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. 0045 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll11_0263b.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 rapid . The topographers 45 who went ( through througrh'x througrhx ) Yhw1 they surveyed those rapids found five rapids and numbered them from ( 1 I ) to 18 , but they were ( con- con ) ( tinuous tinuoiis ) one after the other . ( R . 207 . ) The ( eleva eleva- eleva ) tion is shown on profile maps in 5 ft . drops . ( R . 207 . ) The party then proceeded back and up the ( Colo- Colo ) ( rado-Itiver radoItiver ) from the Cataracts . ( R . 209 . ) Photographs 127 and 66 , ( Coinpl Compl ) . Exh . 77 , are ? . views taken at the Slide , 1.8 miles above junction ( of' of of ) Green and Colorado Rivers . Plate No . 34 is ( at ai ) plane table survey of the Slide . ( R . 210 . ) ( The1 The- The ) Channel there at medium low water is ( approxi approxi- approxi ) _ mately 100 ft . across . Very material ( velocity velocity- velocity ) increase over what it is ( upstream u-pstream upstream ) or downstream . . ( R . 210 . ) ( Mr NiIr ) . Baldwin operated motor boat that came down ; from Moab with three men and supplies in the boat . He and ( Mr Air ) . Blake operated the small row boat ( witli with ) the outboard motor . The large motor boat ( towed toived ) the canoe , and it ( had bad ) a gear shift ; could stop the engine from ( stall-- stall ) ing by putting it in low and get more power . ( R . . 211 . ) The small boat ran ( on oil ) sand ( bar bai ) just above Slide . ( R . 212 . ) The other boat turned to right , and skipped the bar . ( knowing Imowing ) it was there . ( R . 212 . ) Left camp at ( "8.37 8.37 ) a . m . October 19 . The big boat stuck on sand bar at mile 3.8 ; ( Mr Air ) . Baldwin was trying to find a channel over the bar ; he had ( beeiL been ) |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
110150 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pv6n1x/110150 |