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. 0907 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll11_0716b.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 . m * # * M KX ' > * . ' 907 Redirect ( examination exataination ) : Boat taken down river , never taken back ; torn up and used for building sluice boxes and other things , His trip on Grand ( Colorado ) River in 1896 between Cisco and Moab ( R . ( 3584 3581 ) ) was made latter part of June , reached Moab on July 3rd : water at too low a stage to attempt to boat down , walked down along talus on side . I At Moab he saw ferryboat and one or two ( row- row ) boats . ( R . 3586 . ) In 1892 or 1893 ( he be ) made a trip on the Green River from about a mile above the railroad bridge at Greenriver [ Utah ] to about the junction of the Green and Colorado Rivers . He could not fix the exact point where the journey terminated , because at that time the only settlement or habitation on the Green River was ( Wheeler's Wheelers ) Ranch , which was about twelve miles below Greenriver by wagon road , and about ( twenty-five twentyfive ) or thirty miles by the river below ( Green- Green ) river Station , and from there on down there was absolutely nothing or nobody that ( he be ) knew of between there and North Wash above Hite . This family was going down there to settle on a big flat that was there . ( R . 3587 . ) Had ( flat-bottomed flatbottomed ) barge ; it was very similar in construction to the one that they took down the river , although not so extensive , and not so well built as the one they took our machinery down the river with . ( R . 3587-3588 . ) The tripNvas made in July or August [ 1892 or 1893 ( ] ) ) , The boat used drew about four to ( six siK ) inches of water . |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
109026 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6k35wbz/109026 |