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. 0536 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll11_0512a.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 ( "when when -wlien wlien ) the boat was full of 536 nien and supplies . The ( boat 'boat boat ) was about ( twenty-seven twentyseven ) feet in ( length- length ) ( twenty-seven twentyseven -twenty-seven twentyseven ) feet in length , about ( seven-foot sevenfoot ) beam ; that is my recollection of it ; that is my memory . ( R . . 1849-1850 ) Photograph No . 260 [ in Compl . Exh . No . 11 D ] represents the boat . They unloaded the boat at Lees Ferry and placed it on a large truck and drove it overland from Lees Perry to the upper part of what people locally call the ( dug lug ) way . That is the descent from the mesa , down into the canyon of the Colorado River . They . then let the boat down with a block and tackle to the water edge . This was two and ( one-half onehalf ) or three miles below Lees Ferry , just below the Paria Rapids . ( R . 1851 . ) It was a ( gasoline-propelled gasolinepropelled ) boat ; and then the engine was started ; there were ( several -several several ) around ; were all very much interested in ( -the the ) boat ; ( didn't didnt ) know what it would do on the river ; we started it more or less experimentally ; ; ( there ther-3 ther3 ) were ( several-two severaltwo ) or three of the government ( -men-two mentwo ) or three representatives of the Southern California Edison Company , the man in charge of ( -the the ) motor , and one or two others ; seven or eight inen were on that boat when ( 'oe oe ) started up ; ; just below Paria rapids there is quite a current comes in next to the bank on the east side . . He recalls distinctly the boat did not respond as it should ; ; went over next to the current , , and all jumped on bone side to keep it away from the canyon ( walls waUs ) ; ( -very very ) nearly capsized ( there tbei-e tbeie ) , but seemed to get |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
109605 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pv6n1x/109605 |