Title |
No. 14 Original, Abstract of the Testimony, vol. 2, pp. 749-1426 |
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 |
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. 2, pp. 749-1426 |
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/s6k35wbz |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
110905 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6k35wbz |
Title |
Abstract Testimony, V 2, p. 0804 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll11_0665a.jpg |
Relation |
No. 14 Original. Abstract in Narrative Form of the Testimony Taken before the Special Master, and filed in His Court by Him, vol. 2, pp. 479-1426 |
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 ( 804 sod ) : ( 'While While Vlllile ) ( he lie ) was ( living Ji-Nring JiNring ) at Lees Ferry ( he lie ) remembers a ( man maii ) by the ( name liame ) of Nathaniel Galloway and he has seen him come ( down dOW11 ) ( the t1le ) ( river TiVCr ) two or three times . He was a trapper and hunter and once in a ( while -while while ) there would be someone come down the river from above . He ( doesn't doesnt ) recall their names except Mr . Bert Loper came down once , ( R . 3090-3091 . ) The first time he remembers seeing someone ( com- com ) ing down was when he was a good sized lad ( some- some ) where around fifteen years old . This was a man by the name of ( Meskin Aleskin ) ( and aiid ) as near as he ( can call ) recall Galloway was the next man that ( came -came came ) down and then there were two other men and that is all he recalls seeing before his father left there . He believes that he only saw Galloway once before this time . Galloway came down afterwards while he was there apparently on a hunting ( expe- expe ) dition and ( he lie ) hauled ( liini hin-1 hin1 ) out to Kanab . Besides the above instance he believes that ( he lie ) has seen three others up to 1923 , when he left there the last time . ( R . 3091-3092-3093 . ) They were not all trappers ; Galloway would come down trapping for foxes , anything ( he lie ) could catch that way ; one old ( man mail ) , does not ( remember reniember ) his name , he came down just for the thrill , you might say , and then there was another ( man mail ) that came down , went right ( 011 on ) by . Some of the parties ( from froin ) the ( canip camp ) run out and hollered at ( him hiiii ) . He picked up his gun . ( Don't Dont ) know what he did it for . Those were the only ones ( he lie ) remembers going down ( since sillee ) ( he lie ) went |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
108787 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6k35wbz/108787 |