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. 126 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll12_0539a.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 126 ( Gunnison's Gunnisons ) Crossing , was traveled by the ( Mormons Kormons ) in their settlement of Moab in the year 1855 . ( Sea Exhibit 625 ) The road leading from Salt Lake City to ( Cali- Cali ) fornia was not only used by the Mormons for the purpose of bringing in supplies , but was used as a Government post road and also by immigrants and gold seekers , The most authentic history of the use of this road is ( found foiind ) in the records of the Mormon Church . The pertinent excerpts were collected by Mr . ( Dellen- Dellen Dellen ) baugh and ( are aTe ) found in Exhibits 621 , 622 , 623 , 624 , and 626 . In addition to the through travel between Salt Lake City and California , it ( -was was ) necessaryfor ( the the- the ) Mormons to maintain communications with their settlements in southern Utah . The aforementioned exhibits disclose that the Mormon Church never at . any time used the Green or the Colorado ( Elvers Rivers ) iii Utah for the purpose of trade - and travel . The Union Pacific ( Railroad Rail-road Railroad ) was completed . in 1869 and at that time the Colorado River ceased to interest the people of Utah further . as a highway of commerce . While it is true that no complete exploration of the Green ( and awl ) the Colorado rivers had been made ( prior prioT ) to the time of the Powell Expedition of 1869 , , yet the exploration of the Mormons in that part of |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
110831 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s65x2bkw/110831 |