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. 0648 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll11_0568a.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 Both of the boats ( in iii ) ( tandem taudem ) 648 naturally got stuck at the same time but he does not know whether or , not the tandem condition added to the difficulty . It would cause additional weight to be handled in ( get- get ) ting clear ; that is all . There would be two boats to get into deep water instead of one but there were twice as many boatmen to handle them . ( R . 2497 . ) He was on that river eight days . It became a very common thing , for boatman to step into the river to help get a boat off a bar . ( R . 2497-2498 . ) He refreshed his recollection from his diary before taking the witness stand . ( "A A ) . I would say the boatmen were in the ( water -water water ) twenty times . ( "Q Q ) . Twenty times ? ( "A A ) . Yes . ( "Q Q ) . You give that answer without attempting to recall specific instances ? " He recalls specifically the first time the boat was stuck because that made an impression on ( him hh-n hhn ) and of course he recalls the incident when the other boat ( was -was was ) stuck and his boat went by . There were other instances which he does not recall to mind but they are mentioned in his diary . The two mentioned are outstanding in his recollection . ( R . 2498-2499 . ) ( Redirect-exMnination RedirectexMnination ) ( R . Vol . 13 , pp . 2499 ) : Arthur P . Davis , ( who Nvho ) was a member of the party , is now in Russia . ( R . 2499 . ) |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
109869 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pv6n1x/109869 |