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. 1199 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll12_0113b.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 ever lie wanted to and lie 1199 did not make these trips for compensation . He made other trips down the river a considerable distance and received ( compen compen- compen ) sation for them . ( , ( 0ne One ) was when Mr . Oppenheimer had two people , engineers , down there and they wanted to come out . He went down about ( seventy- seventy ) five miles . Of course , there were the trips he made to Moab but he ( doesn't doesnt ) recall any more right now , when he went down the river , but not as far as the junction . ( ( B R ) . 4750-4751 . ) In 1924 he made a round trip to Moab . This was in a rowboat with an Evinrude motor and he went from Greenriver to Moab and returned . He made two and ( one-half onehalf ) round trips to Moab . Two , he believed , in 1924 and one in 1925 . These trips were for compensation . His motor was four horsepower . The first trip was made with two geologists for the Marlin Oil Company . He made two trips for this same com . - pany and they were both past midsummer . ( R . 4751-4752 . ) On the last trip the water was very low . He got back just at Thanksgiving time . On this trip the president of the Marlin Oil Company accompanied him . The power boats that he knows of being operated on the Green River were the Cliff Diveller ( some- some ) times known as the City of Moab , the ( Ncuvajo Navajo ) , and the ( Wilmont Wilquont ) operated by Wolverton . There were two Oppenheimer boats , one a propeller and the other a ( stern-wheel sternwheel ) boat . One of these was called |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
109743 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6k35wbz/109743 |