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. 0172 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll11_0328a.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 jfammm ntMiifc ran 172 boxed in ( the tbe ) ( inside hislide ) of the wheel , tried to ( make inake ) a dry wheel out of it and run it by burro and sank a ( well dwell ) there to lift the water or draw the water ; it ( didn't didnt ) work very good ; they had a lot of trouble ; in a week or ten days went out one ( morning inorning ) there and the water was gone ; came from the other side over to this side ; that is a ( common coninion ) occurrence ( iai ibi- ibi ) ( there 'there there ) . ( ( R rx ) . ( 627-628 627-62S 62762S ) . ) The rock crib he built is still there . He would say that Bluff fields that are farmed there are probably fifty rods wide by a mile and ( one-half onehalf ) long when he left , and when they first settled in Bluff he would say it was a mile wide by two and a half miles long , and when he left the difference had already gone down the river . When ( he lie ) left the ( country country- country ) three years ago he ( doesn't doesnt ) know of any land that was irrigated nor cultivated between Bluff and the Colorado River . In the country west of Bluff somewheres there were lots of cattle and lots of feed , and they would go through alright , and the next year there ( wouldn wouldn't wouldnt ) be half as many cattle and half of them would die . ( ( E R ) . 628-629 . ) Most of this country ( he lie ) has been speaking of , for ten miles each side of the river , ( from fron-i froni ) Shiprock down to the ( mouth inouth ) of ( Oliinle Ollinle ) wash , can be irrigated . If irrigated it is susceptible of cultivation . The finest piece of farming soil ( you'ever youever ) saw in any ( country colintry ) without ( an -in in ) exception . If irrigated and cultivated it would ( support supporta ) very large population . |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
110608 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pv6n1x/110608 |