Title |
No. 14 Original, Abstract of the Testimony, vol. 1, pp. 1-748 |
Subject |
Mines and mineral resources -- Environmental aspects -- Utah; United States -- 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. 1, pp. 1-748 |
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/s6pv6n1x |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
110904 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pv6n1x |
Title |
Abstract Testimony, V 1, p. 0019 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll11_0250b.jpg |
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 19 Compl . . Exh . . No . 28 shows approach to or upper part of Rapids No . 5 , but not the rapids . . ( R . 87 . ) Compl . . Exh . No . 29 shows approach No . 5 Rapids . . Compl . . Exb . . No . 31 ( only onl3r ) a fair representation of Rapids No . ( a' a ) . Third most troublesome rapids in Cataract ( Can- Can ) yon is where river drops 115 ft . ; designated by Government as a mile in length . Lining all day ; ; made no picture ; water was very swift . Rapids Nos . 22 and 23 both bad ; has picture of No . 22 and a distance picture of No . 23 . ( R . 88 . ) There are 54 bad rapids indicated on government map . He made photograph of few of them . ( R . 89 . ) Information as to second feet of water during flood obtained from gauging stations . Learned height of water at gage , and that the water at that height indicated about so much water . ( R . 89 . ) Side streams flowing into the Green River not of any consequence ; San Rafael not much of river at that time of year . ( R . 90 . ) Combined flow of Green and Colorado at head of Canyon , 40,000 . Amount of water in San Juan ( sub- sub ) tracted . Estimates amount of water in Cataract Canyon during flood 119,000 ( second-feet secondfeet ) ; water reading obtained at Lees Ferry . ( R . 90-91 . ) Two members of party were majoring in geology ; also a man ( who wbo ) is now an instructor in geology at Northwestern University , but no time was spent in ( geological creological ) studies . Occasional side trips were made into side canyons . In Labyrinth , climbed to rim . . |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
109098 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pv6n1x/109098 |