| 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. 0265 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Identifier |
1929-1931-roll11_0375b.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 & . 4tkiU iirif ) MlMurfawMMU * fc . . mr fe < < MMi ttMlUI 265 siovml trips were ( made inlide ) as the ( occasion occasioii ) demanded . ( R . 979-980 . ) There has been a little transportation of ( passen passen- passen ) ¬ gers since the drilling operations were shut down . The passengers were carried in the big boat or barge ( as -is is ) well as in the launches . There were several excursions down the river in the big boat . ( Further Yurther ) examination ( R . vol . 5 , pp . 981 ) : He states that oil was struck at the junction of the Green and the Colorado Rivers . Oil men would get their supplies down by boat . The . road from ( Moab Afoab ) to Monticello passes through unsettled high country , LaSalle being about nine miles east of the road . ( The Tihe ) country between ( the 'the the ) ( road Toad ) and the Colorado River is broken by ( run-off runoff ) canyons to the straight bluffs of the bank . Redirect ( examination examivation ) ( R . vol . 5 , 982-988 ) : - There is no road in Lockhart Canyon but there is a road into Indian Creek . The road to Indian Creek ( turns turiis ) off about ten miles ( north 'north north ) of ( Mon Afon- Afon ) ticello and runs through what is called Hard Draw country . ( Indian Indiaii ) ( Creek Creelc ) empties into the Colorado River . He has ( hauled bauled ) ( oil-well oilwell ) equipment down Indian Creek overland . The road ( down do-Nirn doNirn ) Indian Creek does not ( rim run ) as far as the Colorado River , but stops up the stream about fourteen miles . The drilling material was hauled to its ultimate destination at the Ellis ( well -NNell NNell ) on ( Indian Indiaii ) Creek . ( R . 982-983 . ) It does not extend on ( down dowu ) the canyon to the Colorado . |
| Setname |
usa_crc |
| ID |
109772 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pv6n1x/109772 |
