Title |
No. 14 Original, Abstract of the Testimony, vol. 1, pp. 1-748 |
Subject |
Mines and mineral resources -- Environmental aspects -- Utah; United States -- 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. 1, pp. 1-748 |
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/s6pv6n1x |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
110904 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pv6n1x |
Title |
Abstract Testimony, V 1, p. 0295 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll11_0390b.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 By quiet water he means 295 still water that is just above large riffles . ( R . 1116 . ) Further examination ( R . 1117-1119 ) : Hanksville , Utah , is a settlement of about three or four hundred people who engage ( principally prhicipally ) in the sheep business . He came down through Cataract Canyon twice . . The first time he went down there he was alone . . The supplies would not exceed five hundred pounds , camp and all . And the second time he went down with his brother . And with a little more supplies . They always go in places like that as light as they possibly can . When he went down Cataract Canyon first time had only knowledge from what his father said in regard to the condition of the canyon . He had no maps or charts or surveys . ( R . 1118-1119 . ) Redirect ( examination exconination ) ( R . Vol . 6 , pp . 1119- 1121 ) : In going through Cataract Canyon he made portages . He carried the duffel in Cataract ( Can- Can ) yon prettynear from one end of it to the other . ( R . 1119 ) Just at intervals of rapids he would tie up , and take most of his equipment below the rapid ; then either run the rapid or line it , ( whichever -whichever whichever ) he thought he could do the easiest . ( R . 1119-1120 . ) The rapids were lined by himself alone and if he came to ( one ene ) he thought it safest to line , he would do so . . ( R . . 1129 . ) |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
108946 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pv6n1x/108946 |