Contents | 644 of 684
Abstract Testimony, V 2, p. 0919
| Title | No. 14 Original, Abstract of the Testimony, vol. 2, pp. 749-1426 |
| Subject | Mines and mineral resources -- Environmental aspects -- Utah; United States -- Trials, litigation, etc.; Utah -- Trials, litigation, etc.; Utah -- 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. 2, pp. 749-1426 |
| 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/s6k35wbz |
| Setname | usa_crc |
| ID | 110905 |
| Reference URL | https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6k35wbz |
Page Metadata
| Title | Abstract Testimony, V 2, p. 0919 |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Identifier | 1929-1931-roll11_0722b.jpg |
| Relation | No. 14 Original. Abstract in Narrative Form of the Testimony Taken before the Special Master, and filed in His Court by Him, vol. 2, pp. 479-1426 |
| 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 | One or two parties came 919 up the Colorado as far as ( Hite I-lite Ilite ) in small boats . 1 man ( named nained ) Mendenhall , who said ( he lie ) ( had liad ) ( come conie ) ( from frorn ) Bluff down the San Juan , took a boat up , but ( he lie ) ( didn't didnt ) take it away from Hite , as it was worn out . ( R . 3635 . ) Redirect ( examination examiiiation ) ( R . Vol . 20 , pp . 3639- 3645 ) : He was last at Hite in the spring of 1915 . At that , ( time tinie ) there were only a few men there doing some work , ( including includina ) Frank Orr , Bert Seaboldt , and Mr . Shaw . When ( he lie ) made the round trip to Lees Ferry , ( Jeremiah Jeremiali ) Johnson was with ( him hini ) when ( he be ) came back , and they had four or five boats ; he ( doesn't doesnt ) remember exactly . ( R . 3639 . ) There were thirteen men in the party . This trip was in ( December Deceinber ) , 1898 . One trip that he made to Lees Ferry and came back overland was in 1909 and 1910 , when he was ( accom accom- accom ) panied by a man named Turner ( , . ) In going ( dowa down ) the river , he used a very good boat that was given to him by Mr . Stone , who stopped at Hite after coming down the river from Greenriver , ( Wyoming 117yorning ) . ( R . 3640 . ) Another trip was ( made inade ) , he thinks , in 1905 , with Fritz von ( Wyschuhn IvAryschuhn ) , using boats that were shipped in from San Francisco ; very much the same type of boats as the other keel bottom ( boats boqts ) . Mr . Wyschuhn , . at that time , was relocating the ( -property property ) of Mr . Spencer ( at A ) Lees Ferry , after having had wonderful reports of his operations there . That must have been in 1912 . ( R . 3642 . ) |
| Setname | usa_crc |
| ID | 110655 |
| Reference URL | https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6k35wbz/110655 |