LEAD AGENCY: 

 State of Montana 



SENIOR RESOURCE EXPERT AND STAFF: 



Thomas A. Foor 

 Department of Anthropology 

 University of Montana 

 Missoula, Montana 59812 



COOPERATING RESOURCE EXPERTS'- 



Burt Williams 

 State Archaeologist 

 Bureau of Land Management 

 Billings, Montana 



Dee Dee Green 



Regional Archaeologist 



United States Department of Agriculture 



Forest Service 



Missoula, Montana 



INTRODUCTION: 



The Pacific Northwest Rivers Study was initiated to assess the significance 

 of river segments and systems for a variety of fish, wildlife, natural, 

 recreational, and cultural resource values. The Montana State Historic 

 Preservation Office and Thomas A. Foor, of the Department of Anthropology, 

 University of Montana have been designated to take the lead in assessing 

 the value of rivers for cultural resources in the State of Montana. 



This report sumnarizes the method which was used to complete this assessment. 

 It identifies the value classes to which river segments were assigned, 

 the criteria which were used to determine the value of river segments, the 

 standards used to apply these criteria, and the process by which decisions 

 were made. 



CATEGORY DESCRIPTION: 



Montana Cultural Resources. By "Cultural Resources" we mean reported 

 Montana districts, sites, buildings, structures or objects of State or 

 national significance in architecture, American history or prehistory. 



