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. 0125 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll11_0304b.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 natural -11111111011 it would 125 average two or three ( feet fact ) deep ; from one to three feet deep . ( R . 454 . ) He is ( speaking speakincr ) of the low water season in giving the average of ( from froin ) one to three feet deep . ( R . 454 . ) If the river were ( confined colifined ) to a narrower ( chan eban- eban ) ¬ nel by riprapping , the water in the channel would be deeper than it is now in the ordinary channel . He has taken part with ( some sonie ) success , in the ( enter enter- enter ) ¬ prise looking toward ( confining colifining ) the ( channel ehannel ) for the protection of the lands by riprapping . ( R . 456 . ) ( Expense 1'jxpense 1jxpense ) of work pretty heavy . Probably a ( hun hun- hun ) ¬ dred dollars a rod ; that is , in places ; where you change the current altogether it would cost that ( much mucli ) . ( They Tbey ) were trying to ( make niake ) the river run straight . Could put it in pretty good shape for 2,000 or 3,000 , but you have ( to -to to ) keep ( it' it ) up one ( year yea-v yeav ) after another ; it washes out . ( R . 456-457 . ) He knows of two or ( three tbree ) boats ( that 111-liat 111liat ) have gone down stream from ( Farinington Farmington ) past Bluff and on down to Mexican Hat and down stream to where the placer locations were . The men stopped and got off at Bluff as they came down . He believes it was in 1890 but ( he lie ) never tried to remember ( any fauy ) dates and he ( doesn't doesnt ) know how ( many luany ) men were in the first party . He believes there were two or three men in the one boat and they just had their camp outfit and grub to last the two or three months . He ( didn't didnt ) see any lumber but ( he lie ) saw the one boat be has been referring to . It was a ( small sinall ) boat ( about lbout ) fifteen feet long and four or five feet wide . |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
109795 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pv6n1x/109795 |