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Montana Carey Land Act Board records, 1897-1962
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Montana Carey Land Act Board
- Title
- Montana Carey Land Act Board records
- Dates
- 1897-1962 (inclusive)18971962
- Quantity
- 18 linear feet
- Collection Number
- RS 496 (Formerly RS 32)
- Summary
- This collection is a subgroup (Board) of the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation records, RS 496. Please see the primary finding aid for more Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation records. Records of the Montana Carey Land Act Board (1903-1962) consist of correspondence, minutes, irrigation project files, contracts, financial records, maps, and printed material.
- Repository
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Montana Historical Society, Library & Archives
Montana Historical Society Research Center Archives
225 North Roberts
PO Box 201201
Helena MT
59620-1201
Telephone: 4064442681
Fax: 4064445297
mhslibrary@mt.gov - Access Restrictions
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Collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC)
Historical NoteReturn to Top
During the early years of the New Deal in the 1930s, water conservation funds became available to the states from the federal government. To take advantage of this opportunity, a special session of the Montana Legislative Assembly convened in late 1933 and created the State Water Conservation Board to channel both state and federal money into small irrigation projects. An individual farmer who wanted to build and irrigation facility petitioned the Board and, if his proposal was accepted, the Board built the project and the farmer reimbursed the state. By 1952, the State Water Conservation Board had built 173 projects throughout the state.
In 1965, the Board assumed the functions of the State Engineer and the Carey Land Act Board. In 1967, the Montana Water Resources Board was created to assume the duties of the State Water Conservation Board, and to coordinate all water resource development programs around the state. Other duties included the administration of weather modification laws and the preparation of a comprehensive inventory of the state's water resources and a multiple use water plan for the state.
In 1971, as part of the general reorganization of state government, the Water Resources Board was abolished and its functions taken over in 1972 by the Water Resources Division of the Department of Natural Resources and by the Board of Natural Resources and Conservation.
The Carey Land Act Board was the successor to the State Arid Land Grant Commission [former RS 31]. The Board was set up by the 1903 Legislative Assembly, after the Commission was abolished. The bill authorized the Board to undertake projects for reclaiming land granted to the state under the federal Carey Land Act of 1894. Initially the Board was restricted to completing three projects begun by the Arid Land Grant Commission: District 1 near Billings, District 2 near Big Timber, and District 4, known as the Dearborn Canal. The 1905 Legislative Assembly expanded the objectives of the Board, allowing it to undertake new projects. Among these new projects were the Bynum Project, the Conrad-Valier Project, the Teton Project, and numerous smaller projects. The Carey Land Act Board was abolished in 1965 and its duties transferred to the State Water Conservation Board.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
This collection contains interoffice correspondence (1912-1959) among the Carey Land Act Board, individual Board members, and the State Engineer; and general correspondence (1903-1959) primarily with settlers and lease holders of Carey lands. Financial records include receipts (1910-1959) for assignment fees, entry fees, and leases; a cash book (1910-1959); and financial reports (1906-1918, 1941-1962) by the Board secretary and the State Examiner. There is a minute book (1909-1959) plus a typed transcript of minutes (1903-1909). Originals are in the State Arid Land Grant Commission Records [former RS 31].
Reports include biennial reports (1904, 1906, 1910) and a report (1941) to the Governor's Committee on Reorganization and Economy. The bulk of the collection consists of subject files (1903-1958) on Carey irrigation projects around the state. The files are not consistent in documentation. Some of the smaller project files contain only a chronology of the project; others (including the Big Timber Project, the Billings Project, the Bynum Irrigation District, the Dearborn Canal, and the Valier Project) are extensive, including detailed correspondence and reports on the building of the project and its eventual disposition. Best documented is the Valier Project.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Researchers must use collection in accordance with the policies of the Montana Historical Society Library & Archives. The Library & Archives does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collection. In some cases permission for use may require additional authorization from the copyright owners. For more information contact an archivist.
Preferred Citation
Item description and date. Collection Title. Collection Number. Box and Folder numbers. Montana Historical Society Library & Archives, Helena, Montana.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
The collection is arrranged by series.
