Title |
No. 15 Original, Brief for the United States, 1929 |
Subject |
Mines and mineral resources -- Environmental aspects -- Utah; United States -- Trials, litigation, etc.; Utah -- Trials, litigation, etc.; Utah -- 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 |
1929-10 |
Type |
Text |
Format |
application/pdf |
Source |
Original format: 12 microfilm reels |
Language |
eng |
Relation |
No. 15 Original, Brief for the United States, 1929 |
Spatial Coverage |
Colorado; Utah; Mexico |
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/s65x2bkw |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
110908 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s65x2bkw |
Title |
Brief for the U.S., 1929, p. 004 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll12_0478a.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 4 ( from ft-oin ftoin ) Utah into ( Arizona Ax-Rolia AxRolia ) through a vertical , ( prac- prac ) ( ticalty tically ) inaccessible canyon ; that because of the ( con- con ) ditions use of the rivers as highways of ( commerce conimerce ) either intrastate or interstate is impracticable ; that deposits of ( minerals iiiinerals ) exist under the river beds ( and aild ) the riparian lands ; that the United States has granted permits to drill on said river beds and the riparian lands for oil and gas ; that the permittees have entered into possession thereof ( under wider ) said permits and have spent large sums of ( money moiley ) in ( ex- ex ) ploring for oil and gas ; that Utah claims an interest in said river beds adverse to that of the United States and asserts ownership thereto ; that through its Board of ( Land Land- Land ) Commissioners , without ( author author- author ) ity from the United States , is executing and ( deliver deliver- deliver ) ing leases to said river beds granting to the lessees the right to drill for oil and gas in and ( tinder under ) said ( river xiver ) beds ; that ( Utah's Utahs ) actions constitute a cloud upon the title of the United States ; that the United States has no plain , speedy , and adequate remedy at law ; that unless its title is quieted the United States will suffer irreparable damage . The bill prays ( a ) that Utah answer the bill of complaint and set up its title ; ( b ) that the title of the United States be quieted in the United States ; , . ( c ) that the full and exclusive fee simple title in and to the riparian and river bed lands and the ( minerals n-linerals nlinerals ) thereunder , except those shown ( in iii ) Exhibit A attached to the bill , be adjudged vested in the United States ; ( d ) that the State of Utah be ( en- en ) |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
110332 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s65x2bkw/110332 |