| 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. 1239 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Identifier |
1929-1931-roll12_0133b.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 ( Ho He ) is ( familiar fainiliar ) with 1239 some of the rapids on the Green River , but has never been able to sail over ( them 'them them ) . He would get up over the rapid water by getting out and towing his rowboats up through the Slide . ( ( E R ) . 4879 . ) 9 When ( he lie ) made these trips he never got any ( sup- sup ) plies at ( any aily ) other point than Green River or Moab ( as -is is ) there was no other place to get them . The trips were taken in August , September , October , and November . He took a trip ( on oil ) the Green River in a ( stern- stern ) wheel motor boat belonging to Mr . Wolverton , and which ( he lie ) believes was named the ( Wilmont TVilmont ) . He started from ( Greenriver Greeilriver ) with ( Mr Air ) . ( Oppen- Oppen ) ( heimer beimer ) in a ( stern-wheel sternwheel stern-wlleel sternwlleel ) boat and something went wrong with the machinery just above the ( Wimmer Winimer ) ranch and in repairing it the cone gear was stripped . ( R . 4879-4880 . ) They floated on down to Mr . ( Wolverton Wolverton's Wolvertons ) place and had him take ( them them' them ) to the head of the ( Cataracts- Cataracts Cataracts ) and back . On the ( re- re ) turn journey , Wolverton brought them back as far as his place , which was just below the ( Wimnaer Winimer ) ranch , and they hired a team at the Wimmer ranch . The purpose of this ( trip It-Tip ItTip ) was to take some people from Indiana down the river and show them the land down there with the idea of irrigating it . There are several large ( bottoms bottonis ) in the river down there and the idea was to raise stock , raise cheap feed , and drive the stock out . |
| Setname |
usa_crc |
| ID |
108821 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6k35wbz/108821 |