Location of Collection
18:5-6 (General Correspondence, Financial); 31:11-1 (Legal, Maps, Minutes, Reports)Processing Note
In 2024, the various collections of the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation were integrated under one collection identifier, RS 496, in order to help facilitate access, reduce redundancy in the MTHS catalog, and to follow best archival practices.
Collections from Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation's various Divisions and Bureaus that were previously treated as separate entities are now integrated into this collection, RS 496. Rather than reprocessing over 300 linear feet of DNRC materials, MTHS staff decided to keep the past arrangement of those collections/finding aids, and provide access to them via links through the central finding aid. This decision has allowed the MTHS archival staff to maintain intellectual control over the collection, while removing the need to reprocess it. It also keeps State Agency finding aids at manageable sizes. Please read the scope and content note carefully to determine if this subgroup/sub-subgroup pertains to your research needs.
Acquisition Information
Acquisition information available upon request
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
General CorrespondenceReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1 / 2 | American Legion Yellowstone Post #4 (re acquisition of
land for a recreational lake) |
1929-1939 |
| 1 / 3 | A-B (includes Mrs. B.M. Atwell, Richard Aust, Arthur
Beeley, Big Timber Livestock Company, J.F. and Gwendolyn Bills) |
1918-1959 |
| 1 / 4 | Billings Bench Water Association |
1920-1954 |
| 1 / 5 | Billings Land and Irrigation Company (re sale of
lands) |
1908-1909 |
| 1 / 6 | John F. Bobsien |
1930-1948 |
| 1 / 7 | C (includes Charles W. Campbell, Jack Clark, Francis
F. Coffman, R.B. Coffman, H.W. Conrad) |
1929-1953 |
| 1 / 8 | Davis Family, Shepherd, Mont. |
1936-1959 |
| 1 / 9 | Louis Dousman |
1943-1953 |
| 1 / 10 | D-F (includes Perry Davis, D.W. Doyle, Fergus County
Land and Irrigation Company, John Folkerts) |
1927-1958 |
| 1 / 11 | First National Bank of Conrad / First National Live
Stock Loan Company, Conrad |
1931-1937 |
| 1 / 12 | Glass Brothers Land Company / Glass-Lindsay Land
Company (re leases and land entries on Big Timber Project) |
1924-1956 |
| 1 / 13 | G (includes L.A. Gardner, Grasshaven Ranches, Everett
Grigsby) |
1924-1955 |
| 1 / 14 | H (includes Gerald and Marie Habets, Earl Hamilton,
Elwood Hicks, Melvin N. Hoisness, Hollam Company, Orin G. Hughes) |
1929-1959 |
| 1 / 15 | I-J (includes Idaho Dept. of Reclamation, Art Jardine,
Thomas Johnson, Horace W. Judson, Henry Junior) |
1926-1959 |
| 1 / 16 | Ben Kreiger |
1952-1959 |
| 1 / 17 | K-L (includes August Keil, E.R. Kennedy, Peter Kiewit
Sons' Company, Arthur F. Lamey, Jr., Hjalmar B. Landoe, Stanley Lavold, Little
Missouri Land and Irrigation Company, J.A. and Addie D. Lowry) |
1911-1959 |
| 1 / 18 | Montana Attorney General (primarily opinions re work
of Board) |
1909-1957 |
| 1 / 19 | Montana (miscellaneous state agencies) |
1908-1955 |
| 1 / 20 | M (includes Marigold Livestock Company, Frank Metre,
George Moore; one map in oversize folder) |
1924-1958 |
| 1 / 21 | National Farm Loan Associations |
1942-1944 |
| 1 / 22 | N-O (includes Raymond T. Nagle, Frank G. Nelson, W.E.
Oleson) |
1928-1946 |
| 1 / 23 | Pondera County; Pondera County Abstract
Company |
1926-1952 |
| 1 / 24 | P-R (includes George D. Palin, Bernhard Pearson,
Pendroy National Farm Loan Association, Raymond Ries) |
1918-1950 |
| 1 / 25 | Sweet Grass County; Sweet Grass Canal and Reservoir
Company |
1926-1944 |
| 1 / 26 | S-T (includes Ben H. Schnepel, Joseph P. Seifert,
South Bench Irrigation Association, Chester L. Sporleder, James T. Stanford, J.A.
