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. 0689 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll11_0588b.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 pretty well covered with 689 coal ; judged about fifteen . , or twenty tons . They brought this fifteen or twenty tons about a month before he left . . ( R . . 2614 . ) Mr . Charles H . Spencer was there when he left . . At Paria ( he lie ) had charge of the ( amalgamating' amalgamating amalgamating- amalgamating ) since they were ( shut shat ) down at the Ferry , we were . operating at Paria ; went up there before he was . called in at home . ( R . 2615 . ) Mr . Charles H . Spencer was one of the starters of the American Placer Corporation . He has not seen him in the courtroom during the progress ( of of' of ) this hearing . He ( hasn't hasnt ) seen him for years . He [ the witness ] has ( not iiot ) been here ( until mitil ) ( to-day today ) , and does not know for certain that Mr . Spencer lives in Los Angeles . ( R . 2615 . ) He has no ( recollec-- recollec ) tion of either of the two launches making any trips . He did not say whether they did or whether they did not make any trips , and he knows nothing of whether Mr . Charles H . Spencer or other persons , made trips up to the foot of Cataract Canyon . ( R . 2616 ) Redirect ( examination exaiaination ) ( R . , Vol . 14 , pp . 2616- 2617 ) : He ( was -was was ) at Lees Perry when the machinery was . first started . He had nothing to do with superintending the firing of the boilers or the maintenance of steam . ( R . . 2616-2617 ) They had a foreman there in charge by the name of Thornton . That is so ( long long- long ) ( 33307-31-VOL 3330731VOL ) . . 1----44 |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
109195 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pv6n1x/109195 |