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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. THE STEAMER "EXPLORER" •.•....•••••••••••••••. Frontispiece D . E. CONNER .••••••••••••.•••••••.•.....•••.••. Facing Page 145 PETER KITCHEN .••...•••••••.•••••• • ..••.••.•. Facing Page 195 SAMUEL C. HUGHES .... • ••••••.•••.• •.•.• .•••.. Facing Page 210 THOMAS JONATHAN JEFFORDS .••••••••••.• •••. .• Facing Page 228 COPYRIGHT 1915, CHARLES H . MEYER ••••••••••••.••••••••••••••• Facing Page 240 BY SAMUEL C. MILLER .••..••••.••.••..••....•••••. Facing P age 258 THOMAS EDWIN FARISH, ED. G. PECK ..•••••••••••.••.•.•..••..•..••••. Facing Page 2,62 ARIZONA HISTORIAN JACKSON MCCRACKEN •.••.•••.•..•••••••.•••..• Facing Page 266 WILLIAM SANDERS OURY •.•••••••••.•...•.•••.. Facing Page 269 PETER R. BRADY .•••••.•.••..•• •• ..• •••• •••••.• Facing Page 283 MICHAEL GOLDWATER ...........................Facing Page 287 THE FILMER BROTHERS ELECTROTYPE COMPANY TYPOGRAPHERS AND STEREOTYPERS SAN FRANCISCO CONTENTS. VOLUME II. CHAPTER I. STAGE LINES AND NAVIGATION. PAGE Silas !:It. John-San Antonio and San Diego Stage Line-James E. Birch-Isaiah C. Woods-First Mail-Wagon Road opened> by Leach and Hutton-First Stage-Butterfield Stage Line, afterwards Overland Mail Line-Massacre of Employees by Mexicans-Butterfield Route abandoned-Heintzelman and Mowry Mines-Lieutenant J. C. Ives' exploration up the Colorado-Explorat.ion by Captain Sitgreaves and Lieuten· ant Whipple-Captain Johnson-Lieutenant Ives' boat, the "ExpJorer"-Lieutenant Ives' report-Captain Johnson's an ticipation of Lieutenant Ives' exploration-Captain Rodgers -Early expedition -
The Lower Gila Region, Arizona
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR HUBERT WORK, Secretary UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEORGE OTIS SMITH, Director Water-Supply Paper 498 THE LOWER GILA REGION, ARIZONA A GEOGBAPHIC, GEOLOGIC, AND HTDBOLOGIC BECONNAISSANCE WITH A GUIDE TO DESEET WATEEING PIACES BY CLYDE P. ROSS WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 1923 ADDITIONAL COPIES OF THIS PUBLICATION MAT BE PROCURED FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D. C. AT 50 CENTS PEE COPY PURCHASER AGREES NOT TO RESELL OR DISTRIBUTE THIS COPT FOR PROFIT. PUB. RES. 57, APPROVED MAT 11, 1822 CONTENTS. I Page. Preface, by O. E. Melnzer_____________ __ xr Introduction_ _ ___ __ _ 1 Location and extent of the region_____._________ _ J. Scope of the report- 1 Plan _________________________________ 1 General chapters _ __ ___ _ '. , 1 ' Route'descriptions and logs ___ __ _ 2 Chapter on watering places _ , 3 Maps_____________,_______,_______._____ 3 Acknowledgments ______________'- __________,______ 4 General features of the region___ _ ______ _ ., _ _ 4 Climate__,_______________________________ 4 History _____'_____________________________,_ 7 Industrial development___ ____ _ _ _ __ _ 12 Mining __________________________________ 12 Agriculture__-_______'.____________________ 13 Stock raising __ 15 Flora _____________________________________ 15 Fauna _________________________ ,_________ 16 Topography . _ ___ _, 17 Geology_____________ _ _ '. ___ 19 Bock formations. _ _ '. __ '_ ----,----- 20 Basal complex___________, _____ 1 L __. 20 Tertiary lavas ___________________ _____ 21 Tertiary sedimentary formations___T_____1___,r 23 Quaternary sedimentary formations _'__ _ r- 24 > Quaternary basalt ______________._________ 27 Structure _______________________ ______ 27 Geologic history _____ _____________ _ _____ 28 Early pre-Cambrian time______________________ . -
Mineral Resources of the Harquahala Mountains Wilderness Study Area, La Paz and Maricopa Counties, Arizona
2.SOB nH in ntoiOGIGM. JAN 3 1 1989 Mineral Resources of the Harquahala Mountains Wilderness Study Area, La Paz and Maricopa Counties, Arizona U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1701-C Chapter C Mineral Resources of the Harquahala Mountains Wilderness Study Area, La Paz and Maricopa Counties, Arizona By ED DE WITT, S.M. RICHARD, J.R. HASSEMER, and W.F. HANNA U.S. Geological Survey J.R. THOMPSON U.S. Bureau of Mines U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1701 MINERAL RESOURCES OF WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS- WEST-CENTRAL ARIZONA AND PART OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Dallas L Peck, Director UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1988 For sale by the Books and Open-File Reports Section U.S. Geological Survey Federal Center Box 25425 Denver, CO 80225 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publlcatlon Data Mineral resources of the Harquahala Mountains wilderness study area, La Paz and Maricopa counties, Arizona. (Mineral resources of wilderness study areas west-central Arizona and part of San Bernardino County, California ; ch. C) (U.S. Geological Survey bulletin ; 1701-C) Bibliography: p. Supt. of Docs, no.: I 19.3:1701-C 1. Mines and mineral resources Arizona Harquahala Mountains Wilderness. 2. Harquahala Mountains (Ariz.) I. DeWitt, Ed. II. Series. III. Series: U.S. Geological Survey bulletin ; 1701. QE75.B9 no. 1701-C 557.3 s [553'.09791'72] 88-600012 [TN24.A6] STUDIES RELATED TO WILDERNESS Bureau of Land Management Wilderness Study Areas The Federal Land Policy and Management Act (Public Law 94-579, October 21, 1976) requires the U.S. Geological Survey and the U.S. -
