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. 0071 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll11_0276b.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 He believes that the elevation 71 of the South Fork would ( he be ) about 10,000 feet , and the North Fork about 7,000 feet . ( ( E R ) . 344 . ) He does not know the elevation of the ( Sacra Saara- Saara ) ( mento nieuto ) River at the point it rises . ( ( E R ) . 344 . ) He computed the San Juan River from ( Ohinle Chinle ) ( Greek Oreek ) . ( ( E R ) . 345 . ) Redirect Examination ( Vol . 2 , 11 . 346-358 ) : Witness attempted to put into his dairy all of the places where the boat ran onto bars , and the dairy is on file in the Geological Survey . During his testimony ( he lie ) refreshed his recollection from the diary . ( Many Afany ) persons in charge of survey ( par- par ) ties keep a diary of general interest which is filed separate from the technical reports . ( ( E R ) . 346 . ) The report filed by witness was filed in his ( ca- ca ) pacity as hydraulic engineer , and the same remains on file in the department ( Geological Survey ) , for all time . ( ( E R ) . 346 . ) So far as the witness knows there is no time of the year when the channels of the Green and ( Colo- Colo ) rado ( Elvers Rivers ) are entirely dry , there being some water in the channel at all times . ( ( E R ) . 347 . ) The ( long-time longtime ) records of the streams have never shown them dry . The ( amount aniount ) of the water in the channels , ( regard regard- regard ) less of where they lie from year to year , will average more or less the same in each corresponding month of the year . ( ( E R ) . 348 . ) |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
110117 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pv6n1x/110117 |