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Abstract Testimony, V 2, p. 1273
| 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 |
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| Title | Abstract Testimony, V 2, p. 1273 |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Identifier | 1929-1931-roll12_0150b.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 | was still and quiet and then 1273 cross over . He did not tow the boat any of the way ; ( he lie ) was always able to row it up , as the river was quite still , and no riffles to speak of . He did not go upstream after the high water in the spring commenced to come down , and ( he lie ) made all his trips upstream in low water . The river never froze over while he was there , but ( he lie ) was just there the one winter , and has never been back since . ( R . 4992 . ) Redirect examination ( R . , Vol . 28 , p . 4993 . ) : The big boat , when it was loaded on the journey down from ( Hole-in-the-Rock HoleintheRock ) to the camps above and below the San Juan , would draw about eighteen inches of water . ( R . 4993 . ) CLARENCE ( ELMER EMYEER ) BALDWIN For Defendant ( Record , vol . 29 , pp . 4996-5091 ) He resides at Moab , Utah , 49 years of age , and is financially interested in the Moab Garage Company , being one of the principal owners and Vice President . He is a brother of Virgil Baldwin , who works for the Moab Garage Company , and who is a witness in this case . He personally operated some of the boats of the Moab Garage Company , and personally gave his attention to the running of the boats , looking after all of them . ( R . ( 4996-4998 4996-4-998 ) . ) The first boat he operated was called the Punkin Seed , it being a ( round-bottom roundbottom round-bottoin roundbottoin ) boat , the shape of a pumpkinseed , about ( twenty-one twentyone ) feet long and nine feet |
| Setname | usa_crc |
| ID | 109440 |
| Reference URL | https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6k35wbz/109440 |