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. 0645 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll11_0566b.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 645 16 ft . . long . Left ( 11all's 11alls ) ( Grossing Crossiug ) ( September Sepfembdr ) ( "'St St ) 1922 . . Boats operated in pairs , lashed ( together togethar ) tandem fashion , outboard Evinrude motor on rear end of each tandem . First rapid encountered first half day ( leaving leaviiig ) ( Hall's Halls ) Crossing ; a number were ( encountered encotintered ) oil way down . . ( R . 2487-2488 . ) Boats shipped water ; boats grounded in one or two instances oil ( rock rocIc ) ledges just above ( rapids rapifti ) Ran all rapids . Grounded ( on oil ) sand bars several times a day ; pushed off with oars when ( possible possible' possible ) when not , got out and shoved boats off . Lewis R . Freeman , member of expedition as boatman . . ( R . 2488-2489 . ) Comp . Exh . No . 81 , opposite page 175 ( ( booli--"Down booliDown ) the ( Colorado" Colorado ) by Lewis R . ( Free- Free ) man ) , picture of other tandem boat ; taken shortly after passing the Crossing of the Fathers . ( R . 2489-90 . . ) One boat was grounded on bar at that place . . Required eight days to make the trip , reached Lees Ferry September 16 ; stuck on bar just after ( crossing crosshig ) State boundary line . Further ( Exwnmation xconination ) ( R . vol . 13 , pp . 2492- 2494 ) : : The trip was made for the purpose of ( investigat- investigat ) iiag possible dam sites on the stretch of the river covered . Rough topography was taken at each site that had possibilities or merit . The first site looked at was the ( so-called socalled ) Bed Rock dam site , , which is just below Bed Rock |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
110107 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pv6n1x/110107 |