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. 128 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll12_0540a.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 128 The following year the ( Mormon Alormon ) ( Church Oburch ) sent out a mission to settle the country in and about the present site of Moab . The leaders in charge of this expedition left Great Salt Lake City for ( lEanti Nanti ) in the spring of 1855 . Manti was the place selected for the ( assembly assenibly ) of the ( expedition expeclition ) . This expedition started at Manti and proceeded in an eastward direction to the Green River , ( appar appar- appar ) ently traveling the Old Spanish Trail . The whole expedition was ferried across the Green River in the ( earty early ) part of June , during the usual period of high water . The Grand River ( now the Colorado River ) was apparently crossed near the present site of ( Moab Afoab ) . The expedition was driven out by the Indians in September of the same year and returned to ( Manti Alanti ) by the same route . ( See ( Ex Ex- Ex ) hibit 625 . ) Between the years 1865 and 1874 , a ( Mormon Aformon ) ( mis mis- mis ) ¬ sionary by the name of Jacob ( Hamblin Hai-nblin Hainblin ) , conducted various missions to the Indians from the town of Kanab . It is recorded that the Ferryboat at Lees Ferry was used by the Mormon missionaries for crossing at various ( times tinies ) subsequent to the year 1871 . ( See page 26 , ( Exhibit ExMbit ) 621 . ) Jacob ( Hamblin Haniblin ) was also at the Crossing of the Fathers in 1875 . ( See page 27 , Exhibit 621 . ) It is also recorded that Hamblin ( crossed crossed- crossed ) at Lees Ferry as early as 1864 . ( Page 28 , Exhibit 621 . ) |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
110803 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s65x2bkw/110803 |