| 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. 1219 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Identifier |
1929-1931-roll12_0123b.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 ( "Q Q ) . ( "Would Would Would ) you say in ( 1219 11-91.9 ) all the time you have been on the river you have been in the water as many as ( twenty-five twentyfive ) times ? ( "A A ) . No , sir . ( "Q Q ) . You would say soniewheres beween five and ( twenty-five twentyfive ) times ? ( "A A ) . I would say it ( wasn't wasnt ) ( twenty-five twentyfive ) . ( 7' " ) ( R . 4813 . ) He ( doesn't doesnt ) . believe it would run anywhere near ( twenty-five twentyfive ) times as he never got in the water very often to help the boat off . ( "If If ) you notice in the pictures , you will notice me sitting back in the engine and letting the other fellow do that . " ( R . 4814 . ) There were not very many times that some member of the party would get out to help the boat off as he usually had a pole or something to push it back and he ( couldn't couldnt ) give an estimate as to how many times , but he believes it did occur . He ( doesn't doesnt ) believe he was ever on a sand bar to exceed thirty ( minute's minutes minutis ) , if that long . ( R . 4814 . ) When Mr . Freeman , the other two men , and ( him- him ) self came up from Lees Ferry to Halls Crossing he believes they were traveling eleven days ( alto- alto ) gether , but they went to the Rainbow Bridge the one day . He ( doesn't doesnt ) know how many miles it was and he ( hasn't hasnt ) much idea about it , but his judgment would be about one hundred ( twenty-five twentyfive ) to one hundred fifty miles . ( R . 4815 . ) Some days he ( didn't didnt ) make as much as eleven miles a day and sometimes more on the trip from Lees Ferry to |
| Setname |
usa_crc |
| ID |
109421 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6k35wbz/109421 |
