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. 0738 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll11_0613a.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 difficulties and boat troubles 738 . Boat troubles , in trying to avoid ice cakes , which were two or ( tliree three ) , perhaps four inches thick , in places and the motors would freeze up . The water at that time was just filled with a sort of slush ice ; the propeller ( wouldn't wouldnt ) force the water up as a cooling medium ; frequently stop and clean out the motor . The sand bars they ( didn't didnt ) offer any more trouble then than they had in the past ; always figure on delays on them but no damage was done . ( R . ( 2844r-2845 2844r2845 2844-2845 ) . ) The pack outfit returned over to one of the mesa parties . Vol . 15 , R . 2845 . ( Cross-examination Crossexamination ) ( R . Vol . 16 , pp . 2848- 2853 ) : With the inboard motor boat he operated ( there Caere ) is a metal projection that fends off obstructions from the propeller and this would strike before the propeller struck . ( R . 2848 . ) On the outboard motor there is a tilting ( propel propel- propel ) ¬ ler , which did not have any skag to protect it . The black boat he first ( used -used used ) was an inboard motor boat but he did practically most of his work with the outboard motor boats . He believes that he has made probably not over three complete trips and half dozen or less ( frac frac- frac ) ¬ tional trips on the large barge of the Moab Garage Company . ( R . 2849 . ) He believes he made two trips from Lockhart up , at least one from No . 2 well to Moab and at ( least leaA ) one from No . ( 1 I ) camp to ( Moab Ifoab ) and these were all of the trips he recalls having made . |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
109242 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pv6n1x/109242 |