Colorado Riverbed Case
Contents | 67 of 216

Brief for the U.S., 1930, p. 108

Update Item Information
Title No. 14 Original, Brief for the United States, 1930
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. Brief for the United States of America, 1930
Spatial Coverage Colorado; Utah; Mexico
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/s6ff3v0h
Setname usa_crc
ID 110906
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6ff3v0h

Page Metadata

Title Brief for the U.S., 1930, p. 108
Format application/pdf
Identifier 1929-1931-roll12_0297a.jpg
Relation No. 14 Original, Brief for the United States of America, 1930
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 firmed by the topographic 108 engineer ( ( Chenoweth Clicnoweth ) ) who made the map . ( Abs . R . vol . 2 , p . 1002 . ) R . B . Stanton , at the time of his survey for a railroad , noted 78 rapids , 36 of which were of such size that portage or lining of boats was required . ( Summary Compl . Exhibit 176 . ) Jones and Dellenbaugh ( Compl . Exhibits 176 and 14 ) , with the second Powell expedition , noted 62 rapids , of which 29 were of sufficient size to require lining or portage . The oral testimony of Kolb , Eddy , Lint , and others in the record , confirms the number of rapids and their magnitude : 4 Mille Crag Bend to Lees Ferry ( Narrow Canyon and Glen Canyon ) . - ( M . R . p . 147 , Exception 61 ) In the ( 176-mile 176mile ) stretch between the foot of Cataract ( Can- Can ) yon at Mille Crag Bend and Lees ( Ferry Ferr3 ) there are stretches as shown by Compl . Exhibit ( SO 80 ) , pages 7 and 8 , totaling 21.31 miles , which have been ( char- char ) acterized as ( rapid-water rapidwater ) stretches . The diary of Jones ( Compl . Exhibit 628 ) second Powell expedition , notes 4 Eddy ( Abs . R . , vol . 1 , pp . 8-14 ) ; Kolb ( Abs . R . , vol . if pp . ( 217-218 217-9218 ) , 230-232 ) ; ( Galloway's Galloways ) ( Abs . R . , vol . 1 , pp . 293 , 295-296 , 29S ) ; Nims ( Abs . R . , vol . 1 , p . 403 ) ; Lint ( Abs . R . , ( vol v01 ) . 1 , pp . 415-416 ) ; ( Dollenbaugh Dellenbaugh ) ( Abs . R . , vol . 1 , pp . 432- 433 ) ; Clark ( Abs . R . , vol . 1 , p . 493 ) ; Stone Abs . R . , vol . 1 . pp . . 514-516 ) ; Rodin ( Abs . R . , vol . 1 , p . 520 ) ; Edwards ( Abs . R , vol . 1 , pp . 562-563 , 580-582 ) ; Kane Abs . R . , vol . 1 , pp . 590-591 ) ; McDonald ( Abs . R . , vol . 1 , pp . 607-608 ) ; Loper ( Abs . R . , vol . 1 , p . 628 ) ; Chaffin ( Abs . R . , vol . 2 , p . 855 ) ; Chenoweth ( Abs . R . , vol . 2 , p . 1002 ) . Photographs as follows : ( Compl . Exhibit 239 , No . 17 ) , ( Compl . Exhibit 241 , No . 36 ) , ( Nos . 56 to 121 , Compl . Exhibit 11B ) , ( Photographs ( Compl Conipl ) . Exhibits 27 to 44 ) , ( Photographs Compl . Exhibits 105 to 114 ) .
Setname usa_crc
ID 109456
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6ff3v0h/109456