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. 0473 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll11_0480b.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 He ( has litis ) ( been 'been been ) back and 473 forth through ( Utah Mali ) so many times he ( doesn't doesnt ) remember the exact dates , but . he knows ( he lie ) was in there prospecting in 1900 and 1902 ; also knows he was in there in 1898 at Bluff and Mexican Hat . ( R . 1623-1624 . ) When he was in the ( Iocalit3r locality ) in 1898 he had stock in below what they called ( John's Johns ) Canyon . They wintered ( stock -tock tock ) in there and he was down there gathering up the remnants of the bunch . Following ( that thdt ) ( expe expe- expe ) dition ( he lie ) was in there again in 1900 with Hrdlicki ( from froni ) the American Museum . Went in to get ( plas plas- plas ) ¬ ( ter-cast tercast ) measurements of the Piute Indians . He went in to Bluff and out to Allen Canyon that lies north of ( Bluff Bluff- Bluff ) , and ( he be ) crossed the San Juan River four or five times before that above . Bluff in the Farmington Country between Benito and ( Farmington Fariiiii-Igton FariiiiiIgton ) , New Mexico . ( R . 1625 . ) He ( didn't didnt ) cross the river when he was in with ( Hrdlicki Hrdlichid ) below Bluff but crossed the river with him at , Farmington , New Mexico . In the fall of the same , year ( he lie ) was back in the locality prospecting , looking for a lost mine that was called the ( Mitchell Miteliell ) and ( Merriek Merrick ) Mine . He crossed the San Juan ( River River- River ) at the mouth of Comb ( Wash A-Vash AVash ) and went through to the ( Oljato 01jato ) District and up to Nokai . He ( just jiis' jiis ) looked for the mine in one place , on Adudgii Creek . ( R , . 1626 . ) On this trip when ( he lie ) was looking for the lost mine , ( he lie ) was ( down Clown ) on the San Juan River at the mouth of Copper Canyon and the ( mouth niouth ) of Chinle Creek . ( R . 1627 . ) He crossed the San |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
110302 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pv6n1x/110302 |