| 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. 0606 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Identifier |
1929-1931-roll11_0547a.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 606 Went down to Glen Canyon vith burros . UTroin Glen Canyon went to a point midway between Greenriver and the San Rafael on horseback . . ( Porded Forded ) Green River ( short sbort ) distance below and ( -went went ) on Colorado down below Cataract Canyon . ( R . 2162-2163 . ) Crossed top of . mesa north of ( Cat- Cat ) aract Canyon . ( R . 2163 . ) Went through ( Hanksville Hanksvil"'Le HanksvilLe ) to mouth of North ( "Wash Wash Wash ) . Hanksville consisted then of a few settlers , only town in that part of country . ( R . 2165 . ) Prospected the country and the bars . ( R . 2166 . ) Pound gold in bars but not enough to make much money . It was flour gold . Built a small ( flat-bottomed flatbottomed ) skiff to cross river and did some running up and down river with lumber brought overland by ( way -way way ) of Hanksville . ( R . 2167 . ) ( Used -Used Used ) boat to get to the bars ; used on bar in center of river . ( R . 2167-2168 . ) In Cataract Canyon he pulled a boat up with a line to edge at foot of cataracts and came down in boat ; let current take him along . ( R . 2168-2169 . . ) Made trip on a bet . Went out from Glen Canyon by wagon . . ( R . . 2170 . ) No other boats in Glen Canyon while he was prospecting . No dredges or other machinery on river . Outfit known as ( Hite's Hites ) was for prospecting down river about 3 miles . ( R . 2170 . ) ( Pirst First ) trip he made with ( Mr M ) - . Stanton they had six boats ; lap stock boats , 14 or 15 ft . long , , ( air-tight airtight ) |
| Setname |
usa_crc |
| ID |
109733 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pv6n1x/109733 |
