Water Use; Discovery & exploration; Commerce; multi-tribe; Native american water rights
Letter and subsequent report from Capt. Adams recounting observations relating to agriculture, commerce and water possibilities along the Colorado river. (ca 1867)
Water Use; Irrigation; Native American Water Rights; Legislation; Legislative bodies;
Selected text from a House of Representatives report on the increasing water scarcity for Pimas and Maricopas. Report includes collected statements of first hand accounts documenting a change in water supply dating from the 1870's forward.
Reclamation of land; Irrigation; Dams; Water use; Legislation; Arizona; Pima; Maricopa; San Carlos; Gila River; Native american water rights
Statement of J.F. Wilson before the House of Representatives Committee on land relcamation speaking to the merits and reasons for reclaiming land in the west.
