| 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. 189 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Identifier |
1929-1931-roll12_0570b.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 ( the tile' tile ) ( construction coiista-uction coiistauction ) of a ( reservoir Teservoir ) 189 in Glen ( Canyon Cany-on Canyon ) near . Lees Perry ( with ivith ) a possible capacity of over sixty million ( acre-feet acrefeet ) which would back water to ( the flie ) ( month mouth ) of Green River . As ( outlined ontlinecl ) in Exhibit 507 the construction of these and other projects provide water for the ( ulti- ulti ) mate irrigation of ( nearly neaTly ) 600,000 acres of land in Utah and the development of over 600,000 ( horse horse- horse ) ¬ power in ( Utah T-Ttah TTtah ) . The withdrawal of the lands insures the wise development of resources economically important . Moreover in the studies for maximum use and ( ben- ben ) , efit , ( navigation liavigation ) was considered in an Army ( engi engi- engi ) ¬ neer ( report Teport ) . ( State Exhibit 18 . ) None of these reports indicate a use of ( the t1le ) rivers in Utah for navigation . The primary ( value valne ) of the Colorado , Green , and San Juan rivers in that State has been and always ( will ivill ) be for water supply , ( irri- irri ) gation , and power development . XI UTAH SINCE STATEHOOD HAS TREATED THE ( RIVEBS RIVERS ) AS BEING ( UONNAVIGABLE NONNAVIGABLE ) The ( scientific scielitific ) investigation by the United States over a period of 60 years into the possible uses of ( the tile ) rivers exclude any conclusion that the ( rivers Tivers ) are navigable . Utah has sat silently by from ( state state- state ) ¬ hood until 1925 and permitted the Government to make ( expenditures xpenditures ) for these investigations ( with with- with ) ¬ out comment or claim , intimating that the State |
| Setname |
usa_crc |
| ID |
110855 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s65x2bkw/110855 |
