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<br />Electrie Coop. It fll"gotiaku, ;Iud had rt'ady for t'xl'('ulioll, a IW\\' sh'am
<br />contrad with the Citizens CtiJitiL's Compall~'. It eXel"1I1t'd a "'heeling COIl-
<br />tTad with the Burean of Ikd.unatinll Ih,l! would lwrmit dj~tributinll of
<br />power from tlw Axis Sk,1l11 Plant ill Yllma mer till' Park,"r-lJ,n'is s~steIl1. As
<br />a corolLtn to thi~ contract. it \'\('Cutt'd a similar ('{1ntract with II\(' ArLwna
<br />Puhlic S,-r\i('(' COlllpallY.
<br />Thefe W,'ff' a lI11mlwr of Si~lIificallt dl'\TlopIlWllts during the Yl';lL On
<br />:\m.'mhl'T ::!.'). 19:)9. till' .\lIthority fi\,.t! ,lTI .-\nwmlnwnl to ib Applil.-'atioll for
<br />a Lin'llsl' in which sl'n'm! substantial "hauges in the original plans W,'rt'
<br />pmposI'11. (In F,'bruary 1, H160. tll(' City ul Los .\Ilp;eks tikI! an .-\pplicatioll
<br />for a Liet'ml' to !"(Illstrnd a hydn)l'll'dril' plallt at Brit!!?:t' Canyon, in lieu
<br />of its earli.'r <IpplieaU"ll fllr a pl'rlllit to ill\'f'~tigalt' tIll" ~ilt'. This appliratioll
<br />is eompdlli\t, wilh II... till.' fil(.d hy 11ll> :\rizoll:l POWl'T :\ulhorily ill July,
<br />19,";,1..), allllllw Iwo de\'elopments propmt'd an- Illulually ('xdusin'. Tht' F(.d-
<br />t'rall'own ClJlIlmissjoll h.ls dt'{:idetl tn Ja"ld it jllillllll'arilll.! 011 lilt' two appli-
<br />ratinlls_ III July, :\I\tlulrity olfiebls ael1l111pani,'d \arious sl,Iff llll'rIll)('rs of
<br />the Ft'd\'rall'owl'r COllllllb.sioll 1111 :It'ri,,1 impt'l.tillllS (If the pwpos.'d d,'vel-
<br />opnlt'1I1 and (Ill ,I trip by hoat to lilt' sill' nf Iht' pwposl'd dam at Bridt!t'
<br />Callvofl,
<br />Tht' Aulhority d(,\t'!o!,wd ,Ill all('rllatiH' flood {>(l!ltrnl ami silt rdt'nlillll
<br />plan on Ihl' I.illl,' Color:Hlll Bi\t,r. This allt'matin' ilJdudl'~ a proposed dam
<br />aml dik(' at Ih., Tnkhi('o .~il(' :lIltl allotlll'r dam 10l'all't1 Iwar thl' motlth of
<br />\IOt'llkopi \Vash. Fit,ld SlIrH'YS amI mapping (Ill tJaest" arl'as was pl'rfonm't!
<br />by :\riZOll;l Ellt!intTrill!.! C{Jlllpall~' of Flagslall. FOlllltlatioll t'xploratioll and
<br />soil h'sting al lIlt' Tokhil"o silt' was pt'rformed In' EIl!.!illl't.'n T.'slilll.! I.ah-
<br />oralory, lw..:. of PhOt'lIh. Ct'olll~ic<ll ill~lwdiou~ (;f lilt' Tokhk-o. \Iolt'flkopi
<br />and \I.lrhk Cal1\"C1J1 dam sit", \\','n' mad" 11\, Dr. Ha\lIl11lltl C, \loon'. COIl-
<br />sllltilll.~ G,'olllgist', ..
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<br />During the mOlllh 01 July, lIlt' Authorily aC(11lJ1palLit'd n'pn's"lllath'l's
<br />of till' .\riwna C:lllW ,Inri Fi~h J)epartllwlIl. tilt' ,\riZOll:l State I'arks BO;lrd.
