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. 0849 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll11_0687b.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 ( rjvor ji'Vox jiVox ) in a ( boat botit ) , as the ( S43 849 ) upper wd of 3N 1oq1 , ba r t a dmes pretty near up to ( Hanson 11anson ) creek . He ( believes believas ) lie left the Moquie bar ( in ill ) juliel ( 1895 1.89-5 ) . ( % . ( 3278-3279 '3278-3279 ) . ) ( 'Worked Worked ) ( on oil ) bars , in 1895 . Operating ( Moqnie Aloquic ) baa in ( January Jaiiuar3r ) . ( Eiver River ) very low and shallow and had trouble ( with ivith ) small boats in getting over . Waitecl ( until iultil ) river ( raised rtaised ) to get his stuff down . Had ( some so-rile sorile ) rafts ( and awl ) boats . Between Bull Frog and Hanson Creek ( rapids raldds ) got on rocks ( with witli ) raft . He had two ( 24--ft 24ft ) . boats . One boat loaded with iron broke , ( and aud ) ( one olie ) boat ( sunk sulik ) , ( but bnt ) ( he be ) saved ( some soine ) of the stuff ( and aild ) got the boat out . Had seven boats ( aiid C-aid Caid ) the raft . ( R 3282 . ) Had to have ( more iiiore ) supplies ( and aiid ) river was so swift he could ( not t-iot tiot ) get a small boat up . It was high water , ( and caiid ) he ( had h-W hW ) ( teams teanis ) coming with supplies ( and cand ) was to ( meet i-neet ineet ) them the 3rd of ( May Afay ) ; took burros and went to ( Hall's Halls ) crossing ( and aild ) built a raft and went to where the supplies were ( and aud ) loaded the raft . ( R . 3282-3283 . ) At Lake ( Canyon Canymi ) latter part of August water very low ; ( had liad ) quite a ( time tinie ) getting raft and stuff over . ( Had I-lad Ilad ) to pry her over with crowbars off ( rocks roeks ) to get it over that place . He ( got trot ) in ( water ivater ) himself . ( R . 3284 ) He ( found fouiid ) water depth there ( from froni ) nothing to over his ( head beaa ) , , ( and aiid ) the deep ( places plaees ) ( rim ruji ) ( zig-zag zigzag ) every way , but are not wide enough so could operate boats of ( kind kirid ) ( he lie ) was ( using ushiq- ushiq ) over there . ( R . 3285 . ) |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
110291 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6k35wbz/110291 |