Papago Indian news., December 01, 1963, Page 11, Image 11

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TOT MOMDLIKOT DAM AND IRRIGATION PROJECT RECEIVE
ADDITIONAL APPROVAL, ANOTHER HEARING SET BY CORPS
One more step toward construction of a dam on Santa Rosa wash, approximately miles south
of Vayvo Vo village, was taken last month with approval by the district and division levels
of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers which is slated to start work in 1965 and complete the
job by 1970 c
iiny new material in connection with hearings on the matter must be in Washington by Dec o 20.
Total cost for the dam and irrigation project is set at $6,430.000 with an annual upkeep
cost of
The dam is expected to be about 3 miles long, will be of earth, -and will be 66 feet high.
Eventually the reservoir behind the dam will have a capacity of 181,000 acre-feet. Os this,
15,000 acre-feet will be for water conservation, 40,000 for sediment, and 126,000 for flood
control. It is expected that the dam will prevent any reoccurence of such floods as the one
tihich swept across the main reservation and subsequently into off-reservation farming lands
in late September of 1962.
At present, the dam is known as the Tot Momolikot dam although the village of the same name
lies several miles east and across the Chui Chu-Quijotoa road. It is statistically possible
that season of heavy rains might raise the water behind the dam high enough to require the
moving of the village.
About four sections of land are included in the proposed irrigation project planned to the
northward of the dam. This area, now in rangelands, could be made more productive with the
use of irrigation. The BIA will be in charge of developing the project for farming purposes.
Possible recreation facilities are being considered on the lake which is expected to rise
behind the dam.
The board for rivers and harbors will review the proposed dam and irrigation project soon.
If favorable action is taken, the proposal then goes to Congress. Governors of states
affected by such a dam are consulted, and the matter will eventually come before the Public
Works Committees of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives.
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HERE AND THERE
Baskets made by four young basket makers and pottery by another, Donna Mae Thomas of
Ventana, are on loan to the children’s division of Davis-Monthan medical facilities. Baskets
to be seen by children visiting the doctor are by Caroline Francisco, and Rose Ann Lopez,
both of Ak Chin; Reginia Saraficio, Geawuk; a.nd Elizabeth Jose, Nolic. Dolls by Domingo
and Chepa Franco were recently bought by an Air Force doctor for his office.
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Recent inquires about the Papago Indian news have come from such widely separated sources
as the Institute of Indian Affairs at Brigham Young university in Provo, Utah; the editor
of Indian Voices, a publication of Carnegie Cross-Cultural Education Project of the Univer
sity of Chicago; and the United Association of the American Indians Inc., Brooklyn, N.Y.
The last-mentioned addressed the editorial board as “Chief" and signed his letter Jules
One Arrow.
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Members of the Sells Hospital Service Women are planning a Christmas gift sale on Dec. 11
at El Con Shopping Center and a dessert card party in April. Profits from this and gift
sales held this fall are used to purchase items needed by the Sells Indian hospital. In
the past, the group has sheared the cost of items with the Sells Hospital Women's auxiliary.
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Prize winners at the Halloween party held on the grounds of Indian Oasis school were Hilda
Antone, Larry Francisco, Kermit Leas, Sharon Manuel, Donald Martinez, Sylvia Mattias, and
Carl St. Clair.
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