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References

V. Miscellaneous regional references by date
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Reports

Cook, Edward A., William Whitmore, and Frederick Steiner. 1991. Verde River Reclamation Survey: Verde River Corridor Study, Tapco to Beasley Flat. Tempe: Dept. of Planning, Arizona State University.

June 28, 1991. Verde River Visual Assessment: Verde River Corridor Study, Tapco to Beasley Flat. Tempe: Dept. of Planning, Arizona State University.

Mast, M.A. and David W. Clow. 2000.  Environmental characteristics and water-quality of Hydrologic Benchmark Network stations in the Western United States. USGS Circular 1173-D. [See Wet Bottom Creek near Childs, Arizona: Station 09508300.

Articles

Little damage is done by storm: Heaviest downpour is reported from Humboldt: Lonesome Valley center of a series of cloudbursts. July 27, 1910. Weekly Arizona Journal-Miner. (Prescott, Arizona) p. 6, col. 6.

Oak Creek source power for Jerome: New company to install plant to generate 1200 horsepower. December 15, 1916. Jerome News and Copper Belt. (Jerome, Arizona) p. 8, col. 5.

Verde District power shortage to be remedied: Generating plant with a capacity of 10,000 horsepower at Clarkdale: Huge undertaking will be rushed to completion in nine months. December 15, 1916. Jerome News and Copper Belt. (Jerome, Arizona) p. 8, col. 5. [Tapco power plant]

New power plant selling output: Hustle of Moore Co. and fortunate circumstance bring quick results. February 23, 1917. Jerome News and Copper Belt. (Jerome, Arizona) p. 9, col. 4. [Tapco power plant]

Minhinnick, H.J. September 14, 1917. Tapco Plant formally opened: Power resources of Verde District now increased by six thousand kilowatts. Jerome News and Copper Belt. (Jerome, Arizona) p. 7. [Tapco power plant]

Road to Prescott practically assured. March 9, 1918. Verde Copper News. (Jerome, Arizona) p. 1, cols. 2-3.

Surveyors begin work on road and bridge. April 25, 1918. Verde Copper News. (Jerome, Arizona) p. 1, col. 2.

Clarkdale Road improvement to be begun. June 28, 1918. Verde Copper News. (Jerome, Arizona) p. 1, col. 5.

Oak Creek road means much to Verde District. September 1, 1922. Verde Copper News. (Jerome, Arizona) p. 1, col. 4; 5, cols. 4-5, Sec. 1.

Verde River reaches record stage under heavy downpour bridge at Tapco washed out. September 18, 1923. Verde Copper News. (Jerome, Arizona) p. 1, cols. 6-7.

More Machinery. January 15, 1924. Verde Copper News. (Jerome, Arizona)

p. 8, col. 2. [Tapco power plant]

From Tapco. February 26, 1924. Verde Copper News. (Jerome, Arizona) p. 8, col. 4. [Tapco power plant]

Engineers act in matter of Oak Creek Highway. [F.K. Ausfahl letter] April 4, 1924. Verde Copper News. (Jerome, Arizona) p. 1, col. 4.

Verde Bridge work to begin soon: To be built about 200 yards below present crossing. June 19, 1931. Verde Copper News. (Jerome, Arizona) p. 1, cols. 2-7.

Sign pact for building of Verde Bridge: Agreement includes work on Clarkdale-Globe Forest Highway. August 14, 1931. Verde Copper News. (Jerome, Arizona) p. 1, col. 7.

Verde Bridge suits loom as men start work: Hiway Commission orders O’Connell to begin construction. August 21, 1931. Verde Copper News. (Jerome, Arizona) p. 1, col. 2.

Start action to halt Camp Verde Bridge Project. August 28, 1931. Verde Copper News. (Jerome, Arizona) p. 1, col. 5.

Legal action to restrain bridge building started. September 11, 1931. Verde Copper News. (Jerome, Arizona) p. 3, cols. 1-2.

Construction of Verde Bridge is subject of meet: Addams and Connell discuss new developments of injunction suit. September 22, 1931. Verde Copper News. (Jerome, Arizona) p. 1, col. 3.

Moore to Phoenix to ask action in building bridges. September 25, 1931. Verde Copper News. (Jerome, Arizona) p. 1, col. 5.

Determined to stop building of Verde Bridge. October 2, 1931. Verde Copper News. (Jerome, Arizona) p. 4, col. 1.

Young, Geo. B. October 9, 1931. Join forces to fight bridge injunction suit: Property owners, Business Men of Valley hold meeting. Verde Copper News. (Jerome, Arizona) p. 1, col. 7.

Forest Service plans building Verde Bridge. December 29, 1931. Verde Copper News. (Jerome, Arizona) p. 1, col. 7.

Verde River Bridge Bill passes: Await signature of Governor Hunt to begin construction: Will furnish work to many unemployed men of this District. January 5, 1932. Verde Copper News. (Jerome, Arizona) p. 1, cols. 2-7.

