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. 0760 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll11_0642a.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 760 ( -of of ) the San Juan River at that point . . He was around Bluff during the summer of 1926 , and prior to that in 1921 . . He was not west of Bluff at all . . He iNas north of Bluff practically ; that river flows east and west ; it would be east of Bluff and north and a little west . ( R . 2927-2928 . ) As he recalls the ( San Sqn ) Juan probably had a ( dis- dis ) charge of four thousand [ second ] feet at the ( vari- vari ) ous times he saw it ; it was quite wide for the discharge . He does not know how wide it is there ( -at at ) Bluff . His company has a producing field at Shiprock , New Mexico , ten miles from the San Juan River . A truck is used to transport the freight in to Shiprock . They drilled eight wells up there . The freight which came in on the ( rail- rail ) road to Farmington , New Mexico , was hauled from that railroad point ( to the oil field ) . ( R . 2928 ) The Riff Climber was gone when he went back . ( R . 2928-2929 . ) ( Cross-examination Crossexamination Cross-exconination Crossexconination ) ( R . Vol . . 16 , pp . 2929- 2955 ) : The ( road ) survey was commenced by him March 32 1926 , and he personally ( had bad ) the survey in charge every day from the start to the finish . . ( R . . 2929 ) ) The survey was made in order that an estimate might be prepared on the cost of construction of the road , in the event an oil field was developed . . That was the sole purpose of the survey . . ( R . . 2930 . . ) ( Complainant's Complainants ) Dchibits Nos . ( 464,464-A 464464A ) and 464B , , identified by witness as representing the same ( sur- sur ) |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
109759 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6k35wbz/109759 |