FACT SHEET of Environmental Quality
SEPTEMBER 2013 Arizona Department FACT SHEET of Environmental Quality Janice K. Brewer, Governor • Henry R. Darwin, Director Publication Number: FS 13-11 Ambient Groundwater Quality of the Upper Hassayampa Basin: A 2003-2009 Baseline Study – June 2013 Introduction A baseline groundwater quality study of the Upper Hassayampa basin was con- ducted from 2003 to 2009 by the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) Ambient Groundwater Monitor- ing Program. ADEQ carried out this task pursuant to Arizona Revised Statutes §49-225 that mandates ongoing moni- toring of waters of the state including its aquifers. This fact sheet is a synopsis of the ADEQ Open File Report 13-03.1 The Upper Hassayampa groundwater basin covers approximately 787 square miles within Maricopa and Yavapai counties and is located about 60 miles Map 1 – Sample sites in the northwest of Phoenix (Map 1). The basin Upper Hassayampa basin is characterized by mid-elevation moun- are color-coded according to their water quality status: No tains and had an estimated population Water Quality Exceedences, 2 of 10,479 in 2000. The largest popula- Secondary MCLs Exceedences, Primary MCL Exceedances, and Primary and Secondary MCL Exceedances. (Map by Jean Ann Rodine) tion center is the Town of Wickenburg. tions range from approximately 7,000 Other communities include Congress feet above mean sea level (amsl) in the and Groom Creek. Low-intensity livestock Bradshaw Mountains to 1,900 feet amsl grazing is the predominant land use and along the Hassayampa River about five most ranches have limited acreages of ir- miles south of Wickenburg. The basin is rigated pasture to raise additional animal comprised of federal land managed by feed. -
Annotated Bibliography -- Trailtones
Annotated Bibliography -- Trailtones Part Three: Annotated Bibliography Contents: Abdul, Raoul. Blacks in Classical Music. New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1977. [Mentions Tucson-born Ulysses Kay and his 'New Horizons' composition, performed by the Moscow State Radio Orchestra and cited in Pravda in 1958. His most recent opera was Margeret Walker's Jubilee.] Adams, Alice D. The Neglected Period of Anti-Slavery n America 1808-1831. Gloucester, Massachusetts: Peter Smith, 1964. [Charts the locations of Colonization groups in America.] Adams, George W. Doctors in Blue: the Medical History of the Union Army. New York: Henry Schuman, 1952. [Gives general information about the Civil War doctors.] Agee, Victoria. National Inventory of Documentary Sources in the United States. Teanack, New Jersey: Chadwick Healy, 1983. [The Black History collection is cited . Also found are: Mexico City Census counts, Arizona Indians, the Army, Fourth Colored Infantry, New Mexico and Civil War Pension information.] Ainsworth, Fred C. The War of the Rebellion Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. General Index. [Volumes I and Volume IV deal with Arizona.] Alwick, Henry. A Geography of Commodities. London: George G. Harrop and Co., 1962. [Tells about distribution of workers with certain crops, like sugar cane.] Amann, William F.,ed. Personnel of the Civil War: The Union Armies. New York: Thomas Yoseloff, 1961. [Gives Civil War genealogy of the Black Regiments that moved into Arizona from the United States Colored troops.] American Folklife Center. Ethnic Recordings in America: a Neglected Heritage. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982. [Talks of the Black Sacred Harping Singing, Blues & Gospel and Blues records of 1943- 66 by Mike Leadbetter.] American Historical Association Annual Report. -
The Maricopa County Wildlife Connectivity Assessment: Report on Stakeholder Input January 2012
The Maricopa County Wildlife Connectivity Assessment: Report on Stakeholder Input January 2012 (Photographs: Arizona Game and Fish Department) Arizona Game and Fish Department In partnership with the Arizona Wildlife Linkages Workgroup TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF FIGURES ............................................................................................................................ i RECOMMENDED CITATION ........................................................................................................ ii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ................................................................................................................. ii EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................................ iii DEFINITIONS ................................................................................................................................ iv BACKGROUND ................................................................................................................................ 1 THE MARICOPA COUNTY WILDLIFE CONNECTIVITY ASSESSMENT ................................... 8 HOW TO USE THIS REPORT AND ASSOCIATED GIS DATA ................................................... 10 METHODS ..................................................................................................................................... 12 MASTER LIST OF WILDLIFE LINKAGES AND HABITAT BLOCKSAND BARRIERS ................ 16 REFERENCE MAPS ....................................................................................................................... -
