Title |
No. 14 Original, Abstract of the Testimony, vol. 2, pp. 749-1426 |
Subject |
Mines and mineral resources -- Environmental aspects -- Utah; United States -- Trials, litigation, etc.; Utah -- Trials, litigation, etc.; Utah -- 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. 2, pp. 749-1426 |
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/s6k35wbz |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
110905 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6k35wbz |
Title |
Abstract Testimony, V 2, p. 0968 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll11_0799a.jpg |
Relation |
No. 14 Original. Abstract in Narrative Form of the Testimony Taken before the Special Master, and filed in His Court by Him, vol. 2, pp. 479-1426 |
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 ( fraction fraetion ) of an ( acre aere ) 1 had ( once mice ) beenundor cultivation , "' R . 3790-3791 . ) No people were living there ( and-no andno ) ( orops qrops ) were planted at the time . When the boats were taken out of the river at ( the' the ) . ' ( ( thirteen-foot thirteenfoot ) rapid they ( were Avere ) taken out ( the tile ) day they , reached there and were not carried ( downstream dowiistreain ) and put into the water at the lower ( end cad ) until ( the3r they ) ( starfeod started ) down later . In the ( meantime i-neantime ineantime ) , Bert ( Lopcr Loper ) had ( gone go-tic gotic ) down the river somewhere and brought back thevvet sack of flour . ( R . 3791-3792 . ) When ( he lie ) spoke of the ( east cast ) bank of the stream at Piute ( Farms Farins ) he referred to the left bank ( going roing ) ( down dwa ) ; the river turned southerly in that particular locality . ( When AIVIlen ) he and his party ( went ivent ) down the river on ( tiiis thmi ) trip they had a map used by Professor Gregory ( Galled called ) ( "Navajo Navajo ) ( Reservation Reservatioa ) / ' Professional ( Papsr PapV ) ( Ko Xo ) . . ( 93 9.3 ) Oilthe ( United TJnited ) States Geological Survey . ( They Thay ) also had a ( map 'Map Map ) prepared by ( Mr k1r ) . ( Woodruff AYoodruff ) of the San Juan oil fields and a topographic map of the United States Geological Survey covering a large country and prepared , he believes , in the ( SO's SOs 80's 80s ) . ( All X11 ) of ( the tilt- tilt ) maps were so erroneous that they did not know how far they would have to go down the ( river rivor ) to reach the Colorado . ( R . 3792 . ) ( These Tliese ) maps ( were ivere ) used little if ( any taily ) . The ( "dwellings'' dwellings ) noted in the part of his report devoted to ( archeolog3r axcheolocry ) are located in the canyon wall a mile or so below Spencer Camp . These ruins were reached from the river and are located in ( alcoves aleoves ) in the vertical canyon ( wall vall ) but he does not know how they would be reached by the Indians . There were |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
109267 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6k35wbz/109267 |