Title |
No. 15 Original, Brief for the United States, 1929 |
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 |
1929-10 |
Type |
Text |
Format |
application/pdf |
Source |
Original format: 12 microfilm reels |
Language |
eng |
Relation |
No. 15 Original, Brief for the United States, 1929 |
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/s65x2bkw |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
110908 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s65x2bkw |
Title |
Brief for the U.S., 1929, p. 038 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll12_0495a.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 ( the Vie ) countryliorth of San as ( Juan Juail ) ( River Mver ) . Below ( ilia the ) mouth of the San Juan ( testimony testiniony ) indicates that ardent explorers ( use iise ) trails from the south leading to the Natural Bridge Monument near the ( mouth moutli ) of Aztec ( Creek Oreek ) and to the ( Crossing Crosshig ) of the Fathers . Area adjacent to the ( San Sait ) ( Juan Atait ) River . ( -Aceord- Aceord ) ( ing iijg ) to Baker ( ( Exhibit ExIlibit ) 55 , page 10 ) the road from . Bluff continues westward roughly parallel to San ( Juan Jiiai-i Jiiaii ) River to the Goodridge Bridge at Mexican Hat ( from froni ) which it leads southwestward to points in ( Arizona Arizoiia ) . ( Miser T-Riser TRiser ) in Exhibit 56 , pages 26 . to 33 ( ? , ) and testimony Vols . 20 and 21 ( pages pacres ) 3728 3790 , , , describe a road from ( Mexican Mexicali ) Hat which follows a bench ( high Idgh ) above the river ( on oil ) the north side to Johns Canyon and Slickhorn Gulch . A trail leads np Johns Canyon to the upland ( north liorth ) of the river . ( On 011 ) the south side of the river a poor road leads westward to Moonlight and Copper Creeks . ( Prom From ) Copper ( Creek Cyeek ) a road is passable at times to ( tie the ) mouth of Nokai Creek and at one time to ( Zahns Zahins ) Camp ( and aiid ) Spencer ( Camp Calnp ) . Trail leads to the river at other points between the mouth of ( Moon Moon- Moon ) ¬ light ( Creek Creeh- Creeh ) and points ( near ilear ) the ( mouth niouth ) of the river . Between ( Moonlight Moonliglit ) Creek and ( Mexican Hexicall ) Hat ( the tlie ) ( only oinly ) trail to the river is the old ( Honaker HonaIcer ) trail . ( Testimony Testinioliy ) indicates that the old road ( between betweea ) ( Hole-in-tlie-Rock HoleintlieRock ) and Bluff is . practically ( aban abail- abail ) ¬ doned as a route of trade and travel but that it is occasionally used by explorers . |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
109728 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s65x2bkw/109728 |