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. 0044 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll11_0263a.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 44 He was met at mouth of Orcen Uiver by ( 'ViT- ViT ) ¬ gil ( Baldwin' Baldwin ) and assistant , , in vowboat . . Ran . down and camped two miles below the junction . . ( R . 200-201 . ) ) On Compl . Exh . 10 , he has indicated by red arrow the location , volume number , photograph number of all official photographs in files of U . . S . . ( Geologi- Geologi ) eal Survey throughout the rivers . . ( R . . 201 . ) Also he has given the location and number in red ( R 201-202 ) of rapids which are shown . . . . . . The location where V slope indicates rapid water is shown in green ; ; and where slope is such that flow inight be termed quiet or smooth water left in white . . - ( R . . 202 . . ) The location of the rapids is correct . . The green stretches are placed where the slope is . such that during * a low water stage it is rapid water . . The stage changes in the river ; certain stretches of quiet water , may be rapid water , , or may become rapids . . Conditions shown on ( map inap ) are ordinary ( low-water lowwater ) conditions of . river . . ( R . 204 . ) The profiles themselves are the basis from which all the information is obtained . ( R . 205 ) The records of the Interior Dept . . disclose certain rapids in . Cataract Canyon ; the number of the ( cat- cat ) . aracts are fixed by official survey , but one person going through might count a larger number than . another . . ( R . 205-206 . ) There are smaller ones . ( R . . 206 . . ) Between mile 204 and mile 205 , is probably the rapids Mr . Eddy referred to as one continuous |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
110031 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pv6n1x/110031 |