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. 0176 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll11_0330a.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 The original channel ( 176 1-76 ) of the river was destroyed by floods at various times ; all of the ( damage dainage ) was not done by one flood . The first flood occurred two or three years after his arrival at Montezuma . The river cut straight through their bottom , left part of their farm out on the other side of the river . ( ( E R ) . 645 . ) ( The 'The The ) ferryboat constructed and operated by his father ( was -vvas vvas ) in operation about eighteen months . It was constructed in the Spring of the first year and washed away in the next ( Spring Spriug ) or the following Fall . ( R . 645-647 . ) They did not need a boat there all the time . Most of the oil rigs came from Durango ; that was the end of the railroad haul . Some came from ( Do- Do ) lores . This was where the rigs were loaded on the wagons . They were mostly steel rigs from the Star Drilling Company , at Cincinnati , Ohio . They were not loaded in the cars in the vicinity of the San Juan River . He is ( acquainted acquahited ) with Mr . Raplee who testified and he thinks a good deal of him . In his opinion the timber that has been cut on portions of the watershed and trails leading down to the river have contributed to flood conditions . , The areas where the forests have been cut is on the head drainage of the San Juan River and is fifty miles long but he ( doesn't doesnt ) know how many wide . He saw a great many of the forests before they were cut , and he has seen the places ( where Nhere ) they have been . ( R . 648-650 . ) |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
110766 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pv6n1x/110766 |