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. 1363 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll12_0195b.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 In poling a boat ( he lie ) would ( 13G3 1363 ) follow the eddies and he might get up a little too far to get out and strike a sand bar , but if he would follow the main channel , there would be no trouble . He never had anything to bother when his boat was in the channel of the river ; he might strike and ( swing swiDg ) right off and go on . ( R . 5291-5293 . ) There was always plenty of channel . He hunted as still water as he could get , in poling a boat up the river . He recalls taking a trip from the mouth of the Dolores River down to Moab . He was trapping for the government . The first trip was about a year ago , and he brought the furs down in his boat to Moab . He always trapped for the money that was in it . He has been on a trapping expedition from ( West- West ) water down to Moab . ( R . 5293-5294 . ) He had furs loaded in his boats , and he brought his traps and camp outfit and on that trip he had two of his grandchildren with him ; one was sixteen and the other was about ( twenty-one twentyone ) or ( twenty-two twentytwo ) years old . . He rafted timbers to put the abutment of a bridge in from about eight miles up the river above the Moab bridge , and the abutment and stringers were brought down on the river . He also worked on the barge of the Moab Garage Company for a time . ( R . 5295 . ) He worked for them for about six weeks . Of course , he got on some sand bars , which he expects on any river , and |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
109469 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6k35wbz/109469 |