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. 0661 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll11_0574b.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 on ( the die ) Tigris and Euphrates 661 , the native craft there , in Africa called ( Kalek Kaleli ) and Gufa . Boated by ( steamer steanier ) or by launch pretty well to Gondokoro about two thousand ( miles uliles ) from the mouth of the Nile . Has boated for lesser lengths the Zambesi in ( South Soutli ) Africa . Of South America has some ( knowl knowl- knowl ) edge , beginning at the northern coast of the ( conti eopti- eopti ) ( nent neilt ) , ( of cof ) the Orinoco ; in British Guiana of the ( De- De ) ( merara inerara ) and the Essequebo . The Amazon in Brazil and the Negri in the ( same saine ) country . Further south , of the the Parana and Uriguay [ sic Uruguay ] and the Ygnazu on which the very remarkable waterfall of the same ( name iianie ) occurs . Several of the shorter rivers ( draining drainhig ) to the west coast in Chili , of ( which -which which ) ( he lie ) ( remembers reinembers ) especially the Rio Bueno , and one or two rivers of which he does not recall the names . This is pretty well the South American list . The ( North Nortb ) American is ( somewhat sonie'what soniewhat ) fuller , and my ( navi- navi ) ( gation gatioii ) or attempted navigation of them is more comprehensive . His original interest in the rivers was largely due to the fact ( the3r they ) have figured so much in our earlier history of which he has long made a study , and in later years have been writing of ( consider consider- consider ) ¬ ably . ( He I-Ie IIe ) found in the explorations of the early explorers the river was the inevitable route which they followed . It occurred to him ( in iii ) doing a bit of history if one could cruise these routes in very much the same type of craft of nearly the same size ( and aild ) character , under the same conditions as the |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
110774 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pv6n1x/110774 |