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. 0501 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll11_0494b.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 the Colorado River . ( ( E R ) ( 501 5-01 ) . 1745 . ) The cable - , ( cross cross- cross ) ing the river ( on oil ) which he operated the ferryboat was anchored on each side of the river and was never shifted while he was operating the ferry . ( ( E R ) . 1745-1746 . ) The cable is anchored at the same places and in the same way on each side now as it was when he began to operate the ferry . The ferry is ( discon discon- discon ) tinued now ; a year ago last June the cable broke ; but the anchorages are in the same place that they were . Never shifted . ( ( E R ) . 1746 . ) Sand bars would form that prevented the boat from getting into the bank ( and aud ) this happened a number of times . ( R . 1747 . ) The boat ( didn't didnt ) get out of repair , nor the attachment to the cable , but he had to take the boat off to get around the sand bars . This ( would -would would ) happen ( in ill ) ( low-water lowwater ) periods when the river was on a falling stage and that finally in the summer of 1923 , a shieve broke on the cable and the boat was held in midstream so that it tipped over and finally sunk . ( R . 1747-1748 . ) In the falling stages the readjustment necessary to accommodate the different stages of the river was to take the boat off of the cable , follow up the channel , get around the bars , bring it down ( in ill ) deeper water and get a car off on the bank , ( and aud ) when the river would fall low enough he would go below the sand bars and fix them so you could drive a car over the sand bar . At times ( he lie ) could shift the boat so it would run the current in ( and aud ) cut the bars |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
110014 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pv6n1x/110014 |