| Title |
No. 14 Original, Abstract of the Testimony, vol. 1, pp. 1-748 |
| Subject |
Mines and mineral resources -- Environmental aspects -- Utah; United States -- 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. 1, pp. 1-748 |
| 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/s6pv6n1x |
| Setname |
usa_crc |
| ID |
110904 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pv6n1x |
| Title |
Abstract Testimony, V 1, p. 0195 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Identifier |
1929-1931-roll11_0339b.jpg |
| 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 ( Naturally WaturaVy ) ( ho hp ) would ( speak spealc ) of taroad that you eaiu go over right with a wagon , that has bo n traveled , over once in a while . That is a wagon ( road Tond ) . ( V- V ) just a , ( wagon wagoil ) track , ( wouldn't wouldnt ) call it a road . ( ( B R ) , . 710 . ) About a ( year yeax ) elapsed between the first and ( sac-- sac ) ond trip and ( he lie ) has been freighting ever ( since shice ) to , He hauled a machine into the mouth of ( McElmo McEilnm ) ( Oast iDast ) of Bluff about ( thirty-five thirtyfive ) miles on the San Juan River . He only made the two trips down ( to- to ta ) Bluff between 1893 and 1901 . The balance of the * - time was up above Bluff ( on oil ) the San Juan . ( R . . 711-712 . ) While he was ( freighting freigliting ) he used to go % to Bluff or below on horseback . He would go there in search of cattle as the whole country was their winter range east of Bluff . When ( he lie ) would go west of Bluff was when he , would go out on the Navajo Mountains ( prospect prospect- prospect ) ing in the winter , or to trade with the ( Indians Indians- Indians ) . . ( R . 712 . ) He ( couldn't couldnt ) tell when the next occasion was ( he- he ) went to Bluff ; that is , he ( couldn't couldnt ) specify the dates - but he ( went ivent ) in 1908 and lived there for twenty years . He did some ( prospecting prospectilig ) both before and after ( 1908 190S ) in Copper Canyon ( and aud ) in the Navajo ( Mountains Afountaiiis ) west of Bluff ( on oil ) the south side of the ( river -1-iver 1iver ) in the Navajo ( Reservation Reserv-ation Reservation ) . Copper Canyon runs into the river at the mouth of Nokai . It is a tributary of the San Juan . When he went to the |
| Setname |
usa_crc |
| ID |
110522 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pv6n1x/110522 |
