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. 1314 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll12_0171a.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 Gross ( Examination Exanzination ) 1314 ( R . , vol . 29 , pp . 5145- 5151 ) : He thinks the place where ( he lie ) took the Stanton ( -supplies supplies ) in the second time was Wilson Creek , but ( -lie lie ) can not remember ( what vIiat ) they did call it . He was manager of road construction ( from froin ) ( Green- Green ) * river and built and changed the road to the place they went on the river [ with the Stanton material ] with ( rthe the ) exception of the wall that was put on ( for'going forgoing ) down into the river . Prior to that time there had ( been -been been ) a road from Greenriver to Hanksville but ( he lie ) had to change it entirely because the men who agreed to ( fhaul Iaul ) for him quit because of the condition of the road . ( There 'There There ) were several places where ( he lie ) improved the , road . ( R . 5145-5146 . ) The road was just anywhere there , and it made it a longer distance , had to cut ( around -around around ) , as far as the work was concerned ; put in a few Jills in deep arroyas that was cut , they filled them ; ( there -there there ) was no regular road building . ( R . 5147 . ) The road he built for Stanton is the one that is ( -used used ) now between Greenriver and Hanksville . From Hanksville they went south between the middle and Ahe south Henry Mountains and over the pass , ( build- build ) ( 'ing ing Ing ) a road so that the heavy machinery could be taken ( -over over ) . ( R . 5147 . ) From the pass they went down Hanson Creek a few miles , then over the range to a ( rpoint Point ) where they delivered supplies on the river . . At the point where they delivered supplies on the Tiver it was necessary to shoot a good deal of rock in order to build a dugway that was very dangerous |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
109746 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6k35wbz/109746 |