Title |
No. 14 Original, Brief for the United States, 1930 |
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. Brief for the United States of America, 1930 |
Spatial Coverage |
Colorado; Utah; Mexico |
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/s6ff3v0h |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
110906 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6ff3v0h |
Title |
Brief for the U.S., 1930, p. 200 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll12_0343a.jpg |
Relation |
No. 14 Original, Brief for the United States of America, 1930 |
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 down and ( he lie ) could not 200 go any more . When he started out there was so much water in that part of the country that he did not stop for anything . ( Chris Cliris ) Norbeck came up there in 1903 . He saw Mud Lake from 1904 to 1910 , when it was drained . ( 'There There ) was always a little more water in the spring . of the year . He used to cross the lake often in a boat , He went down Mud River , ( crossed 'crossed crossed ) the north side of the lake into Thief River and went down Thief River . ( William 117illiam ) J . LaBree has lived at Thief River Falls for 40 years . In 1893 or 1894 he visited the lake ; found plenty of water . It was a high year . He took a ( flat-bottom flatbottom ) boat from Thief River to Holt and went across the lake . Michael Sorem went to the lake hunting and crossed it frequently . He stated that it was very fair rowing but had to push the boat ahead at times . Tom C . Severson knew the river since 1895 and ( used -used used ) boats for shooting . ( Two Tuo ) other witnesses testified that they had used rowboats crossing and hunting upon the lake . Fladelandj witness for the defendant , knew the lake since 1899 . He was engaged in general ( mer- mer ) chandise business for years . He traveled from Thief River to Grygla by boat , made the trip five times and had goods brought up that way . Used rowboats and also gasoline launch . In 1900 shipped in supplies and merchandise . Had channel cut 200 rods , 6 or 8 feet wide through the peat so as to ( navi- navi ) |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
109065 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6ff3v0h/109065 |