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. 094 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll12_0290a.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 94 vided , however , that in spite of such ( lit- lit ) igation , Texas Production Company shall nevertheless pay to the State of ( Utah Utali ) the rentals hereinabove provided . . It is further understood and agreed that in the event of any such litigation so ( involv- involv ) ing the title of the State of Utah to said lands or its right directly or through Texas ( Pro- Pro ) duction Company as its lessee to develop and operate said lands for oil and / or gas and to produce said products therefrom Texas ( Pro- Pro ) duction Company will at its own cost and expense and without cost or expense to the State of Utah defend or prosecute such ( liti- liti ) gation as the case may be . It is evident from this clause that the State of Utah declined to assume any responsibility in ( main- main ) taining the validity of the leases , and , ( hence heDce ) , also the navigability of the streams . That litigation was cast upon those who accepted the State leases . In order to sustain its position , Utah in 1927 ( en- en ) acted the following law ( Laws of Utah , 1927 , page 8 ) : SECTION 1 . Colorado River in Utah and Green River in Utah declared to be navigable streams ( -That That ) ( th'e the ) State of Utah does hereby declare that the Colorado River in Utah and the Green River in Utah from time ( immemo- immemo ) rial and at the time of the admission of Utah into the Union as one of the States of the United States of America were and ever since have been and are now navigable streams . . SEC . 2 . . Title to the bed of all navigable rivers vested in State of Utahj ( when-exceptions whenexceptions ) . . - That the title to the beds of said rivers and |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
110452 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6ff3v0h/110452 |