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. 0519 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll11_0503b.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 ( didn't didnt ) see any boats 519 go down the river to lower parties with supplies , and lie only knew of one boat being brought up the stream empty . That ( boat 'boat boat ) was brought up by a party working their way upstream , surveying and locating placer claims . He believes this boat was brought up from Lees Ferry . The placer mining work at this time extended ( pos- pos ) sibly half a mile above Trachyte Creek . ( ( E R ) . 1796 . ) Sometimes ( a'young ayoung ) man would tow a boat from the camp up as far as Hite and bring down ( sup- sup ) plies in it . He ( doesn't doesnt ) know the distance from Trachyte Creek to Hite . The company that he was interested in went into bankruptcy the following year , and he believes its entire period of existence was probably about two years . ( ( E R ) . 1797 . ) When they came down the river in 1909 the boats came down one after the other ; usually Mr . ( Gal- Gal ) loway in the first boat . Other men with him not familiar with the river . He had provided ( him- him ) self with the reconnaissance survey ( maps -niaps niaps ) of the Geological Survey . Wherever they could they ( made -made made ) use of these ( maps inaps ) ; found them sometimes in error , very much in error ; they were of no ( assist- assist ) ance in enabling them to locate sand bars , rapids , anything of that ( kind hind ) . ( ( E R ) . 1797-1798 . ) ( Redirect Redircct ) ( cxaMiination exalmination ) ( ( E R ) . Vol . 10 , pp . 1798- 1799 ) : He believes the Stanton dredge operated for about a quarter of a day , that it started operation |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
110663 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pv6n1x/110663 |