Title |
No. 14 Original, Abstract of the Testimony, vol. 1, pp. 1-748 |
Subject |
Mines and mineral resources -- Environmental aspects -- Utah; United States -- 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. 1, pp. 1-748 |
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/s6pv6n1x |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
110904 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pv6n1x |
Title |
Abstract Testimony, V 1, p. 0595 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll11_0541b.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 Had one boat used to 595 cross river . . Never used boats to bring supplies down . ( R . 2050-2051 . . ) ( Eoads Roads ) just natural roads , trails just like in any ( -wild wild ) country , both ( nortli north ) and south of river . . No trail opposite ( Nokai Nohai ) Canyon ; one going up Clay Hill divide , ( conies comes ) to river on other side of Copper Canyon . ( ( E R ) . 2052 . ) In 1904 or 1905 , no other people operating in San Juan Canyon . Never saw any placer miners using boats . Since ( 1905 19005 ) all supplies and machinery taken in hauled by freight or automobiles . ( ( E R ) . 2052 . ) Houses at camp up above flow of water six or seven feet ; tight houses . ( ( E R ) . ( 2054r-2055 2054r2055 2054-2055 ) . ) Camp partly wrecked two or three years before flood of 1911 . First time camp partly buried . 3 ft . of sand in tool house . After flood of 1911 camp ( com- com ) pletely buried ; just roof protruding out of sand . ( R . . ( 2055-2056 2055-29056 ) . ) Top of building 16 or 17 ft . above ( low-water lowwater ) level . ( ( E R ) . 2057 . ) Seen sand waves on San Juan many times . ( ( E R ) . 2057-2058 . ) ( 1904 1901- ) river nearly dry ; summer freshets from side canyons , river so thick with mud , choked the ( fish -fish fish ) . . ( R . . 2058 . ) Stage of water shifted main current from one side to the other ; undermine sand banks . ( ( E R ) . 2059 ) Swift current ; has gone up river all way to Bluff sometimes on foot , sometimes on ( horse- horse ) back . ( R . . 2060 . ) |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
110761 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pv6n1x/110761 |