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. 0204 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll11_0345a.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 After arriving at Greenriver 204 the boat ( was -Ava Ava ) ( tied 'tied tied ) ( lip UP ) ( lit at ) the bank . ( ( E R ) . 745-746 . ) The new boat was ten feet longer ( tlian than ) the other boat but just the same width ; if anything was a little heavier as they ( had bad ) a boiler aboard . ( One Oiie ) ( thing thilig ) that stopped them on the second trip was the lack of fuel . The water appeared just the same on both trips ; ( there -there there ) was a little bit more water ( on oil ) the trip ( he lie ) made in the canyon . ( "When When When ) they left Greenriver they intended to go ( to -to to ) Moab . They took all ( the tbe ) . coal they could hold on the boat . If they had any coal when they got back he ( doesn't doesnt ) know anything about it because they ran out of coal before they got back and burned drift wood found along the river . ( R . 746- 748 . ) Had ( 110 no ) dock ; tied it along the bank . There ( was -was was ) no other place to tie it , just the bank there ; ( wouldn't wouldnt 'Wouldn't Wouldnt ) call it suitable ; it had to do . ( R . 749 . ) He was unable to find any ( well -well well ) defined channel in the Green River inasmuch as the sand bars were shifting from place to place and the deep water ( changing ebanging ) at all times . ( R . 750-751 . ) There was a channel in the Green River , but there was ( 110 no ) defined channel . ( R . 750 . ) There were changes in channel at particular points between those dates ( R . 751 ) ; there ( were weire ) changes all the time , one place to another . The channel , what you call the channel , changed from one place to another . ( R . 752 , ) Can not tell in general at what places because so many of them |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
109447 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pv6n1x/109447 |