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Abstract Testimony, V 2, p. 1115
| Title | No. 14 Original, Abstract of the Testimony, vol. 2, pp. 749-1426 |
| Subject | Mines and mineral resources -- Environmental aspects -- Utah; United States -- Trials, litigation, etc.; Utah -- Trials, litigation, etc.; Utah -- 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. 2, pp. 749-1426 |
| 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/s6k35wbz |
| Setname | usa_crc |
| ID | 110905 |
| Reference URL | https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6k35wbz |
Page Metadata
| Title | Abstract Testimony, V 2, p. 1115 |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Identifier | 1929-1931-roll12_0071b.jpg |
| Relation | No. 14 Original. Abstract in Narrative Form of the Testimony Taken before the Special Master, and filed in His Court by Him, vol. 2, pp. 479-1426 |
| 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 | FRANK H ( 1115 3115 ) . ( XARNEBI XARNETJL ) For Defendant ( Record , Vol . 25 , pp . ( 4452-4474 44.52-4474 ) ) He resides at Bluff , San Juan County , ( TJtali Utah ) , where ( lie he ) is Justice of the Peace , is 58 years old and is engaged in the business of farming at the present time . ( R . 4452 . ) He first came into the San Juan section from Pueblo , Colorado , in 1904 , and went to Mexican Hat to placer mine . After ( he lie ) arrived there he went up the river looking over the bars , found a camp stove ( up tip ) above camp some twelve or fifteen miles , he took some logs and built a raft and took the stove down to the camp . He made this trip in the latter part of August . ( R . 4453 . ) He remained at this camp about four or five months , and when ( he lie ) arrived there he ( didn't didnt ) have any boat of his own , but he found a bar on the opposite side of the river and decided to get a boat . He borrowed one from a ( farm faTn-i faTni ) at the mouth of Butler , about five or six ( miles nifles ) above the head of the canyon . The boat belonged to an ( Indian Lidian ) by the ( name maine ) of Jim Joe , and ( he lie ) used the boat there five or six ( months montbs ) . ( R . ( 4454r-4455 4454r4455 14,54-4455 ) . ) He took a trip in the boat down to Soda Basin , a distance of about ( twenty-five twentyfive ) miles , and used the boat in the basin and in the upper canyon , taking it up and down as he moved camp and worked the bars . He used the boat upstream as well as down , and would |
| Setname | usa_crc |
| ID | 109928 |
| Reference URL | https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6k35wbz/109928 |