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. 0674 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll11_0581a.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 674 tearing or breaking up the cloud as it would if a dirigible had run onto a church steeple . The effect it had oil the Colorado river , oil the river itself there was evidence of only a very slight rise . When Ahe contents of the cloud tumbled down the precipitous side of this butte saw actual white ( water vater ) , somewhat as if it was a real cataract . The roar was as heavy and raucous as the descent of all avalanche of rock . Some of that water came to the river above , but without materially ( affecting affecting- affecting ) its flow ; but the storm left a tremendous wake of twisting ( air-currents aircurrents ) which bothered us in the ( nav- nav ) igation later in the afternoon . Remembers being in trouble with Bill ( Jones" Jones ) boat in getting up there ; we were thrown ( together together- together ) considerably . From that point on up the river r . their speed improved a little from that day ; he ( re- re ) members that from the notation in my diary ; at ( the- the ) Crossing of the Fathers , which was forty miles , , we ( had bad ) averaged ten miles a day , which means ( that- that ) had made a better speed ( on oil ) the last two days on the . first two . Shortly after the passing of the storm ( 'were were ) in trouble again ; remembers particularly Bill Jones trying to find ( what -what what ) he thought ( was -was was ) an open channel up to a series of sand bars . . Getting up into it , finding there was no outlet , he endeavored to lighten his boat by lifting out his load so the craft could be dragged down through ; ; then he piled the stuff up on the sand , only to find his boat floating back . . He remained with his cargo while his boat |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
109665 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pv6n1x/109665 |