BIBLIOGRAPHY for VERDE RIVER WATERSHED PROJECT. Originally Compiled by Jim Byrkit, Assisted by Bruce Hooper, Both of Northern Arizona University
BIBLIOGRAPHY FOR VERDE RIVER WATERSHED PROJECT. Originally compiled by Jim Byrkit, assisted by Bruce Hooper, both of Northern Arizona University. Abbey, Edward.(1) 1968. Desert Solitaire: A Season in the Wilderness. New York, NY: Ballantine; McGraw- Hill. NAU PS3551.B225. Also in SC. Abbey, Edward.(1) 1986. "Even the Bad Guys Wear White Hats: Cowboys, Ranchers, and Ruin of the West." Harper's, Vol. 272, No. 1628 (January), pp. 51-55. NAU AP2.H3.V272. Abeytia, Lt. Antonio.(1) 1865. "Letter to the Assistant Adjutant General of the District of Arizona for transmission to Brigadier General John S. Mason from Rio Verde, Arizona." Published in the 17th Annual Fort Verde Day Brochure, October 13, 1973, p. 62. (August 29) (Files of the Camp Verde Historical Society) NAU SC F819.C3C3 1973. ("1st Lt. A. Abeytia's Letter.") Adamus, Paul R.(1) 1986. Final Work Plan, Mendenhall Valley Wetland Assessment Project Calibration Studies. Adamus Resource Assessment, Inc. (NAU no) Adamus, Paul R., and L. T. Stockwell.(1) 1983. A Method for Wetland Functional Assessment, Vol. 1. Report No. FHWA-IP-82 23. U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Offices of Research and Development. 2 Vols. NAU Gov. Docs. TD 2.36:82-24. Adamus, Paul R., et al. (Daniel R. Smith?)(1) 1987. Wetland Evaluation Technique (WET); Volume II: Methodology. Operational Draft Technical Report Y-87- (?). Vicksburg, MS: U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station. (NAU no) Ahmed, Muddathir Ali.(2) 1965. "Description of the Salt River Project and Impact of Water Rights on Optimum Farm Organization and Values." MA Thesis, University of Arizona. -
Maricopa County Regional Trail System Plan
Maricopa County Regional Trail System Plan Adopted August 16, 2004 Maricopa Trail Maricopa County Trail Commission Maricopa County Department of Transportation Maricopa County Parks and Recreation Maricopa County Planning and Development Flood Control District of Maricopa County We have an obligation to protect open spaces for future generations. Maricopa County Regional Trail System Plan VISION Our vision is to connect the majestic open spaces of the Maricopa County Regional Parks with a nonmotorized trail system. The Maricopa Trail Maricopa County Regional Trail System Plan - page 1 Credits Maricopa County Board of Supervisors Andrew Kunasek, District 3, Chairman Fulton Brock, District 1 Don Stapley, District 2 Max Wilson, District 4 Mary Rose Wilcox, District 5 Maricopa County Trail Commission Supervisor Max Wilson, District 4 Chairman Supervisor Andrew Kunasek, District 3 Parks Commission Members: Citizen Members: Laurel Arndt, Chair Art Wirtz, District 2 Randy Virden, Vice-Chair Jim Burke, District 3 Felipe Zubia, District 5 Stakeholders: Carol Erwin, Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) Fred Pfeifer, Arizona Public Service (APS) James Duncan, Salt River Project (SRP) Teri Raml, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Ex-officio Members: William Scalzo, Chief Community Services Officer Pictured from left to right Laurel Arndt, Supervisor Andy Kunasek, Fred Pfeifer, Carol Erwin, Arizona’s Official State Historian, Marshall Trimble, and Art Wirtz pose with the commemorative branded trail marker Mike Ellegood, Director, Public Works at the Maricopa Trail -
Chapter 9 HYDRAULIC MINING in ARIZONA: Using the Giant Monitor in an Arid Territory
Chapter 9 HYDRAULIC MINING IN ARIZONA: Using the Giant Monitor in an Arid Territory ©1998 Jim McBride Hydraulic mining, according to most sources, is the Arizona. Finding gold in the streams of the region one truly indigenous American mining technique, they established the Walker Mining District" Word originating in the placer camps of California. 1 of their find quickly spread and soon the mountains Although there is some disagreement among the and streams were filled with prospectors. Placer authorities as to the individual responsible for the claims lined the banks of Lynx, Big Bug, and invention (or development) of hydraulic mining, Groom Creeks.8 Timber was readily available, most accept Edward E. Matteson but, as with most water was plentiful for much of the year; the only inventions, it appears that hydraulicking was the problem was Indian activity. Despite persistent result of a series of contributions by Matteson, A. attacks and depredations by the Yavapai, the miners Chabot and Eli Miller while working a claim near persisted. For the next few years the pages of the Nevada City, California in 1852.2 Regardless, it was local newspaper are filled with accounts of success quickly apparent that hydraulicking dramatically es and new strikes along the streams of the increased the effectiveness of placer mining. Using Bradshaw Mountains. 9 The mining was typical of a rocker the average miner could work one cubic early placer mining; rockers and sluices were the yard of dirt a day, with a tom two cubic yards, with means of collecting the gold. Even lode mining a sluice four yards, hydraulic mining and a sluice, remained fairly simple, with water powered arras as much as one hundred cubic yards a day. -
