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. 1210 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll12_0119a.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 seen the channel ( clammed dainnied ) 1210 across ( the fhe ) river and has never been stopped with the ( Marguerite Margucrite ) . He has seen places in the Green and Colorado Rivers where the water is divided into different sections . ( R . 4788-4789 . ) He ( couldn't couldnt ) always tell on the first trip down which was the proper channel , but he usually ( con- con ) sidered the long way round and tried that first but sometimes ( he lie ) was fooled on it . This would be true where the river crosses over and would also be true in a curve . When this braided condition is in a straight stretch he never had any trouble ( as -as as ) he was able to discover it . There is one place , he ( doesn't doesnt ) know what it is called , pretty well down to Cataract Canyon where there are a number of sand bars in a wide spread of still water , but by using sufficient caution and not running with a full head of steam he got through all right and was never stuck there . The first time he would go down , if he ( hadn't hadnt ) been down for a year , he would look around a little bit . ( R . 4789-4790 . ) If there ( were Nvere ) three channels it would leave two sand bars exposed and all of the channels would look alike and you could enter whichever one of the channels had the real current in it . This made it easier to get upstream than downstream , for in one step you are over into deep water . The water goes over the bars , maybe two or three inches at a time , and ( the 'the the ) other current is so strong that it creates slowness and ( doesn't doesnt ) wash the bar out . In his experience on ( the -the the ) river he has |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
110502 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6k35wbz/110502 |