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. 0220 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll11_0353a.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 three men ( iii in ) that section 220 . There were three ( sep sel ) - arate cabins within a few miles of ( eacli each ) . other . Two were on the right side of the river . One was John ( Hate Hdte ) and his brother ( Oass Cass ) . ( On Oil ) the other side Bert Loper had his ( ranch raucli ) . Bert Loper ( was -w-as was ) ( working worldrig ) with a boat . ( He Hd ) was placer working ( and aud ) had his little cabin and a few head of stock . He ( wasn't wasnt ) at home . They stopped with John Hite that night . He had a Post Office there and the next morning Loper hailed them from the ( shore shoTe ) , possiblyll little below his home . ( When Afflien ) they speak of bad ( rapids -rapids rapids ) like in Cataract Canyon and the Grand Canyon , they ( mean inean ) rapids . where ( the3r they ) are likely to strike a rock and smash their boat completely in two . That has happened with many ; and rapids where a man is likely to be thrown out and not have any chance at all of ( sav- sav ) ing his life . He is ( lucky luck-y lucky ) if he gets out in those cases . When they came into Glen Canyon , the rapids they found there ( did lid ) not impress them as being those kind of rapids . There ( were -were were ) four rapids that stand out in his memory in Glen Canyon as being what they would call master rapids ; they had shallow ( water -water water ) , rocks close to the surface , ( all till ) the way through ; they would not make great waves that would ( swamp swanip ) a boat ; they would make jumpy water all the ( way -way way ) through possibly for a ( quarter quaAer ) of a mile , and the boats were frequently dragging on the rocks ; the water would force ( them tbein ) through ( . , ) |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
110548 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pv6n1x/110548 |