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. 193 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll12_0572b.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 ( time thne ) immemorial ( 193 1.93 ) and at the time of the ( ad- ad ) mission of ( Utah Utall ) into the ( Union LTniou ) as one of the States of the United States of America were and ever since have been and are now ( navi navi- navi ) ¬ gable streams . SEC . 2 . ( Title Tit7e ) to the ( led bed ) of ( all a-11 a11 ) navigable rivers vested in State of ( Utali 17ta7t ) ( Wien-excep- Wienexcep ) tions . ( -That That ) the title to the beds of said rivers and of each of ( them thena ) , as ( Yell ivell ) as the title to the beds of all other streams and lakes which at the ( time tinie ) of said admission of Utah into the Union ( were iiere ) navigable in fact , vested in the State of Utah at the ( time tfine ) of its said admission into the Union and said title has at all times thereafter been and now is vested in the State of ( "Utah Utah Utah ) , except such portion or portions thereof as may have been ( hereto hereto- hereto ) ¬ fore disposed of by the State of Utah ( pur pur- pur ) ¬ suant to IaW7 by express grant . Utah by this law solemnly states that the Green and Colorado ( Eivers Rivers ) are navigable throughout the State of Utah . The absurdity of the law appears ( when vhen ) it is considered that in certain stretches of both rivers only men of iron nerve have ever been down them and then only in specially constructed ( "boats boats boats ) . This ( law laiv ) can not deprive the Government of any of its rights in the river beds , because , as has been previously shown in this brief , the rights of the parties to this suit were fixed as of the ( date dade ) of statehood . The bill alleges ( ( Paragraph PaTagraph ) D , page 11 ) that the rivers are not navigable interstate . The answer ( ad- ad ) |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
110801 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s65x2bkw/110801 |