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. 0708 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll11_0598a.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 long and that lie looked 708 down as ( he lie ) went along to ( See 80c ) where the water was reaching . : His attention then called to the first trip he took * , . on the Colorado River between Moab ( and aud ) ( Lock- Lock ) ( hai't hait haft ) in 1926 , when he noticed the river ( had Iiad ) shifted between the trip going down and back . He ( re- re ) calls that when he came back up the river the next day that the deep parts of the river were in some other ( place -place place ) than they had been the day before . ( R . 2709 . ) He ( didn't didnt ) care to say ( there theye ) had been a complete change , as there were some places where there was ( no -no no ) shifting ; and as far as his ( recol- recol ) lection goes , the channelwas the same at the mouth of Millcreek when he came back as when he went down ; that there might have been a number of other places where he ( didn't didnt ) see shifting , also , but that is ( the fhe ) only place he paid any particular attention to . ( R . 2710 . ) , When he came back up the river he avoided the current and kept in the quiet water ( and ancl ) generally ( spealdng speaking ) when he went down stream he would stay in the deep part where the current was and going back he stayed out of the current as ( much mach ) as ( pos- pos ) sible , but he still believes that the ( channel chaniiel ) changes from one day to the other . ( R . 2711 . ) The channel is shifting for the ( reason reascil ) that when came up the river ( found-found foundfound ) the water in better condition on a certain side ( than than- than ) on the other , ( pos- pos ) sibly when went ( down doivn ) ; recalls in going down the river at one point above No . 2 well ran aground , |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
109102 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pv6n1x/109102 |