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. 0894 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll11_0710a.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 Made a trip on the Colorado 894 ( Eiver River ) in 1907 from Grand Junction to the head of Westwater Canyon , in August or September . ( R . 3490 . ) Worked some placer ground in Richardson Valley about 20 miles from the Cisco pumping plant , and in the spring of 1908 started down the river in a skiff . ( R . 3491 . ) Also had an old scow . Went through the rough water to Moab , on down to ( Cata Cata- Cata ) ract Canyon . ( ( R 11 ) . 3492-3493 . ) Rough water above Moab is in Richardson valley at the mouth of the various washes ; rapid at the mouth of Castle Creek and below Castle Creek at Salt Wash . ( R . 3492-3493 . ) Did not meet any other boats ( traveling travelina ) up or downstream . Saw one boat that cattlemen were using in Jackson Basin , neighborhood of Island ( Mesa Alesa ) . ( R . 3493- 3494 . ) Went to the ( llth 11th ) rapid in the Cataracts and left boats there . Found an inscription ( "F F ) . W . Wright passed here in 1876 . Lost one boat in this rapid . " ( R . ( 3494-3495 3491--3495 ) . ) Did not go clear through ( Cata- Cata ) ract Canyon on this trip . Took boat and went ( up- up ) stream to Moab , went up any way they could . Easier to tow than to row . Did some poling . ( R . 3496 . ) Made a trip overland in 1916 from Moab to ( Green- Green ) river , down to Hanksville and down North Wash to the Colorado River at about Hite . Did not go down the Green River on account of ice . Built a boat and went down to the Narrows above the mouth of the |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
108791 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6k35wbz/108791 |