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. 0114 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll11_0299a.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 ( RoGross-Gxamination RoGrossGxamination ) 314 ( ( B R ) . Vol . ( 3 8 ) , pp . 416- 420 ) : When ( he lie ) first arrived the Indians ( had Wad ) ( some soine ) very ( rude -rude rude ) canoes . They would hollow out some logs and they would sometimes ( tie tic ) logs together and make a rude raft to take their wool and skins across , and if ( they t1ley ) did ( not iiot ) have anything to trade they would jump in and go across any season of the year and they still do the ( same scame ) way . The ( res- res ) ervation is right across the river from Bluff . ( Nav- Nav ) ajos would tie their canoes up to bank and go up to store and trade . They would go across the river to their homes ; the reservation is ( right riglit ) across the river ( from froui ) Bluff . Not a ( reservation resei-Nration reseiNration ) proper , there when he arrived originally , but about ( thirty-five thirtyfive ) , maybe forty years ago , they passed a resolution in Congress ( permit permit- permit ) ¬ ting them to use the country between their ( line- line ) the Arizona line ( and aud ) the San Juan ( River-on Riveron ) ( ac- ac ) ( cdunt count ) of the scarcity of ( water -8Nater 8Nater ) . They moved in there . In fact , ( they their ) claim that country . Since that time their journey has been ( from froin ) reservation to nearest trading post , and back . ( When Whell ) he first arrived there ( he lie ) ( doesn't doesnt ) know of any Indians going down river ( , 7 ) if ( they flicy ) ( did lid ) . They would cross and do their ( trading tradiug ) and go right back home ; they may have towed a boat upstream for a short distance so as to get the benefit of the current , something ( like lihe ) that ; he never knew of them using the river to go up and down . ( ( "R R R ) . 417-418 . ) |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
110003 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pv6n1x/110003 |