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. 1092 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll12_0060a.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 109-2 ( ffnvrflw AN-thar ANthar ) ( JfaaMwuibion BlivaimbutPion ) 1 ( ( B R ) . ( Vol '761 ) . 25 , pp . ( 435j8- 435j8 ) 4359 ) : His work on the San Juan River itself was ( from front ) Olay Hill Crossing down about six ( miles iniles ) ( from froin ) ( tho the ) ( mouth inouth ) , but not all that distance in a boat . Has only been in a boat about twelve ( miles iniles ) in different places . Has been along bank ( and aild ) waded . ( R . ( 4358-4359 43584359 ) . ) WILLIAM J . NIX ( 3Tor For ) Defendant ( Record , Vol . 25 , pp . ( JGO-43G4 JGO43G4 4360-4364 ) ) He resides at ( Blanding Blauding ) , Utah , engaged in variety of businesses , but principally he is a carpenter . He lived at Bluff between the years 1893 and 1895 when ( he lie ) made about five or six boats for ( miners ininers ) during the Gold ( excitement exciteinent ) . ( R . 4360-4361 . ) Saw the boats taken by wagon down the lane to the river and saw the miners take supplies down that road . ( R . 4361-4362 . ) Has seen boats made by others go ( down doiN7'n doiN7n ) the lane . The boats he ( made inade ) were just a crude kind of ( row- row ) crude kind of rowboat . ( R . 4363 . ) He ( jludges judges ) they would go down about a foot loaded . ( R . 4364 . ) ( Cross-exmiination Crossexmiination Cross-excoibination Crossexcoibination ) ( R . , vol . 25 , p . 4363 ) : The boats he built were made out of ( common comi-non cominon ) pine lumber about one inch ( thick thich ) . Pulled them together |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
110392 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6k35wbz/110392 |