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. 0867 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll11_0696b.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 867 ( allftli'- allftli ) . Tlds was on the trip ( upstream upstreaiii ) froin No . 2 Well to Afoab . . ( R . 3379 . ) ( 'I'hey Ihey ) left No . 2 Well about one ( o'clock oclock ) aud ( that tliat ) day went to Shafer Well , No . 1 and were ( hung Imig ) up ) between tlie two wells ( about abotit ) twice , , the first ( time thile ) , aboat 45 ( nii-nutes niinutes ) ( and aiid ) the second ( time thne ) he believes ( wasu't wasut ) over a half all hour but on these ( occasions occasious ) , they ( didn't didnt ) have to take a line ashore . They left ( Shafer Sbafer ) Well the next ( morning mornilig ) about 6.30 , and arrived at ( Moab Aloab ) about 7.30 that ( night iiight ) . They ( didn't didnt ) stop for ( lunch hinch ) as they had ( lunch hincli ) oil the barge . ( R . 3380 . ) On the trip up ( from froin ) No . ( 1 I ) Well to Moab they were held up 4 or ( 5 a- a ) ( times thries ) ( in iii ) the ( forenoon foreiloon ) , but be ( doesii't doesiit ) believe they ( ran rail ) a line to shore . ( He Re ) ( be- be ) lieves that the average ( time tillie ) they were held iip in the ( forenoon forellooii ) was ( from froni ) twenty ( minutes 111inutes ) to a ( half lialf ) an hour . . He ( M'oiild Moiild iYould ) say thirty ( minutes inhintes ) was ( theniaxi- theniaxi ) MU1111 , and five ( minutes inimites ) the ( minimum iiiiiiiniuni ) . ( R . 3381 . ) He believes No . I Well is about 20 or 25 lifiles below ( Moab Afoab ) . He believes it was shortly after one ( o'clock oclock ) the first ( time thiie ) ( they thev ) had to take a * line oitt aiid that they had gone ( upstream upstreal ) about 10 ( miles 111iles ) . ( R . 3382 . ) ) He believes that when lie said 16 iiii1es below Moab ( 'that that ) ( that tbat ) was his best ( judgment judgilient ) and Avas an approximation , aud that it ivas just getting dark when they arrived at ( A-loab Aloab ) . . This trip was made about the 19th of December [ 1926 ] . . ( R . 3383- 3384 . ) ) |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
109105 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6k35wbz/109105 |