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# The Man Who Tried to Claim the Grand Canyon
- URL: https://www.adamsowards.net/the-man-who-tried-to-claim-the-grand-canyon/
- Published: 2019-07-31T07:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2025-02-15T22:23:13.000Z
- Author: Adam M. Sowards
- Tags: magazine articles, publication, 2019, grand canyon national park, national parks, arizona, history, ralph cameron, general mining act, jstor daily

"The Man Who Tried to Claim the Grand Canyon," *JSTOR Daily* (July 31, 2019). 

[The Man Who Tried to Claim the Grand Canyon - JSTOR DailyRalph H. Cameron staked mining claims around the Grand Canyon, seeking to privatize it. When the federal government fought back, he ran for Senate.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/fa/10/fa102a82-f50e-4e06-9a70-213785342d94/content/images/icon/JSTOR_Daily_logo_square-copy-300x300-1.jpg)JSTOR DailyCatherine Halley![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/fa/10/fa102a82-f50e-4e06-9a70-213785342d94/content/images/thumbnail/the_man_who_tried_to_claim_the_grand_canyon_1050x700.jpg)](https://daily.jstor.org/the-man-who-tried-to-claim-the-grand-canyon/?ref=adamsowards.net)