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. 0305 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll11_0395b.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 On the trip with his brother 305 and Howland ( from fkoini ) North Wash down to ( Lees Lee's Lees ) Ferry , he did not ( tiir- tiir ) vey the river to determine the general depth of ( the th6 ) channel . ( ( B R ) . 1145-1146 . ) Parts of the river , in places , ( you yon ) might find what would be three or four feet of water for a distance of probably a quarter of a mile , and then the ( river river' river ) spreads out in sand bars and gets shallow . ( ( B R ) . 1147 . ) In boating that stretch of the river it was ( neces- neces ) sary to hunt for the ( channel chanuel ) . He had not been over that part of the river recently . ( ( B R ) . 1147-1148 . ) And there was ( sometimes some-times sometimes ) difficulty in ( determin determin- determin ) ¬ ing just where the channel was ; the bars would head you off a good deal , and you would have difficulty finding deep enough water to float through over the sand bars . ( ( B R ) . 1148 . ) When sand bars were struck the boat would be backed up and deeper water found if possible . Except when he was a boy and he was with his father , when a rowboat was used , his only ( experi exp-e'ri- experi ) ¬ ence on the Colorado River between Moab and ( Sliafer Shafer ) No . ( 1 I ) well has been on the large Moab Garage boat . He ( doesn't doesnt ) remember the frequency with which sand bars were encountered on the trip with his ( father lather ) . ( ( B R ) . 1148 . ) A contract was made by him to take Mr . ( How- How ) land over the Colorado ( Biver River ) from North Wash down to Lees Ferry . He was paid the agreed ( com- com ) pensation and the boats used were built for that purpose . 33307- : ( 11-vol 11vol ) . . 1-20 |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
109986 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pv6n1x/109986 |