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AFNM History Research

GENERAL

A Partial Perry Mesa Bibliography.docx  Very limited.  Feel free to update.

perrry mesa visitors guide 2Mk10.pdf  Scott Wood's Brochure

ARCHAEOLOGY

Ground Stone Elements at Arrastre Creek Image_20201128_0001.pdf  A long document about grinding slicks at Arrastre Creek. By R. & G Haase, 2002.

ASB 494 2007 Spring Paper on Richinbar.doc  Mike Hoogendyk's ASU Paper on Richinbar construction sequence w/La Plata comparison

An Influx in the Thousands Late Classic Migration to Perry Mesa1.pdf  Paper by Abbott, Wood, Watkins and Ownby

AFNM Archaeology History.xlsx  A partial history of what happened in archaeology on AFNM and Perry Mesa

MNA_Typescript Xerox_The Excavation of Olla Negra A Rock Shelter Site in Central Arizona_Pilles and Katich_1967_ASU.pdf  Olla Negra Cave Excavation Report

HORSESHOE RANCH

Horseshoe Ranch History   by Reba Wells Grandrud, October, 2006

Echos of the Past, Vol. 3, Ranch Histories   by Yavapai Cowbells, The Wingfield-Cameron Story

Duding It Up in Arizona   July 21, 2016 by Ellen Clark

Cottonwood Garden on Horseshoe Ranch   Fall, 2014 by NAU PI Kevin Grady

Ranch History - Cameron Family   by Shawn Cameron

AZGFD's Horseshoe Ranch   July 29, 2016 www.azgfd.gov

A Brief History of Horseshoe Ranch    December 15, 2015 by Joshua S. Edwards, Cornerstone Environmental Consulting LLC

A Chronology of Horseshoe Ranch   word doc by Mike Hoogendyk

INTERPRETIVE SITES

School house survey documents.pdf   Original 1891 Written Survey Comments.  Typed translation at end.

School house survey documents - Map.pdf   Email copy of Sec. 20 Survey Map with School House Highlighted

MAPS

Township 10 N Range 3 E 1884.docx  GLO Survey Map from 1884 (too fuzzy; needs to be redone; can't zoom)

1912 Perry House Map from GLO - Zoomed out.docx   Shows dot for Perry House Location.  Clicking link at the bottom of the docx will take you to a zoomable version.

ORAL HISTORIES

Teskey and Cordes Histories   1991 Arizona Pioneer Ranch Histories, Vol. 12

PLACE NAMES

Joseph Batt Obituary   Prescott Courier, Sunday, July 10,1988, Pg. 2C  (Possibly named Batt Tank)

Luella Cummings Batt Grave   Mayer Cemetery  (Tied to Joseph Batt?)

Baby Canyon Name     Ed Wright Letter re John Townsend, January, 1930

Coldblooded Episodes Litter State's History   March 7, 2007 by Clay Thompson, The Arizona Republic

RICHINBAR MINE

George Zika - Richinbar Mine Clippings   Clipped by Sharlot Hall Archivist Brenda Taylor 7-25-2025

Zika (L-R) George Frank Adam    Photo of 3 brothers received from Gerry Haase July, 2025

Zika Obituary   1905-02-08 Weekly Arizona Journal

Zika Claims Post   1900-11-21 Weekly AZ Journal from JC Martin, Receiver for $895 

APCR Project - Richinbar Mine  Photos, background and more on Richinbar Mine (Photos being worked on)

WILLIAM H. PERRY

JJ & Mike Golio Paper on William H. Perry   August, 2025 Research at Sharlot Hall Museum in Prescott

William H. Perry Article   From "Pioneer and Well Known Cattlemen of Arizona" by Roscoe G. Wilson







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