Swanson Agency) |
1915-1962 |
| 1 / 27 | United States General Land Office / Bureau of Land
Management |
1903-1922, 1949 |
| 1 / 28 | U-V (includes Rene Vandepopelier, Frank J. Van
Driest) |
1925-1958 |
| 1 / 29-34 | Valier-Montana Land and Water Company / The Valier
Company (re leases and land entries) |
1922-1954 |
| 1 / 35 | Van Doorne family |
1926-1942 |
| 1 / 36 | Whitmore family |
1927-1941 |
| 1 / 37 | W-Y (includes Alfred Wagner. John P. Wagner, George P.
Waller, Edward Warlick, H.O. Weddle, Peter Yegan, Jr.) |
1908-1958 |
| 1 / 38 | Yeager Family / Yeager Land and Livestock
Company |
1936-1953 |
| 1 / 39 | Yellowstone County (1 map in oversize
folder) |
1914-1959 |
Financial RecordsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 2 / 1 | Banks: First National Bank and Trust Company (includes
bank book, bank statement, check register) |
1931-1937 |
| 2 / 2 | Banks: Montana Trust and Savings Bank (includes bank
books, bank statements, check registers, circular letter) |
1914-1935 |
| 2 / 3 | Banks: Union Bank and Trust Company (includes bank
books, bank statements, cancelled checks) |
1906-1932 |
| Volume | ||
| 1 | Cash book [1903-1910 are in State Arid Land Grant
Commission Records, RS 31] |
1910-1959 |
| Box/Folder | ||
| 2 / 4-5 | Expenditure notebooks |
1921-1941 |
| 2 / 6 | Financial reports by Board Secretary |
1906-1918 |
| 2 / 7 | Financial reports by State Examiner |
1941-1962 |
| 2 / 8 | Receipts and disbursements journal |
1909-1917 |
| 2 / 9-10 | Receipts: assignment fees |
1911-1948 |
| 2 / 11-13 | Receipts: entry fees |
1910-1953 |
| 2 / 14-15 | Receipts: final proof fees |
1913-1959 |
| 2 / 16-17 | Receipts: leases |
1934-1957 |
| 2 / 18-19 | Receipts: patent fees |
1912-1945 |
| 3 / 1-3 | Receipts: State Treasurer |
1903-1912, 1940-1957 |
| 3 / 4 | Receipts: United States General Land
Office |
1908-1909 |
Legal DocumentsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 3 / 5-8 | Applications and certificates: Valier
Company |
1952-1955 |
MapsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 3 / 9 | List of maps and charts in oversize folder |
undated |
MinutesReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 3 / 10 | Minutes [typed transcripts: originals in RS
31] |
1903-1909 |
| Volume | ||
| 2 | Minute book |
1909-1953 |
| 3 / 11 | Minutes: notes, agendas, transcripts of selected
meetings |
1912-1953 |
| 3 / 12 | Resolutions granting State Engineer authority to act
for Board |
1909-1928 |
ReportsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 3 / 13 | Biennial reports |
1904-1910 |
| 3 / 14 | Report to Governor's Committee on Reorganization and
Economy (includes history, functions, and organization of Board) |
1941 |
| 3 / 15 | Big Timber Project: chronology |
1898-1916 |
| 3 / 16 | Big Timber Project: correspondence |
1909-1956 |
| 3 / 17 | Big Timber Project: descriptions |
undated |
| 3 / 18 | Big Timber Project: reports by C.S. Heidel, state
hydrographer and A.W. Mahan, state engineer |
1911, 1916 |
| 3 / 19 | Big Timber Project: miscellaneous (includes
prospectus, clipping, map in oversize folder) |
undated |
| 3 / 20 | Billings Project: chronology |
1897-1920 |
