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The Dellenbaugh Papers Vol.1-7: Exploration and settlement records of the Mormon Church [microform]: 1929
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- Description
- Microfilm of research material collected by Frederick Dellenbaugh when he was acting as a witness in United States vs. Utah (1929), a Supreme Court case centering on the ownership and riparian rights of the Green, Colorado, and San Juan riverbeds (the case was decided in favor of Utah in 1931). The material is identified as "Collection C -- The Dellenbaugh Papers Vols.1-7. Exploration and Settlement Records of the Mormon Church." The typed documents consist of excerpts of letters, newspaper and journal articles, pioneer reminiscences, and other manuscripts related to Mormon settlement of the Southwest. The material is identified as Complainant's Exhibits 620-626, and the seven volumes are identified as follows: 1. General Notes -- Exploration of Southern Nevada -- Beale's Wagon Road -- The Camel Experiment -- Callsville (Call's Landing-Colorado River) -- Mexican Traders from Village of Chama, N.M. to Salt Lake City, 1853 -- Moab Region (Journey there, 1853, Cliff Dweller Ruins described) -- Mancos War 1880 [frames 1-16]. 2. Exploration -- Southern Nevada-Colorado River -- Las Vegas Mission, 1855-1856 [frames 17-41]. 3. Elk Mountain Mission History, 1855 -- Settlement of Moab [frames 42-60]. 4. Exploration of Southern Nevada -- St. George Stake, 1851-1866 -- Lower Virgin River -- Lower Colorado River -- Call's Landing -- Hardy's Landing -- Jacob Hamblin to Hopi Towns [frames 61-76]. 5. Settlement of Kanab Region -- Southern Utah -- Kanab Stake, 1865-1874 -- Pipe Springs -- Jacob Hamblin to Hopi Towns [frames 77-113]. 6.Expedition to the Colorado River, 1864-1865 -- Call's Landing -- Journal History, January-June 1865 [frames 114-121]. 7. Settlement of San Juan Region -- Bluff 1879-1884 -- San Juan Stake [frames 122-163].
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