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. 0715 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll11_0601b.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 of ( stirrup stirxup ) , but otherplaces it was . ( bolow- bolow ) ( R . . 27-31- 2732 . ) Has ( waded -waded waded ) across San Juan River and judges the depth to be from six to eighteen ( inches iiielies ) . The party was supplied by truck , wagon , anflf pack train , when working approximately 75 miles from Bluff . ( R . 2733 . ) Never received supplies , by boat . Outside of ( the Cie ) boat ( he lie ) had , lie never ( saw sawi ) any other boats on river ; boat he had was ( brougllt brougglit ) down to use with crossing supplies ; used ( OIIGO ouce ) . : oxi twice . ( R . 2734 . ) Supplies taken . over by pack ( animals aninials ) . ( ( R- R ) 2735 . ) Observed sand waves on San Juan ; would ( run iruii ) : four ft . high , generally in April . ( R . 2735 . ) He has been on the Colorado River on ( govern govern- govern ) ment surveys from mouth of Castle Creek to ten ( miles tidles ) below Lockhart . ( Both Bot-11 Bot11 ) upstream and ( down- down ) stream in a boat on section between Castle Creek and ( Moab Niloab ) . ( R . 2736 . ) August , 1928 , had a ( 16-ft 16ft ) . boat with outboard motor belonging to ( Moab 2-Moab 2Moab ) ( Grarage Garage ) Co . and came upstream ( approximately approximatel ) five miles to rapids at Big Bend ; did not think it was safe to take boat through . ( R . 2737 . ) Went up to Salt Wash and Castle Creek on horseback after beaching boat . Borrowed small ( home houie ) made rowboat 10 or 12 ft . . long , 3 ft . wide from ranch at mouth of Castle Creek . Between Castle Creek and Big Bend ( found-rap- foundrap ) ids . ( R . . 2738 ) |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
110027 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pv6n1x/110027 |