JOUR 455/555: Environmental Journalism: Newspapers as Primary Sources

• "Davis Presents Facts About Colorado River," The Arizona Republican, March 16, 1922.
• "Hoover Disregards Adverse Propaganda and Puts Stamp of Approval on Boulder Project," Mohave County Miner and Our Mineral Wealth, March 17, 1922.
• "Boulder Canyon Dam Will Furnish Cheap Power for Operation of Oatman Mines," Mohave County Miner and Our Mineral Wealth, March 17, 1922. 
• "Dam Stores 155,850 Acre Feet," The Coolidge Examiner, January 3, 1941.
• "Stored Water Breaks 1932 Record," The Coolidge Examiner, March 14, 1941.
• "Closure of Flaming Gorge Dam Marks Beginning of Water Impoundment At Second Colorado River Project," The Navajo Times, November 15, 1962. 

• "Developing Pay Mines In the Jerome District," Jerome Mining News, September 18. 1899.
• "Might Purchase the Gila Valley," subhead: "Noted Tailings Suit Comes to a Close," Daily Arizona Silver Belt, May 5, 1907.
• "Mines Lose," The Graham Guardian, May 10, 1907.
• "New Cornelia Leaching Plant Covers More Than 50 Acres," Ajo Copper News, July 29, 1916. 
• "Patagonia Mining District Taking On New Life," Nogales International, May 8, 1937.
• "Bisbee--'It's Different'," Brewery Gulch Gazette, April 24, 1941. 
• Untitled, Westside Enterprise, February 8, 1962.

• "A Raging Forest Fire," The Coconino Sun, April 22, 1899
• "The Public Forests," and article continuation on next page, The Coconino Sun, January 20, 1900.
• "To Prevent Forest Fires," The Coconino Sun, July 14, 1900.
• "Forest Fires Raging," The Holbrook Argus, June 2, 1906.
• "Disastrous Forest Fire," The St. Johns Herald and Apache News, May 29, 1913.
• "Big Forest Fire Back of Elden Mt. Wednesday," The Coconino Sun, June 16, 1916.
• "Forest Fire at Walnut Canyon Burns 200 Acres," The Coconino Sun, June 20, 1924.
• "First Fire Flames Lash Apache Forest" and continuation of article, Fort Apache Scout, June 1963.

• "Arizona's National Park," The Arizona Republican, February 1, 1910.
• "Grand Canyon National Park: Bill Introduced In Senate to Make Grand Canyon National Park—Vast Area Will Be Closed Up," The Coconino Sun, February 4, 1910. 
• "Says National Park Will Be Much Too Large," The Coconino Sun, April 7, 1916. 
• "Congressman Hayden Introduces Bill For Grand Canyon National Park," The Coconino Sun, February 2, 1917.

Read each of the articles linked under your topic. As you examine and analyze the news items, use the Analyzing Newspaper Content guide to Observe, Reflect, and Question.

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