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Home My WebLink About11-2 - Cultural Resource Evaluation 2020-03-03 1 AN'I`HR® RESEARCH INCORPORATED LARPy A. LAHREN PH.D. Mailing Address: P.O. Box 1218 Physical Address: 53 Mission Meadow Road '. �{ Livingston, MT 59047y - 0 223-3168 Cell �- (406) 222-3168 (Phone/Fax) (406) (Cell) www.larrylahren.com "Since 1971" Email: larrylahren@msn.com September 24, 2004 Reference: Cultural Resource Evaluations004 report). Mitchell Development Group Property. (Revise Project Contact: John Davison Mitchell Development Group LLC 1315 8°i Avenue North Great Falls, Montana 59401 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Reference: Number 2004-90-140-2S/5E, Sections 14 & 15, Bozeman, Montana Project Location: Tract 2A of the amended plat of the West College Minor Subdivision# 195A. Located in the NW 1/� of Section 14 al the72.2 acr Section 15, Township 2 South, Range 5 East, City of Bozeman, Motana File Search Results: ic Preservation A file search was conducted at the Montana Army e Costs of Engineers to Office determ determine Helena, Montana at the request of the U.S. y Corps if any historic or archaeological sites have been recorded within the specific project area. The file search results did not indicate that airy cultural resource surveys have been conducted in the specific project area, or that any historic or archaeological sites have been recorded in the specific project area. istoric Since the proposed project area will entail ground resource ainventory be coe, the State nducted Preservation Office recommended that a cultural on the subject tract. Reconnaissance Evaluations: The 72.2 acre project area is located south of the present day Bozeman Daily Chronicle buildings. It is bordered on the lnoc slime H eject area fromne Lane east to n the south sth by Garfield Street. The farmer's Canal b P The surface area of the proposed project has been subjected to intensive farming activities in the form of stone removal, irrigating, plowing, seeding and 3 At the present time the Farmer's Canal is not used for irrigation purposes and serves as a run-off ditch for rain, snow and storm water accumulation. National Register Evaluations The Fanner's Canal may be generally significant in terms of National Register Criteria A, as a site which is "associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of history"- in this instance historic agricultural settlement and irrigation. Integrity Although the Farmer's Canal may be significant in terms of National Register Criteria A, the integrity of the entire canal system has been compromised in the following manner. -resn itching 1. The original ditch was created with horse-drawn, rs had sediments removs anded by draglines, equipment. Since that time the ditch backhoes and bulldozers and hence has been widened in many areas. 2. Various, recent roads and culverts have been placed in the canal. Since the canal is no longer used for irrigation, numerous head gates have been removed or made inoperable (Photos 2 @ 3). 3. In addition to the change of the original character of the ditch as noted in 1 above, over-bank flooding, and embankment �of the original ditch hannecements to prevent flooding, has widened and changed the configuration l. Recommendations As noted above,the historic era Farmer's Canal may be considered eligible for the National Register of I Iistoric Places under Criteria A. Although the canal is still in and designed, the the relatively same location where it was constructed modifications as noted above, have compromised the integrity of the canal in the specific project area and throughout its length. Therefore,the placement of three crossing culverts in the canal, and the proposed development by the Mitchell Development Group is not likely to adversely affect the integrity or significance of the Farmer's canal. Larry Lahre Ph.D.D. Photo 1 —Farmer's Canal—looping Fast on Mitchell Development Property- September,2004, Gallatin County, Montana Photo 2- Farmer's Canal—looking Southwest on Mitchell Development Property- September,2004, Gallatin County, Montana. Photo 3- Farmer's Canal-inoperable head gate. September, 2004, Gallatin County, Montana. Photo 4- Farmers Canal- portion of removed head gate system. 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RFhhrl � �, t�,+ 1 a��..�.n4�.r 4�Y.��`�. +�`� •Ti`I. .F' � �4�:�WI.3.�7.�+�. .11 -.J 1 Yq., .I./.'.rii5 U.S. ARMY CORPS OF EINGiNZERS HELENA REGULATORY OFFICE _ 10 WEST 15TH STREET,SUITE 2200 �•�%� �' r:f' HELENA, MONTANA59626 ` REPLY TO October 1, 2004 / ATTENTION OF: Helena Regulatory Office Phone (406) 441-1375 Fax (406) 441-1380 i L RE: Corps File No. 2004-90-140 Mitchell Investment Group, LLC. - Gallatin County Cultural Resource Evaluation SHPO Project#2004082020 CONCUR Montana Historical Society NO PROPERTIES ON OR ELIGIBLE Attn: Josef Warhank FOR ^IRHP APPEAR LIKELY TO P.O. Box 201201 EXIST WITHIN P R01ECT IMPACT AREA Helena, Montana 59620-1201 s O d V SH i Dt�T Dear Mr. Warhank: This letter is in response to a cultural resource evaluation completed for the Mitchell Investment Group, LLC. The subject property is located in Sections 14 and 15, Township 24 South, Range 5 East, Gallatin County, Montana. The Corps issued a public notice for the above reference property, which expired on September 3, 2004 (enclosed). On August 20, 2004, the Corps received a response from Damon Murdo, Cultural Records Manager, of your agency. Mr. Murdo's correspondence stated your agency had no record of previously recorded historic or archeological sites within the designated search locals. As a result, it was recommended that a cultural resource inventory be conducted in order to determine whether or not sites exist or if they will be impacted by the proposed project. Upon your agency's recommendation, Larry A. Lahren Ph.D. of Anthro Research Incorporated, on behalf of the Mitchell Investment Group, LLC, conducted a cultural resource evaluation for the Gallatin County project (enclosed). A historic resource mentioned in the report is the Farmer's Canal, however, the report states that the placement of three culvert crossings in the canal is not likely to adversely effect the integrity or significance of the Farmer's Canal. Per the National Historic Preservation Act and implementing regulations under 36 CF 800, the Corps requests the Montana Historical Society to: 1. Determine the eligibility of the historic resource (Farmers Canal) located but not recorded as a result of the cultural resource inspection. 2. Resolve any effects to the resource should it be determined eligible.