run ) ning . ( R . 780 . ) It was not necessary to line the boats at Split . Mountain or at Whirlpool . A valley commences directly below Split ( Mouli- Mouli ) tain that reaches past Jensen and the descent of the river is much less than ( in ill ) the canyons up above ; the river widens out and there are cattle ranches on either side . ( R . 780 . ) They made the run down to Jensen in a day . Jensen , Utah , is near Vernal . He calls it quiet water when running about two or three miles an hour . ( R . 781 . ) To explain , most of the canyons seem to have the violent rapids ; out in the valleys the water is comparatively quiet , different altogether from the water that they would find ill these upper canyons . ( R . 781 . ) They stopped at Jensen and went out to Vernal and then ( from froin ) Jensen to Ouray . They made the run ( in ill ) a day and a half . It had ( rained railled ) a good deal and they had a favorable high water stage . . ( R 781 . ) - After they left the valley they got ( in ill ) what is called Desolation Canyon . The walls are not ( high higli ) at first and the water is quiet through the greater section . Towards the lower end of Desolation ( Can- Can ) yoll they began to find rapid water and rocks again . . |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
109542 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pv6n1x/109542 |