| 3 / 21-23 | Billings Project: correspondence (includes 1 map in
oversize folder) |
1905-1949 |
| 3 / 24 | Billings Project: annual reports, legal documents,
lists of water users, maps |
1903-1958 |
| 3 / 25 | Billings Project: patents 3, 5, 6
[photonegatives] |
1906-1916 |
| 3 / 26 | Bynum Irrigation District: correspondence |
1921-1927 |
| 3 / 27-28 | Bynum Irrigation District: court papers (petitions for
establishment, elimination, and expansion of district with supporting
papers) |
1920-1925 |
| 3 / 29 | Bynum Irrigation District: legal documents |
1925-1926 |
| 3 / 30 | Bynum Irrigation District: reports by A.H. Mahon and
George Henry Ellis on water supply, and by R.H. Fifield on history, agricultural
conditions, irrigation plans, water supply, and operation of the Project (includes 16
charts in oversize folder) |
1909-1924 |
| 3 / 31 | Bynum Irrigation District: specifications, bids,
estimates, clippings (includes 1 chart in oversize folder) |
1924-1926 |
| 3 / 32 | Cove Irrigation District: description |
circa 1937 |
| 3 / 33 | Dearborn Canal: chronology, correspondence, financial
records |
1899-1911 |
| 3 / 34 | Dearborn Canal: minutes of meeting with Henry Semple
Ames |
1904 |
| 3 / 35 | Dearborn Canal: report of John W. Wade, state
engineer |
1904 |
| 3 / 36 | Flatwillow Project: chronology |
1945-1946 |
| 3 / 37 | Flatwillow Project: correspondence (Fergus County Land
and Irrigation Company, David Hilger, United States Reclamation Service) |
1913-1921 |
| 3 / 38 | Flatwillow Project: legal documents |
1917 |
| 3 / 39 | Franklin Irrigation District: chronology |
1910-1912 |
| 3 / 40 | Franklin Irrigation District: report by
Gerharz-Jaqueth Engineering Company |
1923 |
| 3 / 41 | Little Missouri Project: chronology,
correspondence |
1910-1927 |
| 3 / 42 | Musselshell Project: chronology |
1909-1914 |
| 3 / 43 | Red Rock Project: chronology |
1910-1912 |
| 3 / 44 | Ruby River Project: chronology |
1910-1914 |
| 3 / 45 | Teton Project: chronology, correspondence |
1909-1921 |
| 3 / 46 | Toole County Irrigation District: report by
Gerharz-Jaqueth Engineering Company |
1922 |
| 4 / 1 | Valier Project: chronology |
1908-1921 |
| 4 / 2-5 | Valier Project: correspondence |
1909-1953 |
| 4 / 6 | Valier Project: court papers (In the matter of the
Valier-Montana Land and Water Company petition, order, and decree) |
1943-1944 |
| 4 / 7 | Valier Project: court papers (U.S. vs. Canal
Investment Company chronology and notes) |
1905-1907 |
| 4 / 8 | Valier Project: court papers (Valier Company vs. Carey
Land Act Board and Pondera Canal and Reservoir Company complaint and U.S. Supreme
Court transcript) |
1947-1950 |
| 4 / 9 | Valier Project: financial records |
1919-1924 |
| 4 / 10 | Valier Project: inventory of personal property owned
by The Valier Company |
1953 |
| 4 / 11 | Valier Project: legal documents |
1909-1952 |
| 4 / 12 | Valier Project: lists of leases, land sales,
etc. |
1913-1952 |
| 4 / 13 | Valier Project: maps and charts (some in oversize
folder) |
1917,1951 |
| 4 / 14 | Valier Project: memoranda, notes, lists of documents,
etc. |
1913-1949 |
| 4 / 15 | Valier Project: minutes of Pondera Canal Company,
Conrad Land and Water Company, Pondera County Canal and Reservoir Company, Carey Land
