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. 0478 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll11_0483a.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 li st inali that - went 478 over this xoad bad to ( htrild Ijuild ) it up . . You could get ovex ( Aby"'buildiii-w Abybuildiiiw ) it i up each trip . . ( R . . 1645 . ) Redirect ( examination exambuttion ) ( R . Vol . . 9 , PP . . 164-6- 1648 ) : : At the ( time tinie ) he crossed the Colorado River ( with- with ) Turner [ at the mouth of Red Canyon ] the stWc ( a'U aU ) swam through the deeper channel . None of the stock was crossed in ( any aiiy ) boat . ( R . ( 1645-1646 1645-1616 ) . . ) Along the San Juan River the stretches where lie could travel near the river were at the ( Recom- Recom ) ( pense peuse ) ( Camp Canip ) , Clay Hill Crossing , ( at ai ) the mouth of the San Juan River and Nokai Canyon , aild these stretches of two or three miles include all the places ( along aloiig ) the river in the canyon where you can go , and lie ( couldn't couldnt ) stay right along the bank all the time even in those two or three miles . ( R . 1646 ) The trail near Nokai Canyon is from ( one-half onehalf ) to ( three-quarters threequarters ) of a mile back from the river for about two miles of its length , and at ( Zahn's Zahns ) Camp there is a mile and a half that you can work ( back bacIc ) and forth along until you get into the ( caii3ron canyou ) below . You ( can't cant ) follow the river ( direct-that directthat ) is , not along the bank of the river itself . . Up around Recompense there is a little canyon coming in that you have to ( work worl-c worlc ) back and forth around . . You can only get to the river itself in a few spots through there . In 1906 there were cornfields at what he called the Piute cornfields that were swept out by the floods of 1911 . . ( R . . 1646-1647 ) |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
110182 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pv6n1x/110182 |