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. 0714 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll11_0601a.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 College ; in Government 714 service since 1917 , andhas ( done clone ) surveying work in and about the Colorado and San Juan Rivers . San Juan River , first there in 1923 ; ( went vent ) in from Bluff to Oljato Springs , 12 or 13 miles southwest of ( Goodrich Goodriell ) . ( R . 2724-2725 . ) In charge of party of 14 men ; went in by wagons , and came out in the early ( summer suiruner ) of 1924 ; survey commenced on range line between townships 17 and 18 and ran west to west boundary of township 11 . ( R . 2726-2727 . ) . He found the country sandy , with a great deal of surface rock . A family at ( Moonlight Aloonlight ) trading post and one homesteader a mile below were the only people he knows of ( living liviiig ) there , outside of Navajo Indians . ( R . 2727 . ) Vegetation sparce . He has been on San Juan River to canyon at mouth of Slick ( Horn Horia ) Canyon and down along from Clay Hill Crossing . ( R . 2728 . ) He was also on the San Juan River during winter of 1925 and 1926 . Vicinity of Copper Canyon , and along river 12 miles up in 1925 . Survey in 1925- 1926 covered from mouth of Moonlight to below ( Piute Phite ) Canyon . ( R . 2729 . ) Attempted to use boat in crossing with some ( sup- sup ) plies ; crossed once or twice ; crossed on horseback daily . ( R . 2730 . ) Crossed at mouth of Copper Canyon , Nokai and Piute Canyons , also above Piute Canyon . Sandy crossing ; at mouth of Piute Canyon water came up so ( he lie ) had to hold feet up out |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
109233 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pv6n1x/109233 |