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. 0995 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll11_0812b.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 i sic Goodrich ] where they 995 were cached , and during most of the packer trips [ Wesley Oliver ] had taken ( supplies -supplies supplies ) from the cache , supplementing them from other places and supplies ( were ivere ) never furnished him except when he asked for them . ( R . 3876-3877 . ) He saw Mr . Schenck on the San Juan but could not say what his duties were . While he was ( working i7orking ) on the Colorado from the mouth of the San Juan down , some supplies were left for him at the mouth of the San Juan by his direction to Mr . Chenoweth . He understands these supplies came down the river and were probably loaded on boats somewhere near Hite . The next supplies were brought to him at a point five to seven miles below the mouth of Aztec Creek , from Lees Ferry , Arizona . He does not recall receiving supplies at any other time . ( R . 3878 . ) The supplies were delivered at the points below Aztec Creek by a man named ( Marrs Harrs ) , ( as -as as ) he recalls , who brought them up in a power boat owned by the Edison ( Company--and Companyand ) Bert Loper was on the same boat . Mr . ( Wimmer IN7immer ) passed along the river , and spent one night at his camp somewhere between Aztec Creek and West Canyon Creek . He is quite sure that Wimmer did not leave him any supplies . ( R . 3879 . ) Before going on the river he recalls distinctly studying one map of the San Juan River and he thinks ( he lie ) had one map ( with witli ) him , probably that ( ac- ac ) companying ( Gregory's Gregorys ) report of the Navajo ( Reser Reser- Reser ) ¬ vation . ( R . 3878-3880 . ) |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
110411 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6k35wbz/110411 |