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. 1351 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll12_0189b.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 tions would depend upon 1351 the length of the lumber they had to haul . ( ( E R ) . 5257 . ) ( Cross-examination Crossexamination ) ( R . , Vol . 30 , 5258-5260 ) : The running time from Castle Creek to Moab would be all the ( way Nvay ) from two and a half to three hours in the spring when the river was flush . At low water he has taken as high as ten hours to make the trip , and the slow water would cause the delay , as there are stretches of water between Castle Creek and Moab where the river would probably not run over a mile or a mile and a half an hour at low water . All the lumber was ( long-leaf longleaf ) yellow pine , and would grade around No . 2 Common , and he believes that Mr . Branson got about 22.00 a thousand in Moab for the lumber . ( R . 5258 . ) The price would be approximately the same in 1902 and 1903 . When he made the raft trips down there would be just two of them . They never had over two men on a raft at any time he ( went ivent ) . There was a road up the river , and he would go back with team up the river to the mill . In 1897 and 1898 he went over what was called Wilson Mesa ; would climp out of Moab to a point about 7,000 feet , andwould drop over the hill into Castle Valley . There was a road across there . It was not exactly a ( road Toad ) , but he got over it with a team . He would use Mr . ( Branson's Bransons ) team . ( R . 5259 . ) |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
109455 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6k35wbz/109455 |