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. 0279 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll11_0382b.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 it wasproduced ; 1929 ( value vdlue ) 279 ranged ( from froin ) ( seventy- seventy ) five cents or one dollar ( a ta ) barrel to two dollars a barrel . ( Complainant's Complainants ) Exhibit Numbers 127-144 ( are -tire tire ) identified by ( him hini ) as photographs typical of the country west of Greenriver . Compl Exhibits Nos . , 127-144 inclusive received in evidence . ( R . vol . 6 , pp . 1027-1029 . ) When he says general ( character ebaracter ) of the country , ( he be ) means the character of the country from this point ( midway inidway ) between ( Greenriver G-reenrive'r Greenriver ) and the mouth of the Green River downward as far as ( he lie ) went and westward as far as he went ; westward to the Dirty Devil ( River Rivei' Rivei ) , southward to the junction ( of of' of ) the Dirty Devil and the Colorado , northwest to the flanks of ( San Stin ) Rafael swell , and ( east cast ) to the Green River and Cataract Canyon , and part way across Cataract ( Canyon Cauyon ) . Coming into Cataract Canyon from the west , some of the pictures were taken from the ( escarpment esearpnient ) up above , looking down into ( Cata Cata- Cata ) ¬ ( ract t-act tact ) Canyon . ( R . 1029-1030 . ) ( Recrosx-examination Recrosxexamination ) ( R . Vol . 6 , pp . 1030- 1031 ) : ( Complainant's Complainants Coniplaiiiant's Coniplaiiiants ) Exhibit Number 138 identified by ( him hini ) as having been taken about two and ( one-half onehalf one-lialf onelialf ) miles ( below beloiv ) the ( confluence conflueuce ) of the Green and the Colorado Rivers looking toward the confluence . The picture was taken at about the head of ( Cata Cata- Cata ) ¬ ract Canyon . |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
110598 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pv6n1x/110598 |