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. 0748 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll11_0618.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 Rebas been along the 748 ( road i-oad ioad ) over ( San Sail ) ( Juan Junii ) ( county cou'AY couAY ) as far south as Bluff ; ( cast -cast cast ) to the Colorado state ( lino line ) in ( San Sail ) Juan county , and in ( Grand Graiid ) county ( he hc ) , ( ba- ba ) lieves lie has been in every section that is accessible . . He has never been but two or throe miles west of Bluff , and his statements regarding the possibilities of those portions of the state would be confined to the territory east of ( Moab Ifoab ) , Bluff , and Monticello . . ( R . 2891 . ) Moab Valley is located where Spanish ( Yalley Valley ) is named on the pleading ( map niap ) . ( R . 2891- 2892 . ) Court House Washand Mill creek ( discharge disebarge ) large quantities of water and sand in below Moab ( land- land ) ing occasionally . ( R . 2892 . ) Court ( House House- House ) Wash flows into the [ Colorado ] River about one hundred yards below the ( Moab Mo4b ) Garage boat landing . ( R . 2892 . ) He knows nothing personally as to the ( inngibility irxigibility ) ( -the the ) land in San Juan county adjoining the ( Colo- Colo ) ( rado T-ado Tado ) or the Green ( Rivers RiVCTS ) . ( R . 2893 . ) Redirect ( examination examftation ) ( R . Vol . 16 , pp . ( 2893- -2893- ) 2894 ) : In the ( vast -vast vast ) empire ( he be ) has testified to , ( he be ) has seen hundreds of miles of it ; he has been east of Bluff to . the Colorado state ( line -line line ) on the wagon road and has hunted in that country , and possiblysome of the information he has - was obtained on the ( hunting- hunting hunting ) trips . ( R . ( 2893-2894 '2893-2894 ) . ) Moab Valley has now a population of about twelve hundred people , ( R . 2894 . ) U . . S . . GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1931 |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
109154 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pv6n1x/109154 |