Act Board [copies] |
1908-1953 |
| 4 / 16 | Valier Project: petitions and applications |
1912-1953 |
| 5 / 1-5 | Valier Project: reports of Valier Land and Water
Company Engineering Dept. |
1920-1925 |
| 5 / 6-9 | Valier Project: reports of Valier Land and Water
Company Maintenance Dept. |
1920-1925 |
| 5 / 10-15 | Valier Project: reports of Valier Land and Water
Company Operations Dept. |
1919-1924 |
| 5 / 16 | Map: Conrad Land and Water Company’s Irrigation
Project, Teton County |
1911 |
| 5 / 17 | Map: Orthophoto Mosaic of Colstrip Transmission
Project, Range 4 West Mineral Claims |
1973 |
| 5 / 18 | Ownership Maps, J.A. Tidyman |
1948 |
| 5 / 1 | Valier Project/Billings Project/Big Timber:
Segregation Lists |
undated |
| 6 / 1 | Valier Project: report by MacMillan and
Hawley |
1926 |
| 6 / 2 | Valier Project: report by J.S. James, state
engineer |
1930 |
| 6 / 3 | Valier Project: report by E.M. Tice
[drafts] |
1940 |
| 6 / 4 | Valier Project: report by Oscar E. Moberg,
engineer |
1949 |
| 6 / 5 | Valier Project: report by Oscar E. Moberg
[summary] |
1949 |
| 6 / 6 | Valier Project: report analysis by George
Ebner |
1950 |
| 6 / 7 | Valier Project: reports by Fred E. Buck, state
engineer |
1951,1953 |
| 6 / 8 | Valier Project: rules and regulations |
1915,1918 |
| 6 / 9 | Valier Project: water supply statistics |
1917-1948 |
| 6 / 10 | Inventory of office equipment |
1906 |
| 6 / 11 | "Laws of Montana Governing Irrigation
Districts" |
1934 |
| 6 / 12 | Lists of land sales and leases |
1907-1956 |
| 6 / 13 | Lists of petroleum reserves |
1915-1917 |
| 6 / 14 | Notes on case of H.F. McFarlin (re land
entry) |
1943-1954 |
| 6 / 15 | Notices, resolutions, etc. |
1906-1959 |
| 6 / 16 | Rules and regulations |
1909-1951 |
| 6 / 17 | Sample forms, legal documents and stationery [see also
oversize vols. 3-5 ] |
undated |
ReportsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 7 / 1-8 | Big Timber Project - Land Lists, Relinquishments,
Field Notes |
1898-1932 |
| 7/9-16 | Big Timber Project – Field Notes, Case Files,
Geological Surveys, Agreements, Arid Land Grant Commission, Notice of Appropriations,
Proposal Agreements, Bonds, Miscellaneous |
1897-1916 |
| 7/18-22 | Big Timber Project – Applications for Entry. No. 1 –
No. 81 |
1910-1943 |
| 7/23-26 | Billings Project: Land Lists, Segregation Lists,
Correspondence, Reports, Bills, Contracts, Bonds, Financial Records, Discarded Plans,
Miscellaneous |
1897-1948 |
| 8/1-2 | Billings Project: Land Lists – No. 1, 2, 3, and
7 |
1901-1914 |
| 8/3 | Billings Project: Billings Land and Irrigation;
Letters; Reports; Notices; Bills; Estimate for Reclamation |
1897-1904 |
| 8/4 | Billings Project: Billings Land and Irrigation,
Contract and Modification |
1903-1906 |
| 8/5 | Billings Project: Sale of Bonds |
1897-1898 |
| 8/6 | Bridger Project: Billings Land and Irrigation,
Specifications–Reinforced Headgate Concrete, Financial |
1897-1911 |
| 8/7 | Billings Project: Petitions for Land South of the
Yellowstone, Unsold Land, Map |
1911-1914 |
| 8/8 | Billings Project: Billings Land and Irrigation
Co. |
1908-1915 |
| 8/9-16 | Billings Project: Applications for Entry, No.
