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. 0740 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll11_0614a.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 f U0 Wlicn ( lid" lid ) Wbs ( "cam'ped camped ) ( at 'at at ) ( Lookliatt- Lookliatt ) ( lie' lie ) obfauiiod ( sfeihe ibihe ) ( supplies siipplieis ) ( from fkofii ) Indian Ore6k ( and ahd ) from , ( the -tho tho ) other ( chnip c'q'mp cqmp ) that ( -was was ) ( about aboiit ) eight miles away . ( ( B R ) . 2853 . ) ( Redirect Bedirect ) exannmation ( R . Vol . 16 , p . 2853 ) : ( lie Ile ) can not give the approximate location of ( th-4 th4 ) rbad between ( Moab Hoab ) and ( Lockhart Lockbart ) Canyon as he lihfS never been over it ( except ekeept ) the portion ilear the river . ( R . 2853 . ) Further ( excvmination exmnination ) ( R . Vol . 16 , pp . 2853- 2854 ) : He was in charge of the party that made the ( meas- meas ) urements along the river . One can not walk down the banks of the river all the way from Moab to Lockhart ; it is impossible in a good many places . For expediency of the survey it is necessary to have boats , because of the sheer walls that prevent a ( per- per ) son walking along the river , and the very dense undergrowth ; also crossing that ( river'Irom riverIrom ) side to side . ( R . 2853-2854 . ) ( iLOREN LOREN ) L . TAYLOR For Complainant ( Vol . 16 , pp . ( 2854-2894 854-2894 ) ) ( He lie ) resides at Moab , Utah , ( where Nvher ) he has lived all of his life . ( He fte ) is 38 years old and publisher of Times ( Independent Indep6iftdent ) . Place of business about two miles from mouth of Mill Creek . He has never been farther down the Colorado River ( than th'an than ) ( No Xo ) . 1 well . |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
110178 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pv6n1x/110178 |