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. 0280 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll11_0383a.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 neclivaci ottomwnation 3SO ( R . Vol . ( 6-pp 6pp ) . ( 1032- 103-2- ) 1037 ) : ( "While While V'Iiile VIiile ) ( 011 oil ) the Colorado River his survey ( party paAy ) ( operated operatcd ) two small boats for the purpose of ( -crossing crossing ) back and forth . They were row boats , ( one oiie ) of them being roughly fifteen feet long , four feet wide , and would draw loaded , ( in iii ) his opinion , about twelve ( inches hiches ) of water . The other boat he did ( not iiot ) use and was not ( familiar flall-lilial flalllilial ) with its dimensions . He crossed the ( liver river ) four or five times at a point between Kane Creek ( anticline ailticline ) and the Shafer ( anti anti- anti ) ¬ cline ( just jiist ) below what was called Sorghum Camp . During these crossings he had occasion to observe the conditions of the river bed . ( R . 1032-1033 . ) They had considerable trouble during some of the crossings ; had to carry a survey line across the river at ( one oue ) location and sent John Shafer over , with the rod and the boat ; he was alone in the boat ; ( he be ) tied the boat ( on oil ) the bank of the river and went up to the mesa . where he was going to give them the turning point . ( R . 1033 . ) While he ( Shafer ) was going up toward the ( turn turn- turn ) ¬ ing point they heard splashing noises along the river , and they saw the bank was caving , the river was cutting into the banks , and it would cave off big chunks of sand into the river , and they also noticed that it was caving right where this ( man niall ) had tied his boat . The place looked all right when he tied it there ; ( wiltows ivillbws ) were growing there ; but a big chunk of sand caved into the boat and partly ( sank saiik ) the boat . |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
109146 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pv6n1x/109146 |