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. 0111 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll11_0297b.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 ( tgg go ) down to the river but Ill ( he lie ) has actually been in the river . There are small sand ( bars Nars ) on each side of the river and the sand bars will change about and ( some- some ) times get solid rock on one side or the other . When ( he be ) first ( went ivent ) into the country ( he lie ) was on a ( -colonization colonization colonization ) mission and this was his ( life's lifes ) work . , ( R . 406-407 . ) ( Recross-cimmination Recrosscimmination ) ( R . Vol . 3 , pp . 407- ( 414 4.14 ) ) : ( From Froin ) his knowledge in crossing ( back back- back ) and forth ( -over over cover ) the San Juan and from the time he went down to see it and to get water , he would say the average ( depth -depth depth ) of the water at those places would be from two to four feet . He did not ( attempt atteinpt ) to ford the stream during high water . The high water occurs generally about the first of May ( and aud ) ( extends xtends ) to about June first , and then it ( recedes i-ecedes iecedes ) quite rapidly and the ( high-water highwater ) season is passed about July and it gets lower from then on . ( R . 407-408 . ) He did not ( attempt attenipt ) to cross the San Juan River during ( Mgh-water Mghwater dgh-water dghwater ) season either on foot or on ( horse horse- horse ) ( back bacIc ) but the Navajos would jump into it at any ( time tinie ) . He ( hasn't hasnt ) engaged in any such exploits . The ( times tinics ) ( he lie ) has forded it has been practically the ( low-water lowwater ) season . The depths he gave to the ( Spe- Spe ) ( cial eial ) ( Master Alaster ) were the average depths as ( "he he he ) found them . ( R . 409 . ) |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
109460 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pv6n1x/109460 |