| 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. 0833 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Identifier |
1929-1931-roll11_0679b.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 tons ; it was dismantled 833 and taken ( back baclC ) upstream to Olympia bar ; made three trips - made two trips from Olympia bar upstream . ( ( E R ) . 3211 . ) It is 15 miles from California Bar to Good Hope Bar . Copper was mined about 9 miles from Hite , up ( White 'NAThite NAThite ) Canyon ; took ore out on teams to ( Green- Green ) river . It was carried across river in tunnel boat ; ( ( B R ) . 3213 . ) Colorado River Channel shifts from time to time ; during high water or immediately after ; ( obstruc obstrue- obstrue ) tion causes current to run over and bore under it ; shift % or % the distance of river . ( ( B R ) . 3218 . ) Knows of tNio or three islands that ( had bad ) timber on . them which disappeared . ( R . 3219 . ) River ( works -works works ) fast cutting banks out . ( R . 3219 . ) Current ( causes causqs ) whirls . - Going downstream , can not always find channel in same place ; changes from one side of river to the other . ( ( B R ) . 3219 . ) He has known changes to ( occur -occur occur ) between trips . ( R . 3219-3220 . ) He has been on San Juan River in neighborhood of Bluff ; been at ( rnouth mouth ) of San Juan and upstream about 12 miles ; went down 12 miles from Bluff to Bartlett Station by pack outfit . River at Barrett Station , quite a little stream of water , but small ; he went up river bed , no real water there , just lay in pools . This was in October , ( 1900 '1900 ) . ( R . 3220- 3221 . ) Went back to Hite with pack outfit , over old wagon road . Old ( Mormon Moimaon ) trail . ( From Prom ) Hite took . . a boat and ( went -weiit weiit ) to mouth of San Juan River ; and |
| Setname |
usa_crc |
| ID |
109088 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6k35wbz/109088 |
