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. 0684 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll11_0586a.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 6S4 ( This 'This This ) expedition disbanded at . Lees Ferry ; Iris ( -trip trip ) through the Grand Canyon was the following year , , with the Geological Survey expedition under ; ( 'Colonel Colonel Colonel ) Birdseye ; he was boatman on that ( expedi- expedi ) ( -tion tion ) . . ( R . 2594 . ) ( Cross-exwniination Crossexwniination Cross-exaIntivation CrossexaIntivation ) ( R . Vol . 14 , pp . 2594-- 2597 ) : The horsepower of the Evinrudes that they used ( "Nvas Nvas ) three or four , and the Elto was three ( "horsepower horsepower -horsepower horsepower ) . When they were going upstream in tandem form , ( Imving having ) one engine to each of two boats , there ( "were were -were were ) two engines that were still in commission , Evinrudes . ( "My My "Aly Aly ) Elto had gone and one Evinrude was gone . " That is all the power they had on that upstream except man power . ( R . 2595 . ) The trip down from ( Hall's Halls ) Crossing was very ( much -much much ) easier and simpler and was attended with less ( obstructions -obstructions obstructions ) and difficulties than the up trip . That was 011 account of the presence of power going . down in our favor rather than the power of the river [ against us ] going up ; just the difference the current makes , inseparable from all up and down stream navigation . ( R . 2595 . ) He has not been on the Colorado River at Moab . . Difficulty of cooling engines has been . overcome , , as far as the pump is concerned . . The grinding action of the gears and other parts is still a ( diffi- diffi ) ( -eulty eulty ) to be reckoned with . . It is employed by ( prac- prac ) |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
109363 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pv6n1x/109363 |