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. 141 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll12_0546b.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 COMMERCIAL EXPEBMENTS 141 AND KINOIL BOATS ( 'Boating Boating ) experiences on the Green , Colorado , and San Juan Rivers demonstrate that these rivers in Utah possess none of the attributes of highways of commerce ( V' V ) Physical characteristics which prevent these ( riv- riv ) ers from meeting the test of navigability in fact have already been discussed . But , aside from ( 'these these ) physical deficiencies , the actual experience of men ( witli -NAdtli NAdtli ) boats upon the rivers completes the ( pic- pic ) ture of nounavigability . Before considering the testimony with reference to boating experience on these ( rivers ri-vers rivers ) , the decisions should be examined in order to ascertain the correct principles for ( meas- meas ) uring the navigability of rivers . A river , in order to be ( navigable na-vigable navigable ) , must possess in its ( natural nataral ) ( condi- condi ) tion a use or a susceptibility of use which will ( con- con ) stitute the river a highway of ( commerce cominerce ) over ( which vhich ) trade and travel are or may be conducted in the customary modes of trade and travel on water . Commerce in boats must be of a substantial or a permanent character . It can not be a commerce which is temporary , precarious , and unprofitable ; . neither does a theoretical commerce meet the test . . The principles of navigability were laid down in the case of ( The Die ) Daniel Ball 10 Wall . 557 ; and in that case the evidence showed that the Grainl River in Michigan was of such capacity that it was ( "capable capable ) |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
110844 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s65x2bkw/110844 |