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. 0283 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll11_0384b.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 river . Not ( easier ciasier ) to n1avigliteup 283 the ( rivar khrar ) so ( far hax ) as ( sand slind ) bars are concerned . The sand bar ( going goincr ) downstream , the water ( vaiy vary ) ( gradually crradually ) gets ( shallower sliallower ) , then the sand rolls over ( and Cind ) the water all of a sudden becomes deep ; ( there there- there ) ¬ fore ( when wheii ) the boat strikes the bar going upstream the end ( part Ptart ) of the boat is in deep water and ( tho tho' tho ) paddle ( wheel whee ) can ( work Nvork ) in deep water , and pull off . ( R . 1035-1037 . ) > . ( Further Purther ) examination ( R . Vol . 6 , p . 1037 : v ' 5' ( 1"i 1i ) . If you got more water at lower end * of ( bar" bar ) ( y0u -y9oi y9oi ) ( wouldn wouldn't wouldnt ) stick so hard . ( R . 1037 . ) ( Beeross-exaviinatian Beerossexaviinatian ) ( R . Vol . 6 , pp . 1038- 1040 ) : The trip taken down the Colorado River from . Moab to Shafer No . ( 1 I ) well by ( him hiin ) was made either in January or February of 1926 . The boat left ( Moab Afoab ) during - the morning and arrived at the oil well some time during the afternoon and consumed between four and six hours , but ( in iii ) going back up to ( Moab Aloab ) in the same boat it took practically all day ( -about about ) eight or nine hours . He ( doesn't doesnt ) have any distinct recollection of the time he left the ( well Nell ) or the time ( he lie ) arrived at Moab . In going down the river they were hung up about twenty miles ( 011 on ) the sand bar , ( which Nrhich ) required the use of the windlass or capstan to dislodge the boat . There were at least ten people besides the crew on the boat at that time but he had no way of ( deter deter- deter ) ¬ mining the amount of freight carried . ( R . ( 1038- 1.038- ) 1040 . ) |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
109372 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pv6n1x/109372 |