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. 0239 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll11_0362b.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 ( 239 . before ; he ( doesn't doesnt ) remember what rapid it was ; they just up to look at it while we went down and took on a load of supplies . Mr . ( "Wimmer Wimmer Wimmer ) freighted the load of supplies in by wagon over the rough roads to Hall Crossing ; that at the mouth of Hall Creek , or very close to it . . Then unloaded Mr . ( ChenowTeth's ChenowTeths Chenoweth's Chenoweths ) surplus and loaded up with fifteen hundred pounds of supplies for Trimble , another engineer connected with the survey further ( down-connected downconnected ) with the San Juan survey . Wimmer met him a very short distance above the point where he ( Wimmer ) reached the river . He would say he was a mile above his camp , very short distance above the camp . He , ( Wimmer Winimer ) , had a little joy ride up to the foot . of the rapid . ( R . 846 . ) The boat was empty . He brought supplies from Greenriver , or from one of those towns up north , by road . Wimmer is a river man ; he has always got boats scattered at different places ; he is always ( experi- experi ) menting . No supplies were ( taken Wken ) up the river ; ; they ( un- un ) loaded ( Clienoweth's Clienoweths ) surplus so he could take it up by wagon , so Wimmer could take out certain ( sur- sur ) plus supplies that ( Chenoweth Chelloweth ) ( didn't didnt ) want to be . bothered with . . ( R 847-848 ) |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
109192 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pv6n1x/109192 |