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. 0812 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll11_0669a.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 812 ( Lees Leas ) Ferry - was because ( couldn't couldnt ) go any farther . . They wanted to go ( -up up ) ( farther fartber ) . ( R . 3113 . . ) ( 1-fe 1fe ) did not know what point he [ Spencer ] was , making for . He ( didn't didnt ) know a thing about it , he just started to go up the river , ( that's thats ) all he knows ( R . , 3113 . ) They were up a quarter of a mile and turned around and went ( downstream downstreain ) . They left Warm Creek on that trip early in the morning , as early as they could get away . He ( doesn't doesnt ) know how early . This trip was made in ( the t1le ) latter part of March , spring of the ( year yeaT ) . ( R . ( 3113 311-3 ) . ) They arrived at Lees ( Ferry FerTy ) late that afternoon , just before sundown ; the sun was getting very low . ( R . 3114 . ) It was seven or eight ( o'clock oclock ) before they got away . It was daylight when they left and daylight when they arrived . He has refreshed his ( memory mernory ) after talking ( with -with with ) someone else and it was early in the morning ( when ivhen ) the trip was started and they arrived at Lees Ferry late in the afternoon . . ( R . 3114-3115 . ) ( The Tlie ) sand bar which they ran into a quarter of a mile above [ Warm Creek ] was on the south side [ of the river ] . During that day they also ran into a rock but did not run into any more sand bars on the quarter of a mile trip down to Warm creek . . On the trip down from ( Warm lVarm ) ( creek cTeek ) to Lees Ferr7 they would run into sand bars . . They were on one about three OT four hours , , which they ran onto along in the afternoon . . |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
109086 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6k35wbz/109086 |