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. 0117 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll11_0300b.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 ( country G-OU11try GOU11try ) is ( rough T011g1l ) , broken 117 , desolate and ( barren bavreii ) . ( ( B R ) . . 421-422 . ) Has been along the San Juan River on the north bank from Bluff to the Colorado River ( and tand ) is ( fa- fa ) ( miliar '111ilicar 111ilicar ) ( with Ivith ) the character of the river and the ( stream streani ) bed . At Bluff the river bed is wide and ( contains contahis ) ( considerable cousiderable ) quicksand and is not ( suit- suit ) able for fording . Fords cross on the gravel bars except where bed rock is ( exjDosed exposed ) in the river bed . The ( stream streani ) is full of moving , shifting sand which ( forms f-ornis fornis ) side and cross bars . Through the canyons the stream has a rapid fall and forms rapids , and boulders ( falling fallilig ) from the cliffs form obstructions in the channel . The river bed is very rough ( com- com ) ing through the canyons . Sand does not collect in the canyons where the rapids form but in the broad stretches of river where the fall is low . The sand is continually shiftingand moving in the bed of the river . ( R . 423-425 . ) Has driven cattle across the San Juan River at the mouth of Comb Wash . ( R . 425-426 . ) The river channel has changed considerably since ( he be ) first saw it . At Bluff , when he first got there , the river channel was narrow and the banks covered with willows and cane brake . The river channel and bed at Bluff now is half a mile or more wide . He has seen . the river when it was entirely dry on two different occasions and has seen it at one point where you could see the rock bottom . all the way across ; ( doesn't doesnt ) think water was over ten inches |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
110650 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pv6n1x/110650 |