Title |
No. 14 Original, Abstract of the Testimony, vol. 1, pp. 1-748 |
Subject |
Mines and mineral resources -- Environmental aspects -- Utah; United States -- 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. 1, pp. 1-748 |
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/s6pv6n1x |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
110904 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pv6n1x |
Title |
Abstract Testimony, V 1, p. 0506 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll11_0497a.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 . and ( two 'two two ) people lived at 506 Hite [ Utah ] or Dandy ( Grossing Crossing ) . These men were Johnny Hite and Fred Gibbons , and they had ( some solne ) placer claims there and up White Canyon ; Cass Hite lived a little way ( be- be ) low Hite post office by himself . There was a post ; office at Hite at that time , and mail was brought in by pack horses from Greenriver by the way of ( Hanksville Hauksville ) . Mr . Stanton had some boats ( on oil ) the river at this ( time tinie ) , and he [ Stone ] was in these boats from time ( -to to ) time . They were used for the purpose of ( cross- cross ) ing the river with supplies and now and then to take supplies down the river to other camps which were established from place to place . ( R . 1766- 1767 . ) Mr . ( Stanton -Stanton Stanton ) had the whole of Glen Canyon ( prac- prac ) tically surveyed and located for placer claims . He ( believes- believes ) that one boat ( was -was was ) brought up from Lees ( JFerry Ferry ) by a party of Mr . ( Stanton's Stantons ) employees , and when they would take supplies downstream they would bring back the empty boats by means of oars in stretches of ( quiescent quiescelit ) water , and in other places they ( would -would would ) tow them with a tow line from the ( bank baink ) , , or in shallow places by wading ( in ill ) the river . At this time ( he lie ) saw boats handled ( in ill ) this way ( twenty-five twentyfive ) or thirty times at least . ( ( B R ) . 1767 . ) The stage of water during the time ( he lie ) was there was fairly uniform . Sometimes it got rather low , but there was no great flood at that time . The sand and mud bars were shifting to a greater or less |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
109773 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pv6n1x/109773 |