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Notebooks containing Western Montana water gauge observations, 1898-1904
Overview of the Collection
- Title
- Notebooks containing Western Montana water gauge observations
- Dates
- 1898-1904 (inclusive)18981904
- Quantity
- 0.4 linear feet
- Collection Number
- Mss 840
- Summary
- This collection includes fifteen United States Geological Survey Notebooks (USGS) with recorded information about river heights, elevations, and current meter notes on a variety of western Montana rivers, creeks, and lakes including: Big Blackfoot River, Big Creek, Bitterroot River, Crow Creek, East Die Lake, Flathead Lake, Hellgate River, Jocko Creek, Lolo Creek, Mission Creek, Missoula River, Post Creek, Rattlesnake River, Rock Creek, and Swan River. The notebooks date from 1898 to 1904.
- Repository
-
University of Montana, Mansfield Library, Archives and Special Collections
Archives and Special Collections
Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library
University of Montana
32 Campus Dr. #9936
59812-9936
Missoula, MT
Telephone: 406-243-2053
library.archives@umontana.edu - Access Restrictions
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Researchers must use collection in accordance with the policies of Archives and Special Collections, the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, and The University of Montana-Missoula.
- Languages
- English
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
This collection includes fifteen United States Geological Survey Notebooks (USGS) with recorded information about river heights, elevations, and current meter notes on a variety of western Montana rivers, creeks, and lakes including: Big Blackfoot River, Big Creek, Bitterroot River, Crow Creek, East Die Lake, Flathead Lake, Hellgate River, Jocko Creek, Lolo Creek, Mission Creek, Missoula River, Post Creek, Rattlesnake River, Rock Creek, and Swan River. Various hydrographers (those who surveyed the waterways) maintained the notebooks. They include: C.B.F. Buckhouse, Jon Buckhouse, A.E. Franklin, Hugh Graham, John McCormack, A.H. McDonald, Fred D. Smith, George C. Westby, and Thomas E. Westby. The notebooks date from 1898 to 1904.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Researchers are responsible for using in accordance with 17 U.S.C. and any other applicable statutes.
Preferred Citation
[Name of document or photograph number], Notebooks containing Western Montana water gauge observations, Archives and Special Collections, Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, The University of Montana-Missoula.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
Materials have been arranged chronologically.
Custodial History
The chain of ownership of these observation notebooks is unknown. They were likely placed in the Archives in the 1970s.
Acquisition Information
There is no information available regarding the donor of these notebooks to the Archives.
Processing Note
Notebooks were arranged chronologically during processing.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/1 | River Height Observation : Missoula River Gage
#1
Recorded by: E.S. Newton, George C. Westby, and Thomas E.
Westby
|
July 1898-December 1899 |
| 1/2 | River Height Observations : Missoula River Gage #2
Recorded by: E.S. Newton, George C. Westby, and Thomas E.
Westby
|
January 1899-December 1899 |
| 1/3 | Current Meter Notes: Big Blackfoot, Bitterroot, Missoula,
Rattlesnake Rivers
Recorded by: Fred D. Smith
|
June 12, 1899-June 20, 1899 |
| 1/4 | Current Meter Notes : Big Blackfoot, Bitterroot, Missoula,
Rattlesnake Rivers
Recorded by: George C. Westby, and Thomas E. Westby
|
July 6, 1899-July 19, 1899 |
| 1/5 | Current Meter Notes : Big Blackfoot, Bitterroot, Missoula,
Rattlesnake Rivers
Recorded by: Jon Buckhouse, A.H. McDonald, Fred D. Smith, George
C. Westby
|
September 7, 1899-March 17, 1900 |
| 1/6 | Current Meter Notes : Crow Creek, Jocko Creek, Lolo Creek,
Mission Creek, Missoula River, Post Creek, and Rock Creek
Recorded by: Hugh Graham, A.H. McDonald, Fred D. Smith
|
October 4 1899-June 30, 1900 |
| 1/7 | Level Book: Blackfoot, Bitterroot, Hellgate, Missoula, and
Rattlesnake Rivers
Recorded by: George C. Westby
|
December 8, 1899 |
| 1/8 | Level Book : Blackfoot, Bitterroot, Hellgate, Missoula,
and Rattlesnake Rivers
Recorded by: A.E. Franklin, Professor R. Smith, and George C.
Westby
|
December 8, 1899-December 11, 1899 |
| 1/9 | Current Meter Notes: Big Blackfoot, Missoula, and
Rattlesnake Rivers
Recorded by: Hugh Graham, John McCormack, and Fred D. Smith
|
March 17, 1900-June 18, 1900 |
| 1/10 | Current Meter Notes: Big Creek, East Side Lake, Flathead
Lake, and Swan River
Recorded by: A.H. McDonald and Fred D. Smith
|
June 1900 |
| 1/11 | River Height Observations: Swan River
Recorded by: E.L. Sliter
|
June 1900-August 1900 |
| 1/12 | River Height Observations: Big Blackfoot River
Recorded by: John McCormack
|
July 1900-April 1, 1901 |
| 1/13 | River Height Observations: Bitterroot River
Recorded by: C.B.F. Buckhouse
|
July 1900-May 1901 |
| 1/14 | Current Meter Notes: Higgins Ditch and Mill Ditch on the
Rattlesnake River
Recorded by: Morton J. Elrod
|
May 1, 1901-March 29, 1902 |
| 1/15 | Current Meter Notes: Mill ditch on the Rattlesnake
River
Recorded by: Morton J. Elrod
|
September 19, 1904 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Finding aid prepared by Whitney
Bugni
2013
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