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. 0039 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll11_0260b.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 39 A far greater percentage of ( mileage inileage ) is against earth bauks , the bars really , and benches have been forined , now changing , filling in by floods and ( wash- wash ) ing out . . ( R . 185-186 ) Because of known amount of debris and sediment brought in and deposited , ( he lie ) would say it would be ( impossible iinpoi3sible ) to ( maintain inaintain ) for any length of time any sort of ( permanent permailent ) channel . Bottom just ( soft sol"t solt ) silt ; ; can push rod down 8 or 10 feet with tip of finger ; ; can not walk oil it in places ; can not pole it ; boat stuck so would have to ( hang haug ) on to boat would sink , , have no purchase . Some of bars are of harder sand . But in many cases just sunk down . Bottom so soft by moving around in boat the current would strike it and gradually worm it off . ( R . 186 . ) Below the ( mouth mou-th mouth ) of the San Rafael the river bed constantly changing . ( R . 187 . ) Photo 42 ( Compl . Exh . 77 ) , mile 84.4 shows bar 3,500 ft . . long ( in ill ) bend of river . River barely below the surface . Any small rise washes top of the bar ; the edge constantly being cut and swept into river . Above that A higher bar , elevation from three to five feet . ( ( Compl Conipl ) . Exh . 76 . ) ( R . 187-188 . . ) Plate ( 33-A 33A ) is cross section of ( bar' bar ) at mile 80.5 ( R . : 188 . ) Plate 31 are typical conditions at bar ; river iii bend to right ; ; outer part of current follows ( ver- ver ) tical rock wall . On inside are the three bars abutting against the mass of talus which forms extreme flood channel on right bank . 200 ft . . of the bar is practically a wash ; each slight change in river washes the ( sur- sur ) |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
110189 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pv6n1x/110189 |