| 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. 0871 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Identifier |
1929-1931-roll11_0698b.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 S71 and tied up , ( She stripped a ( cast-iron castiron c"WrorL cWrorL ) steel ( ? ) pinion ) August 15- ( Wednesday ) : Started for G . R . with ( Oppenheimer Oppenlicimer ) , Durant , and ( Wimiuer Wiminer ) . Tied up night at Little Bottom . ( August Augiist ) 16- ( Thursday ) : Took on . Henry Halverson and arrived at Greenriver 3 P . M . ( R . 3409-3410 . ) Built the Black ( Eagle Ejagle ) and made a trip down the river in latter part of summer to ( Valentines Valenthies ) Bottom ; water tube got full of ( mud inud ) , and boat blowed up . ( R . 3411-3412 . ) It was 40 ft . long ; 6 ft . beam , , 7 or S in . draft ; tunnel construction . Built ( another anotlier ) launch and went down . and brought the boiler and engine of the Black Eagle back to ( Grcenrirer Greenriver ) . ( R . 3412-3413 . ) ( Remembers Itemembers ) the boat ( Wilmont lFilmont ) belonging to ( Wolver- Wolver ) ton wtts sunk right below his house . ( R . 3413 . ) Launch built to get the engine off the Black Eagle sold to ( Fletcher Pletcher ) and Butler and they took it down by ( way wlty ) of ( Hanksville I-lanksville Ilanksville ) to ( North Nortli ) Wash , and lost it at Hite . ( R . . 3413-3414 ) Tied it at Tickaboo Rapids ( be- be ) cause they could not ( make inake ) the rapids . It was 28 ft . . long , 5 ft . . ( beam beani ) , 8 in . draft , 10 H . P . ( R . 3413- 3414 . ) Built a , barge to ( move inove ) supplies for Mr . ( Eichardson 'Richardson Richardson ) of the Government ( Survey SUrNrey ) party . Loaded with about one thousand pounds of supplies and took down to Halvorsens Ranch and loaded with supplies that had ( been beeii ) hauled from Greenriver . ( R . 3416 . ) Took it doAvnstream lashed to a 6 H . P . . launch . . Biirpre ( -wm wm ) sold for ( 5.00and 500and ) believes it is down there |
| Setname |
usa_crc |
| ID |
110207 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6k35wbz/110207 |
