| 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. 0140 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Identifier |
1929-1931-roll11_0312a.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 140 ( along aloing ) the old road that was close to the river ( lie he ) ( doesn't doesnt ) believe he ( had bad ) any other experience ( with Nrith ) the river until two and ( one-half onehalf ) years ago ( when NIlen ) he started his trading post . During that time he ( doesn't doesnt ) believe he crossed the river at any place except the one place by Mexican Hat and Goodrich . There were two fords right there by the store . ( R . 509-511 . ) I BELL For Complainant ( Record , vol . 3 , pp . ( 512-514 5122--514 ) ) He is ( seventy-four seventyfour ) years old , resides about ( seven seven- seven ) ¬ ( teen -teen teen ) miles above Durango on the Rio Grande River , ( -and and and ) is a contractor for the American Smelting and Refining Company . He has been in the San Juan River country around ( Bowen's Bowens ) ( Perry Ferry ) , Fruitland , and Pegosa Springs , and at ( what -what what ) he calls Aztec Crossing and different points innumerable times . ( R . 511-512 . ) He recalls the flood of 1884 . He ( had bad ) built a bridge across the Aztec in 1883 ; in the spring of 1884 the flood came and he was called on to rebuild the bridge and try to save it but was unable to do so , the water at that time rising about two to three feet above the ( known Icnown ) ( high-water highwater ) mark . The Animus River , a tributary to the San Juan , is a perennial stream entering the San Juan below Farmington . sixteen or eighteen miles he believes . ( R . 512-513 . ) |
| Setname |
usa_crc |
| ID |
110580 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pv6n1x/110580 |
