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. 0797 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll11_0661b.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 Thaboats ( had bad ) to be dragged 797 over the ledge [ worked ( them thein ) over ] . Had to get out and push ; they got out , unloaded the boats coming down , and . portaged the supplies . ( R . 3051 . ) Portage around the ledge was ( made inade ) in Utah on the ( riglit-hand riglithand right-hand righthand ) side of the river coming down . All * of the men got out of the boats and they were ( let" let ) down carefully . He is not prepared to say exactly how wide the ledge is but as he remembers , the water gets shallow for about one ( hundred hund-recl hundrecl ) feet and then drops into deep water . He did not go clear across the ledge as he could see where the water line on the other side was . It was in a water falls but you could see where the water tumbled going over the ledge . ( R . 3052 . ) There is a little drop but not a great deal . It was a place where the Navajos ( used usecl ) to drive their cattle across but they did not ( have ha-ve have ) a ferry boat there . The walls of the canyon near this ledge crossing are not so high as they are below , and the river is more accessible from the back country . He saw the old trail leading ( down dovni ) to the river . ( R . 3053 . ) When he answered Mr . ( Burdick's Burdicks ) letter he ( en- en ) deavored honestly and frankly to answer it and to make statements of facts as he understood them to apply to the case . He had no reason to mislead ( Mr Air ) . . ( Burdick BuTdick ) and he endeavored to make a ( state- state ) ment that would enlighten his knowledge . ( R . 3054 . ) ( 33307-31-VOL 3330731VOL ) . . 2-4 |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
109492 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6k35wbz/109492 |