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. 0062 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll11_0272a.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 62 The discharge in each stream was not uniform ; the flow was variable from 3,920 up to 13,200 ( sec- sec ) ( ond-feet ondfeet ) . . ( R . . 292 ) Based on all records the ( Colo- Colo ) rado is larger . ( R . 292 . ) The Green River was the lowest from October i ( 1st Ist ) to the 12th , and in coming down the Green they rowed a large part of the way ; they had no ( mo- mo ) tors ; ; the ( canoe eanoe ) was towed up the Colorado River . ( R . . 294 ) Comparing the two rivers the impediments were substantially the same on both rivers between the mouth of the San Rafael and Moab . It was as easy to go up , or to go down , the one river as the other in a boat of the character he used . ( R . 294 . ) The San Rafael at the ( tune thne ) of the year he was there is a very small stream , a long stream ( with -with with ) little ( rim-off rimoff run-off runoff ) ; not enough water to float an empty canoe . ( R . 295 . ) No mention is made in his report of navigation , except as defining the bed of the river . It was not a navigation report in any sense of the word . . ( R . 295 . ) Mile 68 is the upstream ( limit lh-nit lhnit ) for type of boats used below Moab . He is discussing physical ( char- char ) acteristics of the river channel in his report when he refers to impediments . His report will probably be published as a ( tech- tech ) nical . report on the characteristics of the river . . ( R . . 298 . ) He is not a navigation expert . . His report is a technical report As to the , characteristics of the |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
109896 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pv6n1x/109896 |