| 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. 0299 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Identifier |
1929-1931-roll11_0392b.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 lined that one . Always unloaded 299 some of ( 'their their ) , ( duf- duf ) fel , not all of it every ( time tinie ) , but nearly all tlib heaviest part of equipment . ( R . 1128 . ) Prior to the Eddy trip he ( Galloway ) had ( been beeii ) through Cataract Canyon with his father when he was a boy but does not remember the month or year when the trip was made . He has been through ( Glen"' Glen ) Canyon three times . ( R . 1128-1129 . ) Did not have a great deal of difficulty in ( taking talcing ) the Eddy party through Glen Canyon ; found sand bars , but had real high water , ( and aild ) the sand bars were more covered up . Stuck ( on oil ) the sand bars though . Nearly every day would hang ( on oil ) a sand ( bar-some barsome ) of the boats would hang on a sand bar , . ( R . 1229 . ) The other trip he took through Glen Canyon was when he left North Wash with his brother and Mr . Howland and difficulty with sand bars and riffles was encountered during that trip . On his trips between Greenriver , Utah , and the mouth of the Green River , he did not see any other boats empty or carrying freight or passengers . . There have been some ranches in that section of the country but everything is abandoned now . . From the mouth of the Green River down to Lees ( Ferry Ferrv ) there is one old abandoned ranch that has been abandoned for some time in as much as the , cabins have fallen down . He remembers a place called Hite but there was nobody living there . . He met no other boats either light or ( carrying caTrying ) freight or passengers during the times he was in |
| Setname |
usa_crc |
| ID |
109355 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pv6n1x/109355 |
