Arizona Territorial Justice Forum. Settling Water Disputes On The Frontier

BARBARA TELLMAN

Publication: Tombstone Courthouse State Historic Park, 2002, Tombstone

First edition, 8vo. Pictorial tan wrappers, 30 pp., preface. A scarce booklet that deals with Arizona water issues and the proceedings from the 4th forum with contributions by Shelly Dudley, Robert Palmquist, and Barbara Tellman. Examines how water disputes were resolved in Arizona during the territorial period, when water was scarce, valuable, and essential for survival. It focuses on the legal and social systems that developed to manage conflicts among farmers, ranchers, miners, and towns competing for limited water resources. Scarce and in fine condition.