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. 0381 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll11_0434b.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 -tbe tbe ) junction . ( R . ( 1326-1827 1826-1827 ) . ) With ( i-cforencQ icforencQ xderenae ) to the use of a boat in this section ( he lie ) meant the one ( trip 'trip trip ) that ( he lie ) referred to in detail on his direct ( exam exam- exam ) ination . There are no creeks or water ( on oil ) the land , so to speak , in that ( pie-shaped pieshaped ) area . Prior to taking that trip described in his direct ( examination xainination ) , ( he lie ) made a short trip in his own boat from ( Moab Aloab ) down to the Shafer oil well , eighteen miles down ( stream streani ) , and turned right around and ( came emne ) back to Moab . He only made these two trips , the long one and ( the -the the ) little short one . The only boating he did on the Green River was a mile and a half above the ( junc june ) ¬ tion , which ( he lie ) made ( on oil ) the long trip . ( R . 1327 . ) That was the only time ( he lie ) was ever on the Green River in a boat . The trip down the Colorado River in a boat from Moab was the reconnaissance trip to find out the geology , so the men who were mapping the area in detail and living in camps could see it later and know what was ahead of them . ( R . 1328 . ) When going down the river in their boat they aimed to keep in ( "what what ) we thought was deep water , irrespective of whether it was on the right or left bank . " They concerned themselves particularly with the channel of that river going down , so far as it would help them to get along in their boat . ( R . 1328 . ) The trip made down to the Shafer well and this reconnaissance trip ( were 'were were ) the first experiences they |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
110613 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pv6n1x/110613 |