Title |
No. 15 Original, Brief for the United States, 1929 |
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 |
1929-10 |
Type |
Text |
Format |
application/pdf |
Source |
Original format: 12 microfilm reels |
Language |
eng |
Relation |
No. 15 Original, Brief for the United States, 1929 |
Spatial Coverage |
Colorado; Utah; Mexico |
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/s65x2bkw |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
110908 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s65x2bkw |
Title |
Brief for the U.S., 1929, p. 075 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll12_0513b.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 shallow depths ( were ivere ) invariably 75 encountered across the head of the various riffles above ( tie the ) mouth of the ( San Sail ) Rafael and across shoals or bars which exist in straight stretches between bends below the mouth of the ( San Sail ) Rafael River . Jones , second Powell expedition ( Exhibit 628 ) , in diary for September 9 , 1871 , makes the ( follow follow- follow ) ¬ ing observation on conditions in Green River below the mouth of the San Rafael : Stopped raining , and we started again at 2.15 p . ( nx m ) The river wide still and ( very -very very ) shallow * * * all the boats ran onto a sporld bar . All were obliged to get out , the two boats in the rear were easily backed ( Og off ) . * * * ( rpke The ) water grew more ( shal shal- shal ) low until at last it was not more than 2 or 3 inches deep . September 11,1871 : The water of the river so thick with saiid and mud we could scarcely drink it . * * * Got fast on sand ( bars ba-rs bars ) several times during the day . September 14,1871 : We ( ran rairl ) the entire length of Labyrinth Canyon and so far in this ( Stillwater ( Can Can- Can ) yon ) finding nothing to stop us but sand ( la ba ) rs . September 15,1871 : We were obliged to wade over a sand bar to get our boats into the water of the latter stream ( Green to Colorado ) . 96891-30-0 |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
110754 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s65x2bkw/110754 |