| 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. 0496 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Identifier |
1929-1931-roll11_0492a.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 ( ciilty culty ) is experienced in ( getting gettilig ) 496 out of them , as one is liable to get in a pocket formed by a sand bar at the head of the eddy so he might have to come back downstream again to get past the point ( of of' of ) the sand bar . In following up the eddy he would find shallow water all around the head of it , a bar between the boat and the channel , would have to , drop back downstream and come up in the current . ( R . Vol . 9 , pp . 1724-1725 . ) This was between Lees ( Perry Ferry ) and ( Warm Warin ) ( Greek Creek ) . When he got forty or fifty miles upstream to Last ( Chance Chalice ) Creek he turned around and came back , as he thought it was impossible to go farther with the equipment he had . He experienced no difficulty in coming ( back bach ) downstream ; took it very easy and made the return journey in about six . ( hours' hours ) running time . ( R . Vol . 10 , 1728-1729 . ) Before he made his first trip he had secured a ( pilot's pilots ) license for carrying passengers on the river , it being a Government license , and his boat was licensed also as he was figuring ( on oil ) taking tourists up to the Rainbow Bridge . ( R . 1729 . ) He ( didn't didnt ) experiment any more with that boat , as his next experiment was with an outboard ( ino- ino ) tor . He abandoned the ( hull bull ) of this first boat and it is still at Lees Ferry . The next boat ( was iNas ) a small boat about fourteen feet long with a ( four-foot fourfoot ) beam . He equipped this boat with an outboard motor and went upstream ( about aboui ) seven or eight miles . It ( didn't didnt ) have enough |
| Setname |
usa_crc |
| ID |
109284 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pv6n1x/109284 |
