Title |
No. 14 Original, Brief for the United States, 1930 |
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. Brief for the United States of America, 1930 |
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/s6ff3v0h |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
110906 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6ff3v0h |
Title |
Brief for the U.S., 1930, p. 197 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll12_0341b.jpg |
Relation |
No. 14 Original, Brief for the United States of America, 1930 |
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 saw mill engine on it and 197 some kind of a wheel and started for Wichita . A number of boats were built in the early days to haul lumber down to Arkansas City , then the end of the railroad . R . . E . Cook was acquainted with the river about . 20 years . He once owned a small boat called the . ( "Carrie Carrie ) ( Clyde" Clyde ) which drew 16" to 18" light and 24" to 30" when loaded . He brought it up about 20 miles above the Grand . The boat got out of the channel and was abandoned on the return trip after the load was removed . ( "The The ) City of ( Muskogee" Muskogee ) another boat , was brought from Cincinnati to ( Mus-- Mus ) kogee . Several trips were made in a boat called . the ( "Mary Mary ) ( D" D ) from Muskogee to Redland , a ( rail-- rail ) road point above Ft . Smith . The draft was 16" to 18" light and did not exceed 36" when loaded . Never went above the mouth of Grand River . " The City of ( Muskogee" Muskogee Muvokogee" Muvokogee ) was somewhat larger than ( the- the ) ( "Mary Mary ) ( D" D ) and drew a little more water . The following are excerpts from the opinion of the District Judge on final hearings ( See Transcript ( of of' of ) Record on file in ( Clerk's Clerks ) office pp . 788 et seq . ) : A boat called City of Muskogee was used for ( excur-- excur ) sion purposes . A boat of 90 to 100 tons drawing 24 inches of water could travel to stretch from Webber Falls to Grand River almost any time . Ferryman at Tulsa employed boats moved by poles or by wire and pulleys in high water , but steam and gasoline could only be used at high water . . 35623-31-14 |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
110760 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6ff3v0h/110760 |