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. 1366 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll12_0197a.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 mouth of the Dolores River 1366 , and ( he lie ) trapped mostly on the main Colorado River . He would come down and set his traps and stop and work on down . When ( he lie ) came down from Westwater he had the canoe ; he took it up to Westwater with a truck . He ( didn't didnt ) take it up the river as it took them so much longer to go up and it was harder work and they ( could -could could ) go up in a day with the canoe in a truck . The logs that he spoke of he got at the river bend , above Nigger ( Bill's Bills ) . They were mostly round logs to put in a wooden abutment , and ( he lie ) picked them up as they ( were vere ) mostly driftwood . ( R . 5303-5304 . ( GEOBGE GEORGE ) H . CHAFFIN For Defendant ( Record , vol . 30 , pp . 5305-5326 He is fifty years old and of Provo , Utah . He first became acquainted with the Colorado River about ( 1895 1890' ) at the mouth of Hanson Creek . ( R . 5305 . ) In that year he made a trip for the purpose of delivering freight and to work on the California bar . As ( he lie ) recalls the trip was made in March ; and he stayed there about thirty days . At that time the main supplies were taken from the mouth of Hanson Creek ( fco to ) the California bar on the river with boats . He was also on the river again in 1896 and 1897 . ( R . 5306 . ) On that trip he worked on the Moquie Bar , reaching the river at the mouth of Hanson Creek . Men and supplies were taken down the river about a half mile from the mouth of Hanson |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
110149 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6k35wbz/110149 |