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 |
Title |
Abstract Testimony, V 2, p. 0795 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll11_0660b.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 |
Show of the San ( Juan Xuan ) River . 795 ( ( E R ) . 3045 . ) One ( or-tw-vo ortwvo ) of ( these those ) rapids are between the ( Utah-Arizona UtahArizona ) line and the mouth of the San Juan . He went up one little rapid ; had two Johnson motors with the boat with a ton on ; had to pull it up with a winch ; ( tie tic ) the rope ahead about two or three hundred feet , and pull it up with a winch . ( ( It R ) . 3046 . ) The Johnson ( out-board outboard ) motor that he had in mind when ( lie he ) wrote the letter [ ( Defendant's Defendants ) Ex . ; . hibit No . 12 ] was a ten horsepower motor . ( R . 3047 . ) ( Redirect Bedirect ) examination ( R . Vol . 16 , pp . 3047- 3051 ) : ( "The The ) SPECIAL ( MASTER MASTE ) . This is Compl . Exh . 4717 ( "Mr Mr ) . BLACKMAR . ( Tes Yes ) sir . , ( "Letter Letter ) addressed to Mr . Jerry Johnson at Lees v Ferry a ( ( Heads Reads ) : ) tc ( 'Recently Recently ) Mr . Spencer of Los Angeles ( informed informe ) me that you had ( first-hand firsthand ) knowledge of the ( con- con ) struction and operation of a large steamboat and a ( thirty-foot thirtyfoot ) launch which was operating various times between Lees Ferry and the mouth of the San Juan . " ( 'I I ) am representing the State of Utah in the field preparation of their defense in the case of United States versus the state , and involving ( opera opera- opera ) ¬ tion of boats on the Colorado , Green and San Juan rivers . " ( 'Will Will Will ) ( yon you ) please ( write vrite ) me , outlining your ( ex- ex ) perience on any of these rivers , and particularly |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
110029 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6k35wbz/110029 |