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. 0585 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll11_0536b.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 585 Good Hope bar ; be ( doesn't doesnt ) ( know lmow ) ( whether whetber ) it goes any further or not . It would depend considerably on the stage of the water . He doubts if a horse ( could coiild ) tow a boat up . The Major ( Powell Poive7l ) was a boat ( thirty-five thirtyfive tbirty-five tbirtyfive ) feet long , with two ( six-horsepower sixhorsepower ) steam engines . In his opinion that is not sufficient horsepower to utilize on that river . If he had ( had bad ) more ( horse- horse ) power he could have come up the river there better . ( Current C-arrent Carrent ) of the river was the principal trouble . If ( he lie ) had had sufficient horsepower he could have overcome that of course . , We saw signs of ancient Indian habitations the entire journey from ( Q-reenriver Qreenriver Greenriver ) to the mouth of the Grand wash opening out to the Grand Canyon of the Colorado . They were signs of ( what what' what ) is claimed to be the cliff dweller Indians . By signs he means they found their houses , their granaries , where they stored their food ; found corn , found the remains of their houses . In those found corn tassels , the tops of corn that had been wrapped up with a ( willow -willow willow ) wythe and stored , he supposes , for goat feed . Found bones from animals - utensils that they used one way or the other . Found traces of these cliff dwellers all way down Green River , and on the Colorado ; a good many of ( the fhe ) places they were in the side ( canyons icanyons ) that opened in on to the river ; some of them ( wouldn't wouldnt 'wouldn't wouldnt ) be on the river proper , but on the side canyons . And ( there theTe ) ( -were were ) ( -no no ) evidence that those were of recent date or occupation . ( R . 1977-1979 ) |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
109014 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pv6n1x/109014 |