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. 0705 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll11_0596b.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 705 ( "Kajor Kajor ) portion of supplies to survey parties on Colorado River was transported by trucks or ( wag- wag ) ons to camp and then on pack animals ; some ( car- car ) ried down river by small boat and by Moab Garage Company ( E R ) 2683 . ( . . ) Point 7 or 8 miles down river from Moab , east or left side of river ; a ledge country , very rough ; vegetation sparse up side of rocks ; some of ledges devoid of vegetation . Along river some brush and a little grass and forage for stock ; saw no one below Moab ( who vho ) lived there . Other point out of canyon ; no inhabitants ; ( coun- coun ) try very rough and broken . ( ( E R ) . 2683-2684 . ) He explains meander line , as surveyed line by courses and measurements along mean ( high-water highwater ) mark of a body of water and how mean ( high-water highwater ) mark determined . ( R . 2688-2689 . ) Survey instructions describes just what bodies of water should be ( meandered-and meanderedand ) reason why such rivers as Colorado San Juan and Green are , , meandered . ( R . 2691 . ) Meander surveys ( made 'made made ) in ( conjunction conjuuction ) with subdivisional surveys of public ( land laud ) . ( R . 2692-93 . ) ( Cross-examination Crossexamination Cross-exconination Crossexconination ) ( R , Vol . 15 , pp . 1693- 2721 ) : He knows that the Colorado River as far as the public land survey has extended has been ( mean- mean ) dered and this is true of the Green River where the public land surveys have touched that river . ( R . 2693 ) He ( doesn't doesnt ) know the conditions of all the ( 33307-31-VOL 3330731VOL ) . . 1 45 |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
110381 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pv6n1x/110381 |