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. 0685 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll11_0586b.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 685 tically all types of ( out-board outboard ) ( motors mot-ors motors ) at the ( present present- present ) time . . A cup carries the water up by the force ( of' of ) the stream froin the propeller and this cools ( the- the the ) ; cylinders . . The ( out-board outboard ) ( liasn't liasnt hasn't hasnt ) a radiator . . With clean water you would have no trouble with . ' scouring where the ( clean cleaii ) water was in contact . . Where you were in contact with the scouring silt : on other parts you would still have the ( difficulty difficulty- difficulty ) arising , from the fact that the Colorado silt is ( prob- prob ) x ably sharper than any other stream , and would , inflict considerable damage to other parts . You . eliminate only the pump trouble . ( R . 2596-2597 . ) Further ( examination examinatim ) ( R . , Vol . 14 , pp . 2597- . 2599 ) : There is a difficulty ( from froin ) the silt in the river iir connection with the operation of an engine used . with paddle wheels ( on oil ) a boat which I am not ( tech- tech ) nically able to explain , but which is present on the Missouri and Mississippi to a certain extent on . certain types of ( engines ergines ) . He knows they were attempting ( paddle-wheel paddlewheel ) navigation from Lees ( Ferry FerTy ) , and has heard ( some- some ) thing about an attempt to operate the ( tunnel-pro tunnelpro tunuel-pro- tunuelpro ) ¬ peller type boat . ( R . 2597-2598 . ) His definition of a rapid is a broken stretch of water existing either as aTesult of rocks or the speed of the river or a very sudden declivity , ( very- very ) steep declivity . ( R . . 2598 . ) |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
110224 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pv6n1x/110224 |