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. 0148 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll11_0316a.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 forded the ( river riv'er river ) a 148 ( number nuiTiber ) of ( fames times ) at ( Qlay Olay ) Hill , about fifty or ( sixty sLxty ) miles west of Bluff , and at Mexican Hat . Sometimes the water was so high that it would pretty near swim . the horsesl other times it would only come about to the ( horse's horses ) knees . Most of the crossings were made ( in iii ) the fall and winter and in cold weather the river could almost be waded . He has been overland between Bluff and the Colorado River several times . He went down to ( Hole-in-the-Rock HoleintheRock ) to help ( emi- emi ) grants get into Bluff Utah . ( R . 544-546 . ) ( Hole- Hole ) ( iii-the-Roek iiitheRoek iii-the-Rock iiitheRock ) is about seven miles above the mouth of the San Juan River on the Colorado River . Boats were built at the notch to ferry people across the Colorado River at that point . The lumber for building the ferrys was freighted to the ( Hole-in- Holein ) ( the-Rock theRock ) from Escalante , Utah , where it was cut and sawed . The road was prepared and the ferrys built on the second trip to the settlers when they moved from Iron County into Bluff . ( R . ( 547- 517- ) ( 548 54S ) . ) They were on the north side at that time ; they ( hadn't hadnt ) crossed the river yet ; they came south and east . That was their second trip . They went back to Iron County , left there on the 14th of November , 1879 , to retrace their steps to get back to the ( pre- pre ) vious location , where they ( had bad ) located on the San ( Juan Jual ) River , brought a big delegation to help ( set- set ) tle on that rich soil , they call it . ( R . 548 . ) |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
110592 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pv6n1x/110592 |