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. 0152 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll11_0318a.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 ( thathadn't thathadnt ) been no more 152 than located there ( 'un- un ) ( til -til til ) the high water ( come conic ) and washed all away . Bluff was the first place he thought of settling on , at the mouth of ( Moiitezumu Montezu1na ) canyon ; they had a little town there where Bill ( Hyde's Hydes ) parents lived ; ( the -the the ) water washed them . away ; washed the trading post away , all the land , and Bluff was a place the people settled to make a permanent home . No talk : of gold when ( he lie ) got there , nor of oil . Has not seen any . ( R 562-563 . ) Redirect examination ( R . Vol . 3 , pp . 563 ) : The ( productive produciive ) part of that county is all east of a line running north and south through Bluff . He has run cattle in the country west of there . There are no farms west or north . There was a ( man inan ) who raised a few watermelons and corn in Comb Wash that year , but sometimes water would go down there and swipe everything off . ( R . 563 . ) He ( doesn't doesnt ) know how ( many niany ) cattle would be run to an acre in the country . ( R . 563 . ) ( Further Yurther ) examination ( R . Vol . 3 , pp . 564 ) : The only thing land is fit for is for grazing country ; not for agriculture , but sheep and cattle do very well . ( R . 564 . ) Redirect ( examination examiuation ) ( R . Vol . 3 , pp . 564- 566 ) : Where the rivers ( come conic ) together there is nothing ( hut but ) red rock ; only a few cobblestone mesas . South , of Elk Mountain and all the mountains east of there has quite a lot of grazing land . Elk ( Moun- Moun Aloun- Aloun ) |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
109835 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pv6n1x/109835 |