| 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. 0303 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Identifier |
1929-1931-roll11_0394b.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 Between ( Moab Aloab ) and ( Grcenriver Greenriver ) 303 there is a ranch house somewhere on the road but he ( doesn't doesnt ) ( remem remem- remem ) ber justwhere it is . The land in the surrounding country is mostly ( bad load ) land , cut considerably with deep washes . The land does not look like farm land to him . ( R . 1138-1139 . ) ( Cross-examination Crossexamination ) ( Record vol . 6 , pp . 1139- 1152 ) : There are two ( years' years ) difference ( between be6veen ) his age and that of his brother , John Galloway . He is forty years old and his brother 42 . When he took the ( trip irip ) with his father through Cataract Canyon he was 15 or 16 years old . ( Kb N4o ) one else accompanied them on the trip . As he ( remem-' remem ) bers , some of the rapids on the trip were lined , but he has no distinct recollection of it . The trip ended at Lees ( Perry Ferry ) . From Lees Ferry they went back to Kanab and from there they went to Uintah County , Utah . The purpose of the trip was for trapping and prospecting ; prospecting being down in Cataract Canyon . ( ( E R ) . 1139-1141 . ) On the Green River in Wyoming he has boated up from the mouth of the Fontanelle and ( doesn't doesnt ) know whether a boat could be run any further than that . The water was real shallow in lots of places on the stretch of the river he boated up . By boating water he means sufficient water to carry a boat , man , and provisions . ( R . 1141-1142 . ) 0 |
| Setname |
usa_crc |
| ID |
110534 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pv6n1x/110534 |
