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. 0105 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll11_0294b.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 105 , Ha ( principally priuaipally ) grazed . ( cattle eattle ) about fifteen miles , below Bluff but some of his ( cattle ocattle ) would go ( on' on on ) ! over . He knows where Chinle Creek is . ( R . ( 382-383.3 382-383 ) . He has crossed the river there a good iiidny times and has ridden up and down Chinle in all directions . , , ( Below 13elow ) Chinle he has crossed a good many times but , ( he lie ) ( couldn't couldnt ) tell just how many . ( R . 384 . ) After you get down ( thirty-five thirtyfive ) miles there is a patch in there below , ( he lie ) ( has bas ) been there to the river in one or two places . ( R . 384 . ) He has seen perhaps one hundred different small boats on the San Juan River owned by ( different differeiat ) individuals and a good many owned by himself and partner . ( R . 384 . ) These boats were ( used -used used ) merely to cross the river . He has seen a boat or two go up and down the ( San Sail ) Juan River . He ( doesn't doesnt ) believe that he has seen more than two . The first ( one oile ) came down from ( Parmington Farmington ) N . M . They ( were -Nirere Nirere ) going down to the placer mine below Bluff taking ( sup- sup ) plies . He doesn ( 't t It ) know exactly how far they ( went wenf ) below Bluff 7 but some of them ( went -Nvent Nvent ) below Chinle Creek . He believes in this first boat there were ( three t1iree ) in the party and carrying food ( and iind ) lumber to make sluice boxes . ( R . 384-385 . ) He believes it was in the fall in the low water season and was ( ap- ap ) proximately thirty or ( thirty-five thirtyfive ) years ago . The second boat he recalls ( navigating navigathig ) the river ( was -was was ) approximately thirty years ago and there were ( two tw6 ) or three men in ( the tJie ) party . He ( doesn't doesnt ) know whether they were miners or not but ( they tbey ) were ( go- go ) |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
110419 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pv6n1x/110419 |