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Abstract Testimony, V 2, p. 1189

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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

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Title Abstract Testimony, V 2, p. 1189
Format application/pdf
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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.
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Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6k35wbz/109109