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. 0270 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll11_0378a.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 This country is practically 270 ( uninhabited inlinliabite ) ( , . ) except Joe ( Biddleton iddleton ) and ( brother's brothers rother's rothers ) ( camp canip ) about 60 ( miles iniles ) ( south sontli ) of ( Grcenriver Greenriver ) ; few ( sheepherders sliceplierders ) in winter ( time 'tinie tinie ) ; two or three men at ( Duchesne Ducliesne ) Oil Association ( camp ed-inil edinil ) . 20 ( miles iniles ) south old ( uninhabited uniuliabited ) ( camp ealup ) of ( Wolverton Wolvertou ) , who was interested in oil placer ( claims clainis ) ( in hi ) Elateriate basin ( in Iili ) 1914-1915 . Wolverton ( brought bi-otight biotight ) ( small snuill ) oil rig in ( overland overhand ) and lowered over * the cliffs on Old Spanish Trail ( into hito ) ( Elaterite Ehiterite ) basin . ( . . R . 996 . ) The problem of transportation was a part of his ( professional pi-ofessioual piofessioual ) duties ( in hi ) making an ( examination exaniination ) and report ( on oil ) the region in the vicinity of Shafer No . 1 well . ( In Ili ) making his examination ( he lie ) ran a ( trav trav- trav ) erse ( from froni ) the last known ( Government Governinent ) section corner at Moab , down the Colorado River to Kane Creek Canyon , thence up Kane Creek Canyon to Hunter Canyon , thence along Hunter Canyon to the locality of a supposed corner , thence continued up Kane Springs amphitheater , across the divide between Kane Springs and the Colorado River and down ( tbe the ) Colorado . ( R . 997-998 . ) Another traverse was run from the mouth of Kane Springs to ( Hurry-Up HurryUp ) Trail and took sight shots all along the Colorado River on both sides . The traverse was then run down Indian Creek and sight shots and sight traverse was run to determine the structural attitude of the formations with ( re- re ) spect to possible anticlines , favorable to the ( ac- ac ) cumulation . of ( oil ofl ) in commercial quantities . ( R . 998 . ) |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
109381 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pv6n1x/109381 |