| 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. 0423 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Identifier |
1929-1931-roll11_0455b.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 423 He made no investigation of any character along each side of the river as he went down ; it was merely our job to get to the ( junction juuction ) of the rivers and start to work . . After lie got to the end of Cataract Canyon on that trip , he saw no boat except their own until they stopped at Hite , where they saw the boat Tom Humphreys had there ; camped there overnight . . After he left Hite , the next one he saw was tied up at Bull Frog Creek . After that the ( next -next next ) boat he saw was the Edison boat with a stern wheel on it . ( R . . 1504 . ) The boat was approximately thirty to forty feet ; had no experience with it ; just camped there overnight where it was tied up . ( R . 1504- 1505 . . ) This was at the Crossing of the Fathers , he believes . He ( sa'w saw ) some small rowboats at Lees Ferry , the Water Resource branch had there , and some the Edison Company had there . They were all ( row- row ) boats and one canoe . He ( doesn't doesnt ) recall seeing any motor boats or gasoline launches . ( R . 1505 . ) . Left their boat at mouth of Fremont ; the rest of them were already there . Left their boat there for the Edison Company . ( ( 'n n ) . 1505 . ) He believes that the Edison Company planned to do some work on the proposed Lees Ferry dam , which was approximately three miles above the ferry itself ; there is a horseshoe in the river , Horseshoe Bend . . That was the dam site . . They ( would Nvould ) have used these boats on work on this dam |
| Setname |
usa_crc |
| ID |
108971 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pv6n1x/108971 |