1-149 |
1904-1952 |
| 8/17-18 | Billings Project: Land Ownership Cards |
1920 |
| 8/19 | Billings Project: Certification |
1912-1920 |
| 8/20 | Billings Project: District 3
Specifications |
undated |
| 8/21-23 | Dearborn Project: Lists No. 5 and 6 – Contracts,
Agreements, Reports, Opinions, Forms, Supreme Court Decisions, Petitions,
Miscellaneous |
1942 |
| 9/1 | Flathead Project: Parker Report, Storage Regulation,
Columbia Basin Project [Includes Maps] |
1926 |
| 9/2-3 | Franklin Project: List No. 15, No. 20 |
1910-1925 |
| 9/4-6 | Little Missouri River Project: List No. 22,
Miscellaneous |
1912-1926 |
| 9/7-9 | Musselshell Project: List No. 13 [Includes
Maps] |
1909-1914 |
| 9/10 | Pondera County Project: By Laws of Pondera County
Canal and Reservoir Company |
1927 |
| 9/11-16 | Pondera County Project: Lease No. 1-No.
112 |
1927-1955 |
| 9/17 | Red Rock Project: East Bench Irrigation
District |
1925-1926 |
| 9/18 | Ruby River Project: List No. 16 |
1910-1914 |
| 9/20 | Ruby River Project: Field Notes |
1910-1912 |
| 9/21 | Ruby River Project: |
1911-1948 |
| 10/1-3 | Teton Project: List No. 10 – Field Notes, Articles of
Incorporation, Weed Report, Affidavit |
1909-1919 |
| 10/4 | Toole County: Toole County Irrigation District –
Report and Plans [Includes Maps] |
1908-1922 |
| 10/5 | Toole County: Various Vouchers and
Certificates |
1912-1937 |
| 10/6 | Conrad Land and Water: Lists and Field Notes – No. 8
and No. 12 |
1901-1909 |
| 10/7 | Conrad Land and Water: Water Rights and
Supply |
1911-1917 |
| 10/8 | Valier Project: Contracts |
1913 |
| 10/9 | Valier Project: George Henry Ellis Diaries,
Correspondence, Notes |
1912-1923 |
| 10/10-12 | Valier Project: Lists 8, 12, 14 – Field Notes,
Petitions, Letters, Notes, Schedules |
1909-1914 |
| 10/13 | Valier Project: Valier Montana Land and Water Company
– Bonds |
1909-1913 |
| 10/14 | Valier Project: No. 14 – Lists and Field
Notes |
1909 |
| 10/15-17 | Valier Project: Valier Montana Land and Water Company
– Bonds |
1912-1914 |
| 10/18 | Valier Project: Certificate of Locations |
1910-1952 |
| 10/19 | Valier Project: Miscellaneous, Dartmouth/Conrad Land
and Water |
1909-1921 |
| 10/20 | Valier Project: Miscellaneous |
1913-1948 |
| 10/21 | Valier Project: Record of Water Delivery |
1912 |
| 10/22 | Valier Project: Conrad Land and Water, Revised List
No. 12, List No. 14 Field Notes |
1911-1912 |
| 10/23 | Valier Project: Conrad Land and Water |
1911 |
| 10/24 | Valier Project: Lists 8, 12, 14 – Ford, Bacon,
Ditches, Patents, Misc. |
1912-1916 |
| 10/25 | Valier Project: Conrad Land and Water Co. – List 8,
Relinquishment |
1908 |
| 10/26 | Valier Project: Dartmouth/Conrad Land and Water –
State Arid Land Grant, Sun River Canal System |
1903-1921 |
| 10/27 | Valier Project: Application for Patent |
1918-1921 |
| 10/28 | Valier Project: Correspondence/Teton |
1919-1927 |
| 10/29 | Valier Project: Valier Law Suit (vs. State of
Montana) |
1947-1948 |
| 11/1 | Valier Project: Various Projects, John Schrotenboer,
Valier, Big Timber |
1938-1944 |
| 11/2 | Valier Project: Includes Index to Applications for
Entry |
1929-1930 |
| 11/3 | Valier Project: Canals [Includes Maps] |
undated |
| 11/4-5 | Valier Project: Birch Creek Project/ “B”
Canal |
1907-1912 |
| 11/6-7 | Valier Project: Lake Francis Dam Project |
1909-1914 |
| 11/8 | Valier Project: Swift Dam |
1912-1915 |
| 11/9 | Valier Project: Surveys, Rating Curves – Valier
Canal |
1915-1941 |
| 11/10-13 | Valier Project: Miscellaneous, Correspondence,
Legal |
1909-1911 |
| 11/14 | Valier Project: Miscellaneous, Maps, Correspondence,
Hearing, Canals |
1911-1936 |
| 11/15 | Valier Project: Maps, Elevations, Water
Appropriations, Project Charts, Rainfall Charts, Drill Locations, Right-of-Ways,
Ditches |
1912-1915 |
| 11/16-18 | Valier Project: Valier Maps |
1912-1917 |
| 11/19 | Valier Project: Bond |
1915 |
| 12/1-2 | Valier Project: Miscellaneous |
1911-1925 |
| 12/3 | Valier Project: Maps |
1912-1921 |
| 12/4-13 | Valier Project: Applications for Entry, No. 1- No.
