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Show Argument Continued II Page V Physical characteristics 52-55 . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A ) Navigability of ( ft a ) river in law In ( predicated predicatod ) upon navigability in fact , and , in order to determine ( navigability navigtability ) in fact , the ( physi physi- physi ) ¬ cal characteristics of the river ( must niust ) be considered --------------------------- 52 ( ( B 11 ) ) The physical characteristics of the Green , Colorado , and San Juan Rivers within the State of Utah ( arc are ) such that in their ( nat- nat ) ural and ordinary condition they never have in the past been and never will in the future be used as highways of ( com coni- coni ) ( merce nieree ) ------------------------------- 52 III Commercial experiments and ( minor ininor ) boats ( ---------- ) 55-68 Boating experiences ( on oil ) the Green , Colorado , and San Juan ( Ilivers Rivers ) ( demonstrate deinonstrate ) ( that t1nat ) these rivers in ( Utah Utali ) possess none of the attributes of highways of commerce ( Exception 33 ) 55 Between ( Grecnriver Greenriver ) , ( Utah Utali ) , and ( mouth inouth ) of San Rafael ( -------------------------- ) 62-63 Greenriver , ( Utah Utali ) , to ( mouth inouth ) of ( Green------ Green ) 63-64 Colorado River : Castle Creek to ( Moab Aloab ) , ( Utah Mali ) ( --------- ) 64-65 Moab , Utah , to Cataract ( Canyon----- Canyon ) 65-66 Glen Canyon ---------------------- 66-68 Overland routes preferred ( -------------------- ) ( 68-70 6S-70 6S70 ) What is commerce ( when wlien ) navigability is ( the tile ) issue ( Exceptions 44 , 45 ) ------------------- 70-79 ( Profitable Profltablc ) and ( future uttire ) commerce ( --------------- ) 80-81 ( The Tile ) facts compared with ( the tile ) facts in other ( cases cases- cases ) _ 81-88 ( VII YIL ) Indian reservations adjacent to ( the tile ) rivers : ( Signifi Signifi- Signifi ) ¬ cance of the acts of Congress and Executive orders ( affecting affccting ) the Navajo and other Indian ( Reserva Rcscrva- Rcscrva ) tions in Utah ( Exception 2 ) -------------------- 88-91 VIII . Utah since statehood has treated ( the tile ) rivers as being nonnavigable ( Exception 1 ) ( ------------------- ) 91-95 IX . Conclusion : ( Nonnavigability Nionnavigability ) of the rivers having been established , the title to ( the tile ) river beds remains in ( the tile ) United States and the United States is ( en- en ) titled to the relief ( sought souglit ) ( ----------------------- ) 95-97 Appendix ----------------------------------------------- ( 98-263 98-203 ) Cases : ( Brewer-Elliott BrewerElliott Brewer-ElHott BrewerElHott ) Oil & Gas Co . et al . v . United ( Slates States ) , 260 U . S . 77 ( ------- ) 7 10 , 49 , ( 56 50 ) , 51 , 53 , 79 , 80 , 81 , 83 , 90 , 96 , 103 , 196-198 ( Brewer-Elliott BrewerElliott Brower-Elliott BrowerElliott ) Oil & Gas Co . ( ct et ) al . v . United States et al . , 270 Fed . 100 --------------------------------------- 53,83 Donnelly v . United States , 228 U . S . 708 , 709 ( ------------- ) 43,44 |