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. 1248 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll12_0138a.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 ( 1248 12-48 ) MM and lie presumes they were flat bottom . They went about six miles below Halls Creek to the Little ( An- An ) derson Bar , and ( Mr Afr ) . Strauss worked that bar , as lie visited them once during the winter . ( R . 4909 . ) He ( believes blelieves ) that Strauss had five or six men ( work work- work ) ing with him on the bar . Mr . Strauss came up a short time after ( he be ) went down , stopped at their bar for a little while , and went ( 011 on ) upstream . This ( was -was was ) in the spring of 1901 or the ( winter iiiiter ) of 1899 . In his judgment , when the Strauss boats were going downstream they would ( draw dra-Nir draNir ) about eight inches if they were not heavily loaded . Coming upstream Mr . Strauss used one of the same boats . ( R . 4910 . ) Bert Seabolt was managing the Good Hope Bar . He and Mr . Ryan made a trip to the Good Hope Bar after the mail . ( Usually -Usually Usually ) the Good Hope people were ( making makincr ) various trips up and down the river with boats for supplies to Dandy Crossing , and would bring the mail down that far , or some of the party ( would wo-uld would ) bring the mail and distribute it as they ( came caine ) along . They would relay the mail for parties working further ( downstream doiviistream ) . The Strauss Party would at times come up and get the mail from him . ( R . 4911 . ) In going upstream on these trips he would row and pole and tow . If it was easy water he would row , and on swift water he might tow or pole . It would depend on the ground he had to walk on and on the stage of the water . It is a change , in going |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
110420 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6k35wbz/110420 |