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Abstract Testimony, V 2, p. 1325

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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
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ID 110905
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6k35wbz

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Title Abstract Testimony, V 2, p. 1325
Format application/pdf
Identifier 1929-1931-roll12_0176b.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.
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OCR Text ( "Storage Storage "Storago Storago ) . ( -The The ) relation 1325 of storage required to project area has been outlined . Additional storage . may be available above the Dolores site , though no data are at hand . The Dolores reservoir , as planned , backs water to the Montezuma project dam , and additional storage by raising the reservoir could be accomplished only at considerable cost in ( recon- recon ) struction of the diversion system for that project . Lowering the outlet in Dolores reservoir would ( in- in ) crease storage , but would also increase cost for the main canal by lowering the summit grade of the San Juan divide . ( "Conclusion Conclusion ) . ( -The The ) acreage available for this ( proj- proj ) ect is much larger than the water supply ( will wiU ) care for and construction will depend wholly on unit costs , as the cost of the main features of the project will vary but little with considerable variation in acreage . Such unfavorable features of this project as its transportation facilities , large initial ( invest- invest ) ment required , and probably high cost per acre will probably deter development for a long time . " HENRY ( GRIMM GRI31M ) For Defendant ( Record , vol . 29 , pp . 5180-5187 Henry Grimm , of Moab , Utah , is a blacksmith by trade , and has lived in Moab about ( thirty-six thirtysix ) years . He has had a little experience on the Colorado River in August , 1898 , having taken a trip in a boat ( belong- belong ) ing to another gentleman , from where the Moab ( 33307-31-TOL 3330731TOL ) . . 2-38
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Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6k35wbz/109037