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- All Subjects: Salt River Indian Reservation, Arizona
- Creators: Montezuma, Carlos
ContributorsMontezuma, Carlos (Correspondent) / Burns, Michael (Correspondent)
Created1921-03-24
Description
Montezuma urges Mike Burns and the McDowell Indians to keep McDowell land and Verde River water; NOT to move to Salt River Reservation as proposed.
ContributorsMontezuma, Carlos (Correspondent) / Cornchief, Joe (Correspondent)
Created1920-06-15
Description
Various leaders ask Montezuma about the political status of the reservation and entreat him to protect their land and water rights.
ContributorsMontezuma, Carlos (Correspondent) / Russell, Joshua (Correspondent)
Created1919-06-03
Description
Letter to Montezuma from his friend Joshua Russell describing the farming conditions at Santan, Arizona, including irrigation water, crops of wheat, hay, corn and watermelon, and lack of fencing wire for allotted land.
ContributorsMontezuma, Carlos (Correspondent) / Dickens, Charles (Correspondent)
Created1920-02-17
Description
Charles Dickens sends Montezuma news about the progress of farming at the McDowell Reservation, mentioning grain planting, the cleaning of irrigation ditches, and the family's health.