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. 0311 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll11_0398b.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 rope line ; undertook to 311 take that to ( sliore shore ) ; ( it -it it ) just carried the rope downstream ; had quite a job ( get- get ) ting to the bank ; he fell in clear up to his neck . Was stuck there with boat for about three hours before got off . ( R . 1161-1162 . ) On this trip it was necessary to take lines to shore in order to pull the boat into deeper water . About ten ( hours' hours ) time were consumed in making this trip from ( Moab Afoab ) to Shafer No . ( 1 I ) well , which is a distance of between nineteen and twenty . miles . After the first trip he took charge and piloted the big boat . He would estimate that he made ( prob prob- prob ) ¬ ably eighty or ninety trips on the river in 1925 and about the same number in 1926 , making a total of between two hundred and fifty and two hundred and sixty trips all told . In 1929 probably ( twenty- twenty ) five or thirty trips were made , the balance being divided between the years 1927 and 1928 . When boating first started in March , 1925 , trips were made steadily to the Shafer No . 1 well for probably five months , hauling material . ( Trips Tripq ) were made in the fall of the year now and then . Trips were made the following year during nearly every month , making a trip every few days . In 1927 and 1928 there was not much done . ( R . 1163- 1164 . ) On the first trip , only ten tons of freight were taken ; after that probably between twelve and ( fif- fif ) teen tons were taken for a while but it was ( dis- dis ) covered that less trouble was had with less load and better time could be made . The crew consisted of |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
110570 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pv6n1x/110570 |