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. 0578 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll11_0533a.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 578 I Then when he went down in May , there were some places where the channel was similar , but there was quite a little change in the river . ( R . . 1953-1954 . . ) Every trip they made , , the channel was different in places . He found that channel was different from the other channels ; there had been change in the ( water -water water ) ; ; they like not to have got out of the Colorado River at all on account of the high water . ( A . 1954- 1955 . ) Found more difference ( between betweefi ) the first trip down and the second trip down . Could not say how many places found stable channel . Expect found it same in great many places , but he does not know that they did , because if anybody can track that river up and down at the same place twice in succession they could do better than he could . It is rather difficult . ( R . 1955-1956 . ) He ( had bad ) written notes at the time , but they were lost . He can ( not -not not ) give an estimate as to the number of places where the channel had changed from where it was when he ( marked marliced ) its location on the rocks with paint . ( R . 1956-1957 . ) Redirect examination ( R . Vol . . 11 , pp . 1958- 1974 ) : He never observed any sand waves on either the Green or Colorado Rivers on any of the trips and never heard of any permits being granted by the Federal Government for ( placer-mining placermining ) operations . . ( R . . 1958 . . ) The dredge he was operating below Greenriver was right on the edge of the river itself , but on a |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
109778 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pv6n1x/109778 |