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. 1006 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll12_0017a.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 lower part being back quite 1006 a ways from the river ; the upper part on the bench just above the river . R . 3964 . ) He found the pack train more dependable in bringing supplies up the river . He was on the big boat on its trial trip in August and when camp was moved the first time . He observed the big boat on the river when he was on it and on one occasion , when it was trying to bring supplies to his last camp he saw the boat on the river below and could see men wading around trying to find a channel in order to get up the river . ( R . 3965 . ) The boat did not reach it . ( R . ( 3965 39605 ) . ) The supplies were dropped back to the old camp about mile 41 , from ( which ivhich ) point they were taken up to the last camp by pack train . It was necessary to tow the boat upstream on his first move . ( R . 3966 . ) While he was working on the river he saw only one boat , owned by a prospector , who came down the river opposite his camp , but whose name he does not know . He was at work , and does not recall that he helped in the operation of the big boat . He noticed changes in the channel of the river at the camp at Lees Ferry , and more particularly , at camps above Warm Creek the changes were taking place rapidly . ( R . 3966-3967 . ) The changes in channel at camp above Warm Creek ( was was- was ) principally a filling up with sand , bars being deposited on the inside of the curves , and occasionally it would shift and cut through a deposit |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
109634 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6k35wbz/109634 |