| 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. 0774 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Identifier |
1929-1931-roll11_0649a.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 ( He lle ) ( didn't didnt ) see the final 774 wreck of the Riff Clvnibor ; ( Inmted bunted ) for it in the place it went down , the next day ; ( that's thats ) all he knows . ( R . 2974 . ) He hunted for the Riff Climber at a point ( approximately approxaimately ) a mile and a half up stream ( from froni ) the J . H . Shafer well , a point known locally as the Eddy . He had nothing to do with the survey of the road , but has been over a portion of the route ( se- se ) lected for the ( road Toad ) with a man by the name of Hank Snyder ; the portion from the junction of the road to ( Moab Nloab ) , the ( Hoab-Thompson HoabThompson Moab-Thompson MoabThompson ) road , and part way down Knob canyon ; then at the other end of Knob canyon ( where ivhere ) it empties into the ( Colo- Colo ) rado river , he has been over about practically half or ( three-quarters threequarters ) of a ( mile wile ) , at least until it was up from the river , up to the top of the first mesa . ( R . 2975 . ) The ( road Toad ) ran down the river bank from the foot of Knob Canyon to the No . 1 ( loca- loca ) tion [ J . H . Shafer No . 1 ] , a distance of ( approxi approxii- approxii ) mately seven miles . ( R . 2975 . ) ( There TheTe ) was a ( trail-x trailx ) or ( wagon ivagon ) road from Shafer well . No . 1 to Shafer well No . 2 and from a point across the river from ( Shafer -Shafer Shafer ) well No . 1 to Moab . ( R . 2976 . ) He has been down as far as ( Lockliart Loc1diart ) Canyon , following cattle trails down to a point opposite Lockhart Canyon on the other side of the river . As far as he knows the letter ( "P" P ) is used ( uni- uni ) versally in engineering practice to designate a ( pre- pre ) liminary survey on a ( map inap ) . He has done railroad |
| Setname |
usa_crc |
| ID |
110719 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6k35wbz/110719 |