Will open bids for Verde River bridge work on January 29. January 22, 1932. Verde Copper News. (Jerome, Arizona) p. 1, col. 5.

Open bids today for construction of Verde Bridge. January 29, 1932. Verde Copper News. (Jerome, Arizona) p. 1, col. 2.

Verde River Bridge contract awarded to Phoenix company: Will begin work in next few days; Will hire local labor. February 2, 1932. Verde Copper News. (Jerome, Arizona) p. 1, col. 7.

Will start work on Verde Bridge project soon. April 5, 1932. Verde Copper News. (Jerome, Arizona) p. 1, col. 2.

Construction of Verde Bridge started Monday. May 3, 1932. Verde Copper News. (Jerome, Arizona) p. 1, col. 5.

Work on Verde River Bridge well under way: Contractors began hiring District unemployed yesterday. May 13, 1932. Verde Copper News. (Jerome, Arizona) p. 1, col. 3.

Construction of bridge approaches to be started soon. September 27, 1932. Verde Copper News. (Jerome, Arizona) p. 1, col. 5.

Southwest to Erect Large Power Plant: Power Company will purchase surplus current. April 4, 1947. Coconino Sun. (Flagstaff, Arizona) p. 1, col. 6.  [Tapco plant]

Moore, Hal R. 1962. East Verde—River of Mystery. Arizona Highways. 38(6), 3-4, 39-42.

O’Toole, Ken. April 16, 1975. Old Tapco Bridge doomed by rot, to ‘get the axe.’ Verde Independent. (Cottonwood, Arizona) p. 12, cols. 1-6.

O’Toole, Ken. August 27, 1975. Clarkdale’s old Tapco Bridge at the end of Main Street… Verde Independent. (Cottonwood, Arizona) p. 1, cols. 1-3.

Pair, Don. August 11, 1976. Energy crisis halted industry. Verde Independent. (Cottonwood, Arizona) p. 10  [Tapco power plant]

O’Brien, Richard. January 11, 1978. TAPCO tour. Verde Independent. (Cottonwood, Arizona) p. 35, Sec. 3. 

SRP’s power plant proposal explained. December 20, 1978. Verde Independent. (Cottonwood, Arizona) p. 13, cols. 4-6, Sec. 2.

VV water quality is meeting’s topic. February 14, 1979. Verde Independent. (Cottonwood, Arizona) p. 12, cols. 3-4, Sec. 1.

After many floods: CV’s White Bridge replacement is set. March 7, 1979. Verde Independent. (Cottonwood, Arizona) p. 37, cols. 1-3, Sec. 3.

End of the Road—Quite a few people kept an eye on this truck hauling a 200,000 pound Arizona Public Service transformer on its trip from Flagstaff through Sedona and Cottonwood to its Clarkdale destination… April 20, 1980. Verde Independent. (Cottonwood, Arizona) p. 8, Sec. B. [Tapco power plant]

Days numbered for CV landmark. August 21, 1980. Verde Independent. (Cottonwood, Arizona) p. 1, cols. 1-4, 2, cols. 2-3.

Hornung, Bill. May 12, 1981. C.V. bridge work underway. Verde Independent. (Cottonwood, Arizona) p. 3, cols. 1-4, Sec. A.

May 22, 1981. Trash power: County, APS investigating idea of burning garbage for power. Verde Independent. (Cottonwood, Arizona) p. 1, cols. 4-6, Sec. A. [Tapco power plant]

May 26, 1981. Trash power: Life of landfills less than expected. Verde Independent. (Cottonwood, Arizona) pp. 1, 2, cols. 4-6, Sec. A. [Tapco power plant]

Powerhouse sleeps on Verde River: Never to awaken again. December 2, 1981. Verde Independent. (Cottonwood, Arizona) p. 1, Sec. C.  [Tapco power plant]

Graffius, Bill. February 3, 1982. APS dismantles 60-year-old bridge over Verde River at Tapco plant. Verde Independent. (Cottonwood, Arizona) p. 1, cols. 2-4, Sec. A. [Tapco power plant]

Bridge over troubled waters. May 28, 1982. Verde Independent. (Cottonwood, Arizona) p. 1, cols. 1-2.

Robertson, Jeri. December 28, 1984. Two injured in Clarkdale plane crash: Causes valley-wide electrical outage. Verde Independent. (Cottonwood, Arizona) p. 1, cols. 1-4.

Witt, Elaine. January 4, 1985. Local plane crash victims’ progress called surprising. Verde Independent. (Cottonwood, Arizona) p. 1, cols. 1-3.

De Zutter, Mary. September 6, 1985. 2 in Christmas plane crash seeking damages from APS. Verde Independent. (Cottonwood, Arizona) p. 1, cols. 1-2.

APS cleaning up health hazards at old Tapco plant. October 20, 1995. Verde Independent. (Cottonwood, Arizona) p. 5A, cols. 2-3.

 
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