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. 0326 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll11_0406a.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 No ( oilier Mier ) case during 326 that entire period that he ( was -was was ) navigating that ( hig big ) boat when ( he lie ) was ( stuck stu6k ) < on a bar for any such length of ( time thrie ) as that . The next longest time he ever was stuck on a bar was when they were stuck one day at noon until the next day about eleven ( o'clock oclock ) . The third ( long long- long ) est time ( he lie ) ever was stuck on a bar was when they got stuck many times in the afternoon , had to stay ( there -there there ) all night , ( camp canip ) out in the middle of the river . ( That 'That That ) happened a dozen times during that entire ( period -period period ) . ( ( E R ) . 1207 . ) In the ordinary operations of the boat when it was stuck on a bar for a short time it would ( prob prob- prob ) ably have taken three quarters of an hour to get ( the -the the ) boat free . It was usually necessary to take a line to shore to free the boat from a sand bar . This ( vvould would ) happen about fifty per cent of the time . About ( twenty-five twentyfive ) per cent of the time difficulties ( were -were were ) not encountered on the trips either way , the ( down -down down ) trip consuming about two ( hour's hours ) time and the up trip from six to seven hours . On the other ( twenty-five twentyfive ) per cent of the trips more or less serious delays in navigation were encountered , that is , ( delays -delays delays ) that would consume from five or six hours up to a day and a half in time . Some delays might not be over two and three hours . The big boat and one of the small boats are still at the docks near Moab in readiness to haul freight ( or -or or ) passengers as the occasion necessitates . |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
110250 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pv6n1x/110250 |