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. 0143 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll11_0313b.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 ( He Ile ) never ( knew know ) of Indians 143 ( using ushit ) ( boats boat's boats ) in any way either for crossing the river or for navigation up and down the river . He went to Bluff and Goodrich , Utah , overland by road which was ( not' not ) over two miles fiom the river at the farthest point . Further examination ( R . Vol . 3 , pp . 522- 523 ) : He began business as a trader in 1910 and ( con- con ) tinued until ( 1919 L919 ) , handling general merchandise for the Indians . In hauling supplies he used wagons and had he been given an order to take supplies to the placer miners he would have taken them down the river in a wagon ; down the road along the river bank . He means down the bank of the river and there is a road all the way on the north bank that he believes has been there since 1909 . He ( doesn't doesnt ) know how long it has been built but he ( knows kilows ) it is there as * he saw it . At the time he had his store there were no miners that he knew of in the country . ( R . 522- 523 . ) He operated a general merchandise store , using wagons for transportation purposes , and would have taken supplies down the river by wagon had he been given ( an all ) order . ( R . 523 . ) GEORGE E . BLAKE For Complainant ( ( Record Ilecord ) vol . 3 , pp . ( 524-520 524-5126 ) ) He resides at Farmington , New Mexico , and is a merchant . |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
109359 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pv6n1x/109359 |