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. 1033 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll12_0030b.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 ( He Ife ) saw no boats whatever 1033 on that stretch of ( the1 the ) river . The instructions to the topographic engineers with reference to showing rapids on their topographic maps are by conventional ( symbol-their symboltheir ) instructions . are to use the contour crossings every ( five-foot fivefoot ) ( cross cross- cross ) ¬ ing . But the conventional rapid symbol is quite im ( ¬ - ) material , and the instructions are not to put such a symbol on in general . They depend upon the ( con- con ) tour crossings and the construction of the profiles to show that . ( R . 4061 . ) There is no conventional definition given engineers by the Department as to what is or what is not a rapid or a riffle , so far as he knows . Each man uses his own judgment as to what he shall term a riffle or a rapid . ( R . 4061 . ) He is in a general way acquainted with oil permits issued on the Colorado River between Moab and its junction [ with the Green River ] . In granting these permits no attention whatever was paid to the river , some of the permits at a point 12 or 15 miles below Moab actually crossing the river . ( R . 4062 . ) The question of the sediment in the river has been given more or less casual consideration in ( connec connec- connec ) ¬ tion with building of dams and attempts have been made from time to time to determine the amount of the sediment at quite a number of points . The earliest attempts of that kind were made in 1905 or 1906 , and more recently a rather comprehensive |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
110249 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6k35wbz/110249 |