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First Arizona irrigation project ends in failure
Historical Sidelights recounts the first Congress irrigation appropriation of 1867 for the Colorado River Indian Reservation. The $50,000 funds arrived late, canals were dug by about 300 Mohave Indians, tunnels through Headgate Rock failed, and by 1876 the project was abandoned as a costly misstep despite ambitious extension efforts and later lessons.
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Charles D. Posten
Colorado River Indian Reservation
Indian Service
Washington
Arizona
Congress
Col. Andrews
Indian Affairs
E. C. Kraus
Kraus
Corner Rock
Headgate
Headgate Rock
Caliche
Mohaves