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. 1203 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll12_0115b.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 He took the supplies 1203 up to the camp and stayed there about two weeks and ( he lie ) saw Bert Loper at , that camp . He also saw Loper operating his , [ ( Wimmer's Wimmers AVinimer's AVinimers ) ] boat up the river . ( ( E R ) . 4762-4763 . ) He did not see ( him hiiii ) have any trouble and as far as he knows ( Loper Lop6-u Lop6u ) had never run a motor boat before . Loper brought down a nice load of wood , which he . [ ( Winnner Wiminer ) ] unloaded . He found a deer in the ( bot bot- bot ) . tom of the boat . ( ( E R ) . 4764 . ) He had known ( Miv Mr ) Loper for several years before this and ( had bad ) ( never- never never ) known of Loper . operating a motor boat . In 1922 he went from Los Angeles to Lees Ferry and on ( lip up ) to Halls Crossing with four boats . Three of the boats were equipped with three ( horse horse- horse ) power Evinrude motors and Mr . Freeman had a motor but he ( doesn't doesnt ) know what kind it was . There ( were -were were ) six men on the upstream trip and ( com com- com ) ing back there were sixteen , including the crew . They had some trouble going up past Aztec Canyon as they did not have power sufficient to get up the . current with two boats because before they got there two of the engines had gone bad and these boats were put ahead of the other two and pushed up . The boats were loaded with gasoline for the round trip . ( ( E R ) . 4765-4766 . ) Supplies for the ( one-way oneway ) trip would do them twenty days he believes . Each boat was loaded with about seven hundred pounds . At the point where they had difficulty there was plenty of water , but they did not have power enough |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
108872 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6k35wbz/108872 |