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. 159 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
1929-1931-roll12_0555b.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 ( Ehe The ) history of the ( 0 C ) . H 159 . Spencer is important ( be- be ) . cause all of the testimony shows that between Warm Creek and Lees Ferry the river is deeper and freer from obstructions than in any other ( PDr- PDr ) tion of the river above Lees Ferry . If the boat could not be successfully operated in that stretch of the river , it ( could coald ) not be operated on any other section of the Green , Colorado , or San Juan rivers above that stretch . The barge of the Moab Garage Co , In the year 1925 , the Moab Garage constructed a ( flat-bottomed flatbottomed ) barge 15 feet wide and 75 feet long , with pointed bow , and stern wheel . The barge drew approximately 4 inches ( liglit light ) and 20 ( inclies inches ) loaded to fully capacity of 20 tons . ( Vol . 5 , p . 962 . ) The boat was first equipped with a motor taken ( from froin ) an ( automobile automobite ) engine . ( R . 961 . ) Later an industrial motor was installed . The boat was ( con- con ) structed for the purpose of performing a ( trans trans- trans ) ¬ portation contract which the Moab Garage ( Com Cont- Cont ) pany had with the Midwest Exploration Company to transport certain ( oil-drilling oildrilling ) supplies from the town of Thompson on the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad to the ( Company's Companys ) drilling sites on the Colorado River below Moab . ( R . 962 . ) The Garage contract provided a rate of 1.75 per 100 pounds from Thompson to Well No . 1 . The ( dis- dis ) tance from Thompson to the dock at Moab was ( ap- ap ) proximately 34 miles by wagon road , and the ( coia- coia ) tract contemplated a transportation rate from Thompson to the river bank by truck at the rate of |
Setname |
usa_crc |
ID |
110902 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s65x2bkw/110902 |