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. 0338 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll11_0413a.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 At about mile ( 64 61 ) 1t , ( lie 'lie lie ) ( has bas ) note of A ( throe-foot throefoot threa-foot threafoot ) depth , and a note of a ( grounding groundiug ) along there , ( three- three Oiree- Oiree ) foot depth . He has a note that at about mile 64 there was a bar with gravel and cobbles ; incidentally that bar they got over very nicely going down , but had ( trouble -trouble trouble ) getting over coming up . Just above and just below mile 63 ( he lie ) has ( indiqa- indiqa indioa- indioa ) tions of groundings with a depth of one and ( one-half onehalf one-haIf onehaIf ) feet of water . At mile ( 62J 621 ) 2 he has a note of eight feet plus depth . Eight feet was the greatest depth he could ( meas- meas ) ( ure -ure ure ) with his sounding pole . ( R . 1233 . ) The map he is using is the 1912 survey map and is ( Complainant's Complainants ) Exhibit No . 10 . ( ( E R ) . 1233 . ) The soundings he is giving are the soundings that were taken by himself . There are no ( sound sound- sound ) ings shown on the original map . He has a note of four feet at mile 61 ; 8 feet at mile 60V4 . 4 feet at mile 60 . 4 feet at mile 59' L . He has a note of a grounding at about mile 573K . A grounding at about mile 571 4 , with a depth of 21 2feet . A grounding at mile ( 56-nearly 56nearly ) 57 . Mile 561 3 have a grounding with a depth of 1 % feet . He is not distinguishing between groundings and getting stuck on bars . ( R . 1234 . ) They are |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
109902 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pv6n1x/109902 |