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. 0159 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll11_0321b.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 ( TPiwfliw Fivi-thm- Fivithm ) ( examination exambiatioa ) 159 ( ( K R ) . Vol . 4 , p . 589 ) : The purpose of the survey was to stake out bound ¬ ( aries axles ) of oil prospecting permits but it ( didn't didnt ) . necessitate surveying the bed of the river . ( Redirect Rcclirect ) ( examination exaguination ) ( R . Vol 4 , p . 589 ) : The permits were United States government ( per"- per ) , ' mits and there was a government land survey through that country that established corners ( along along- along ) each side but he ( doesn't doesnt ) know whether they ever ( pufe put ) anything on the river bed or not . ( ( K R ) . 589 . ) Recross examination ( R . Vol 4 . , pp . 589- 591 ) : He ( doesn't doesnt ) ( know Imow ) whether the stream bed ( itself itself' itself ) ( liad had ) been meandered , but the canyon on top had . He examined the official plats before he started , on his survey and as ( lie he ) remembers , there was a . ( traverse ta-averse taaverse ) made along the rim . ( R 589-590 . ) |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
110292 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pv6n1x/110292 |