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. 0137 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll11_0310b.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 three ( feet fact ) deep . High 137 water occurs ( usually 'usually usually ) in May and June , then in September and October , occasionally in August . The only people who live at ( Mexican Alexican ) Hat at the present time is he and his family and another ( fam fam- fam ) ¬ ily about one mile and a half above them and there are no other people living in that country between the Colorado River and the San Juan that ( lie he ) * knows of . ( R . 499-450 . ) During the flood period the water carries ( consid consid- consid ) erable driftwood . The flood of September , 1927 , down Gypsum Creek , brought down so much ( debris de"bris debris ) ( that -that that ) it practically dammed the San Juan River . Two years ago in September river raised seven feet in one hour , and something like two weeks ago they had a flood there ( twenty-eight twentyeight ) feet , it raised five feet there in ( twenty-five twentyfive ) minutes at that time . ( R . 500 . ) Good deal of debris comes down that river ; it is . just a solid stream of silt and mud and gravel . ( R . 500 . ) He has observed lots of sand waves upon the river as there are always sand waves when there is a flood or any high water at all . ( These The-se These ) sand waves get up to a height of six feet , probably above the level of the water . He has never engaged in placer mining . There is only one road leading from Mexican Hat and Goodrich . It passes the store and ( cresses crosses ) the river below the store ( R . 501 ) , north side of river . |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
109998 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pv6n1x/109998 |