110 |
1909-1915 |
| 13/1-4 | Valier Project: Applications for Entry, No. 111- No.
154 |
1909-1915 |
| 13/5-8 | Valier Project: Certificates of Locations |
1909-1917 |
| 13/9 | Valier Project: Valier Co. vs. Carey Land Act Board,
Contract Report, Report on Valier Project Irrigation Project |
1926-1950 |
| 13/10 | Valier Project: Report of the President-Valier Montana
Land and Water Co., Analysis Report of Fred Buck-State Engineer Based on the
Inspection of the Valier Project By Oscar Moberg |
1941-1950 |
| 13/11 | Valier Project: District 4, Applications for Land,
Arid Land Grant Commission |
1903-1904 |
| 13/12 | Minutes of Arid Land Grant Commission: Opinions of
Attorney General and of Chief Justice |
1897 |
| 13/13 | Articles of Agreement Between US Government and State
of Montana |
1914 |
| 13/14 | Correspondence, Maps |
1971-1976 |
| 13/15 | Columbia River Basin Project |
1907-1927 |
| 13/16 | Valier Project: Correspondence, District No.
4 |
1898-1904 |
| 13/17 | Valier Project: Correspondence, Legislation, “Recent
Developments” |
1979 |
| 13/18 | Segregation Lists, No. 23, Hazelbaker, Beaverhead
Project |
1914 |
| 13/19 | State Engineer, Miscellaneous Reports |
1911 |
| 13/20 | Department of Interior, Definition of “Actual
Settler” |
undated |
| 13/21 | Various Reports, Specifications for Dams, Billings,
Milk River, Teton Cooperative Reservoir, Sun River Project, Gibson,
Flathead |
1907-1914 |
| 13/22 | Various Reports: Legislative,
Miscellaneous |
1935-1936 |
| 13/23 | Water Resources, Branch Wells |
1916-1917 |
| 14/1 | Correspondence, Images of Swift Dam Area After June
1964 Floods, State Examiner Report, Water Irrigation Project/Reports, Maps |
1959-1969 |
| 14/2 | Miscellaneous Correspondence, Boundaries, Maps, Lands
Loaned, Rules and Regulations, Preliminary Report on the Crow Creek Irrigation
Project, Purchased Lands, Statement Presented to Calvin Coolidge-Aug 30, 1927
Concerning Columbia River Basin |
1919-1927 |
| 14/3 | Clippings |
1921-1922 |
| 14/4-17 | Valier Project: Applications for Entry, No.
155-275 |
1909-1912 |
| Box 15 (18 folders) | Valier Project: Applications for Entry, No.
276-460 |
circa 1912-1916 |
| Box 16 (18 folders) | Valier Project: Applications for Entry, No. 470 – 649. |
circa 1916-1920 |
| Box 17 (20 folders | Valier Project: Applications for Entry, No.
650-799 |
circa 1918-1942 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Reclamation of land--Law and legislation--United States
- Reclamation of land--Montana
Corporate Names
- Montana Carey Land Act Board
Finding aid prepared by Ellie Letterman; Updated by
Lindsey Mick
2012;
2024
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