Title |
No. 14 Original, Brief for the United States, 1930 |
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. Brief for the United States of America, 1930 |
Spatial Coverage |
Colorado; Utah; Mexico |
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/s6ff3v0h |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
110906 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6ff3v0h |
Title |
Brief for the U.S., 1930, p. 033 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll12_0259b.jpg |
Relation |
No. 14 Original, Brief for the United States of America, 1930 |
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 33 The population of the canyon was sinall and probably never at any time exceeded 100 . The use of boats by the placer miners was a ( ten-i- teni ) porary expedient . It was neither substantial nor permanent . The operation of boats and rafts was hazardous . . It never at any time rose to the dignity of commercial navigation . ( Edwards1 Edwards' Edwards ) Dredge In the year 1895 William H . Edwards was placed in charge of a dredge located on the Green River eight miles below the town of Greenriver . All of the machinery for this outfit , consisting of a good many tons , was brought down overland on the west side of the river . The dredge was set up on the east side of the river , and all of the machinery was forded across the river in the months of September and October . The dredge consisted of two 100- horsepower boilers , a steam engine , and electric ( gen- gen ) erator . The boilers consumed from 5 to 8 tons of coal per day , which was all brought down by wagon overland from Greenriver , Utah . Coal is a ( com- com ) modity which is easily transported on water on scows . . Edwards knew the river and this no doubt was the reason he preferred overland transportation . . Conclusion This completes the history of boats on the rivers in Utah prior to 1896 . In the early days of Utah , the demand for cheap transportation existed . . Freight and passengers were ready to travel the |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
110430 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6ff3v0h/110430 |