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. 0787 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll11_0655b.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 ferry to ( Warm Warin ) ( Greek Oreel ) ( on oil ) 787 the boat . He only helped some getting started , but ( has li'as lias ) had experience with some other boats . ( R . 3019 . ) They built the ( OJias Chas ) . ( H Lt ) . Spencer at Warm ( Greek Creek ) , came down to the ferry ( and aild ) back to Warm ( Greek Creek ) . That ( was -was was ) one trip . Down to the Ferry , and back to Warm creek , and down to the Ferry and tied it ( up tip ) , and that was the ( last hast ) it was ever used . It sunk . He saw it sink . ( R . 3019 . ) That was two and ( one-half onehalf ) trips , two trips up and two trips down . The barge built for hauling coal got away and ( went ivent ) down the river . After that they used the ferryboat , inasmuch as there was not ( much inuch ) travel at that ( time tinle ) , the ferryboat being used for one trip . The two times that the ( diaries Owr7es ) LT . Spencer came into Lees Ferry there were about five tons of coal in the ( hull liull ) which were never unloaded . It was used for firing the boilers . Before the boat sank they took some of the coal out and used it for ( black black- black ) smith purposes and some was ( hauled haided ) away , about five tons altogether sank with the boat . ( ( E R ) . 3020 . ) He does not know exactly but thinks there were ( pos- pos ) sibly seven or eight tons brought to Lees Ferry . He has forgotten just how long it was from the time the boat started to operate and the time it quit . The same outfit [ Spencer ] had a boat called the Violet Louise . This boat was about forty feet long and about six feet wide . The name of the company that operated the Violet ( Lowse Louise ) was the Nome Gold |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
109370 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6k35wbz/109370 |