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 |
Title |
Abstract Testimony, V 2, p. 1224 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll12_0126a.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 |
Show 1224 come ( upstream upstretam ) , , ( depending depcmding ) a little on the stage Of water , but his idea of it is that it would take about c seven hours longer to come up . He believes the Richardson trip was made in 1914 ; he also went down ( later hiter ) that same year . . Ho then ( made iiiade ) a round trip to Moab on the ( Murg-iiorfto Murgiiorfto 111argue-11to 111argue11to ) ( that tha4- tha4 ) ( he lie ) calls a booster trip . ( R . ( 4828-4829 482S-4S29 482S4S29 ) . ) ( On Oil ) this trip ( he lie ) traveled right along after the dishes ( were -were were ) washed and he believes there ivere six days from Greenriver to Moab . He didliT come back with the boat ; he got out and came around . The - ( whole i7liole ) party would land and camp at night and they did all their own cooking . They ( didn't didnt ) take tents ; just camped out in the open and it Nvas very ( pleasant pleasaut ) ; not cold . The boat and crew came back around the river and he went back to ( Green- Green ) river . ( R . 4830 . ) He ( doesn't doesnt ) know whether they went to Thompson Springs by truck or by team but he believes they were using teams then . He went back overland to Greenriver , because he could go ( quicker quicher ) than by boat . They went through the river to look at it and this had been accomplished . . The only reason that he went ( on oil ) the trip at all ( -was was ) to see that the party got through all right ( and aild ) when they ( -svere svere ) through , he knew the boys could get back all right . He ( doesn't doesnt ) know how long it took him to get back to Greenriver by the way of Thompson and the railroad , as he might have iwalked but he ( doesn't doesnt ) believe he did . He ( doesn't doesnt ) know whether the automobile was running or not . |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
110689 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6k35wbz/110689 |