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. 0609 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll11_0548b.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 Brown . Ten days to make 609 the trip . ( R . 2184 . ) At Lees ( Ferry- Ferry ) only the Johnson family and Al Huntington . Mail brought in by Tom Greenalt and Fred Kaw on horseback from Kanab . Made 3 trips a week . ( ( B R ) . 2185 . ) Trip terminated at North Canyon , on saddle of the Buckskin Mountains . ( R . 2185 . ) Went on foot to Kanab . ( R . 2186-2187 . ) Followed old freight route to Milford . ( R . 2187 . ) Rode in a wagon . ( R . 2188 . ) On the second Stanton trip he planned the boats , drew plans , and superintended the construction at Waukegan , Illinois , boats shipped to Greenriver by rail , loaded on wagons , hauled overland to Dirty Devil by way of San Rafael , Hanksville , head of Trachyte Canyon to North Wash . ( R . 2189 . ) Boats were built of oak and calked ; ( 1M 144 ) ( ft it ) . of ( air-tight airtight ) compartments under running board ; twelve heavy galvanized iron cans . ( R . 2190 . ) Second Stanton trip was great deal like the first ; sand bars and rocks . Lightened loads on boats at Bull Frog rapids ; worked through rocks close to shore ; stuff portaged to make boats light . ( R . 2191 . ) Ran on to ledge across river , everybody got out ; no channel where they found channel ( be- be ) fore . ( 2191-2192 . ) Had more trouble with sand bars on second trip . Supplies obtained at Lees Ferry . Went onto Gulf . Chaffin boys were mining on river below Hite . ( R . 2193-2194 . ) ( 33307-31--VOL 3330731VOL ) . 1-39 |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
109738 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pv6n1x/109738 |