| 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. 0850 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Identifier |
1929-1931-roll11_0688a.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 ( Gould 'Could Could ) get a ( small sinall ) rowboattliat ( S50 Quo ) didnot ( draw dramr ) ( over ovet ) six or ( eight eiglit ) ( inches inclies ) over . ( ( E R ) . 3285-3286 . ) Lake ( Canyon Cauyon ) ( rapid i-apid iapid ) is of rock , ( some sonic ) are solid and ( some son-10- son10 ) ( 1,10t2 110t2 ) and depth was ( from froin ) 4 to 5 inches . ( ( E R ) . 3286 ! - 8287 . ) In winter of 1.894-1895 there were over 100 * ( - ) pectors along river from ( Hite I-lite Ilite ) to ( Hall's Halls ) Crossing In Fall of ( 1895 1896 ) or 1897 ( made nulde ) a trip to Lees ( Ferry Fei-ry Feiry ) with Ed ( Meskiii Meskin ) in a ( small sniall ) row boat . Water in pretty good ( shape sliape ) . Had a lot of ( sand saud ) waves below the San Juan ( and aiid ) a lot of places ( had liad ) trouble ( find- find ) ing way ( through througli ) with the ( small sinall ) boat . ( R . ( 3287- 3287 ) 3288 . ) ( Bringing ringhig ) boat back upstream , had no , ( seri- seri ) ( ons ous ) difficulties , just towed and poled the boat along . ( R . 3289-3290 . ) Winter of 1898 went down to Klondike Bar . Built two boats . ( R . 3290-3291 . ) Left the boats ( and -ind ind ) supplies and went to ( Hole-in-the-Rock HoleintheRock ) and ( ex- ex ) pected the boats there . ( R . 3291-3292 . ) ( Raver R-i-ver River ) was frozen ( and aud ) full of ice and boats got in ice ( jam jani ) ( and aud ) were lost ; saved part of the ( equipment equipinent ) . ( R . 3292-3294 . ) Afterwards ( brought brouglit ) supplies to place ( where iviiere ) they had tipped boats up , ( and caud ) loaded stuff ( on oil ) ( and -ind ind ) ( took tools ) it down ( through flirouah ) ( river rhrer ) . ( ( K RZ ) . 3294-3295 . ) At ( Klondike Kloildilze ) bar got supplies by way of ( Esca- Esca Eseta- Eseta ) ( lante Itinte ) across the desert to a water hole ( on oil ) the old ( Mormon -Mornion Mornion ) , ( rtfad road ) , ( and aild ) then packed the stuff through the Navajo Valley and down into the Colorado ( lliver Itiver ) , and let down ( from froin ) ledges ( with Nvith ) * ropes riglit on to the Klondike bar . Just ( small sniall ) lumber , a few |
| Setname |
usa_crc |
| ID |
109451 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6k35wbz/109451 |
