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. 0551 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll11_0519b.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 agreement to cache supplies 551 near the mouth of ( the' the ) San Juan River if possible . . ( R . 1883-1884 . ) The point at Nvhich they turned around to go back to Lees Ferry was at the mouth of Warm Creek . . They had pretty good water in the river at this point . . The boat was working successfully . . They were going upstream , but were tugging a lot on the line . . The conditions had been as favorable below this point as at the mouth of Warm Creek . . ( R . . 1885 . . ) They left Lees Ferry at eight or ( nine uine ) ( o'clock oclock ) in the morning in the month of July , and camped the first night about twelve miles above . . They tried to get through a riffle , opposite mile twelve , and ( didn't didnt ) make it , but dropped down and camped on the ( east cast ) side of the river just opposite a sand bar . They were ( prOtty pr6tty ) tired and had done a ( day's days ) work ; it was getting dark , and so they stopped there . ( R ( 1886-1887 1886-4887 ) . ) His recollection is that they got to Warm Creek about one or two ( o'clock oclock ) in the afternoon the next day , then dropped back downstream to the spring he spoke of , and made the cache of supplies on the east side of the river . His men were to pick up these supplies with small boats that they were using and take them where they might be required in their work ; that would be at the mouth of Warm Creek and on up Warm Creek to the plateau above . . At the time he left these supplies there he ( 1-new- 1new ) of no trail or roacl up or down the river on ( that' that ) |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
110034 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pv6n1x/110034 |