Summits on the Air – ARM for the USA (W7A
Summits on the Air – ARM for the U.S.A (W7A - Arizona) Summits on the Air U.S.A. (W7A - Arizona) Association Reference Manual Document Reference S53.1 Issue number 5.0 Date of issue 31-October 2020 Participation start date 01-Aug 2010 Authorized Date: 31-October 2020 Association Manager Pete Scola, WA7JTM Summits-on-the-Air an original concept by G3WGV and developed with G3CWI Notice “Summits on the Air” SOTA and the SOTA logo are trademarks of the Programme. This document is copyright of the Programme. All other trademarks and copyrights referenced herein are acknowledged. Document S53.1 Page 1 of 15 Summits on the Air – ARM for the U.S.A (W7A - Arizona) TABLE OF CONTENTS CHANGE CONTROL....................................................................................................................................... 3 DISCLAIMER................................................................................................................................................. 4 1 ASSOCIATION REFERENCE DATA ........................................................................................................... 5 1.1 Program Derivation ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 6 1.2 General Information ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 6 1.3 Final Ascent -
Issue No. 40: April 1995
ZIM CSWR La Cronica de Nuevo Mexico F ZI tri CSL.J R 79:1. ~ Received on : 04-27-95 C7x . April 1995 no a 40 A CRONICA ~ . ISSUE NUMBER 40 OE NUEVO MEXICO HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF NEW MEXICO The Juan Martinez de Montoya Collection 1995 ANNUAL CONFERENCE and TUCSON, ARIZONA - APRIL 13 - 16, 1995 The Palace of the Governors by Arrancernents for the 1995 of the Tucson historic district is also Historical Society of New Mexico and planned that afternoon for those who Thomas E. Chavez Arizona Historical Society joint annual micht not want to go on the mission On August 10. 1608. Captain Juan Martinez de Montoya appeared before Cristobal conference are nearly complete as we QO tour. Saturday eveninq, the Historical de Onate. son of Juan de Onate and the acting Governor of New Mexico. With a to press. The conference is scheduled for Society of New Mexico book auction and secretary dutifully taking down every word the captain proceeded to give testimony Easter weekend. April 13-16. 1995 at the awards banquet will conclude the about his almost eiQht years' service in New Mexico. He talked of his many exploits Tucson. The Ramada Downtown will be conference activities. beqinninq with his role of brinQing reinforcements to the desperate colony in 1601. conference headquarters. Easter Sunday. April 16. buses will be to travelinqout onto the plains. defending San Gabriel. where he built a house. from The Westerners banquet scheduled available for those who may want to at Indian attack. helped establish certain mines and visited many pueblos which are for the eveninq of Thursday. -
Downtown Heritage Plan 2014
Town of Wickenburg Downtown Heritage District Plan May 2014 Prepared by Graduate Student Capstone Spring 2014 Please see next page. Table of Contents Acknowledgements ..................................................................................................................................................................................................i Executive Summary .................................................................................................................................................................................................. ii List of Tables and Figures ........................................................................................................................................................................................ iii Chapter 1: Community Profile ............................................................................................................................................................... 1-1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 1-1 Physical Location and Development History ........................................................................................................................................... 1-1 Demographic Analysis .............................................................................................................................................................................