<br />and lilt' IIl1alapai Trill<' on a rjn'r lrip 10 th,' sit" of lit,' Bridl,!t' Callyull tI,.-
<br />\t'loplllt'1l1 for till' purpOse 01 making a ruint appr,lisal of lilt' n'('n'ational
<br />plll"lLlial allll of Ih.' prohll'llIs in l'OlllltTtioll with tilt' rlt'\t'lnpllll'llt 01 sitch
<br />pott'ntial. (:ltI~1' liaisoll ,1Il)OUl.! lilt'S,' c;rollps was lII<1illtlilll'd throlldlUut Ihl'
<br />year. In \I,IY, l<j(ill. Ihl' .\rizoll:l Canw alltl Fi~h Dt'parlnwllt issllt,tl a com-
<br />pn'ht'llsi\l' n.port 011 Iht' fishilll::, hlllltill!.! and n'{'n'ational aSI}<'ch of tl\t'
<br />prop,,~('t1 Brill!?:(, aud \brhl.. Clnyoll D,'\('lop"lt'llh of Ih.. Color.ldo I\i\t'r
<br />Project. Tilt. filllliltt!s of this n-port an' mosl siC;llificallL This rt'J}ort t'slinult's
<br />tbat \ isitors 10 tbe Bridge CanyolL :lfC'a willi)\' SIWlldillt! ill ,,\(.t'ss of SH,tIlIO..
<br />(1111) :mllllall\' ill IIII' inlllwdialt, \idnil\ Iwc:ilLllillt! lhn't' \(';lrs after tilt' (bm
<br />is built. Th(: rl'porl gOt's till to ,'slimal,: that lilt's!' S,Hm' p;'oplt' will h" spl'lLll-
<br />iug in ,'x.'('ss of 816,(1110.000 ,ulIIlIally wilhin tll{' State. It is also e~timalt't1
<br />that \i.~it()rs to the \larhl(' Can~(l1L an'a \\ill 1)(' sl....lltlin~ ill t'W,'ss of
<br />.$8.000.0(lO allllually in :\rizolla \\;rbin rim',. year" afh-r tilt' proposed .Lun
<br />is huilt. III 10t;\1. lilt' ft'l}(lrl l'~limall'~ thai 8::!-UIIIO.lIIXI :lllnnally would 1)(' a
<br />(1}m,'rnltiH' t'stiTTlalt' of Tt'{'Tt';ltio/l;\1 ('xpemlilllTt's in .\rizona which will
<br />reslIlt if tht' Tt'{'ft'atiollal potelltial al Britlgt, and \I.uh'" Canyon Dl'\"t'lop-
<br />1ll"II1s is fully aud adequatdy d"\l'lopt'tl. The wport also conlains jwrlhlt'llt
<br />ft'comlllt'udatious Ilf Ihe J)..parhn,'nt \\hkh it Iwli,'\'('s an' es",'ntial to insure
<br />propl'r dt'wlopmt'nt of thi" I,!reat ft'('n-'ltiollal polt'ntial.
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<br />Tlw principal prnjl'('t works propost'd h~' th.. :\llthoril~ ill its plans to
<br />deH,lop lh,' CollITado Hht'r will 1)(' loeah'd in suhstantial part OIl Indian
<br />lands. TIll' land" on Ih.. sOIlI!..'r!\- and ('askr!\- "id.. of Ihl' Britl!.!t, Camoll
<br />Dt'\dopllll'lll !)(Ollllll.! 10 tilt' lIu,;lapai Trillt,. 'Tllt' silt n'lI'ntioll and fl;)()(!
<br />control ft':Jhtrt'~ of Ihe proit'd. {11mprisilLl.! lbt, Liltl(' Colorado lIin'r (),'\e1-
<br />opnlt'1l1. ,1ft' localed wholh- Oll lands hdondm:: 10 tht' ;\a\-ajo Tril)('. Tbis
<br />Iatt('r ()"\I'IOP"ll'lll is t'Ss,'ntialln the l"omtmction ami op,'T;\tion of Bridc:t'
<br />Canyon. Tht' lallds nn tIlt' ('.lslt'm sid.' of tht' propos('(l \tubll' Canyoll 11
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<br />REPORT ON
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<br />NEGOTIATIONS
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