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Associated Resource Types: Irrigation resowces should be viewed as parts of a system. • <br />Specifically, the individual resources, as parts of a system, should be interpretable as to their <br />function, purpose and their role within the larger system. The associated resowces forihis <br />property type include the following: <br />Canal - Ditch <br />Lateral Spreader <br />Diversion dams Head gates <br />Canoas and flumes Pipes <br />Siphons Drop boxes <br />Weirs Pazshall flumes <br />Tappoons Water Wheels <br />Pumping Houses or Stations Silt Boxes <br />Ditching Machinery Ditch Rider's Shack/House/Office <br />Ditch Rider's Path/Trail/Road Construction camps <br />Quarries/other materials acquisition azeas Trash dumps and scatters <br />Research Domains: For irrigation systems to be considered eligible as archaeological properties <br />they must have azchaeologica] integrity and be a proven, substantial repository of information. <br />The information held by the property must be proven to be useful for answering regionally <br />defined research concerns, or able to address questions such as those which follow: <br />I. Construction and Maintenance of The Irrigation System • <br />A. Do physical characteristics of the ditch or system provide information concerning <br /> its construction and maintenance? <br />B. How much of the ditch required formal construction and how much was <br /> constructed through use? <br />C. What equipment was used to build and maintain the ditch system? <br />D. Do work camps exist, and if they do, what can they tell us about the workforce <br /> and construction techniques? <br />E. Was the ditch designed for efficient use; were comers cut to save on construction <br /> costs? What can be learned about the evolution of civil water engineering <br /> practices over the years? <br />F. Can the properties answer questions concerning the evolution of agriculture in <br /> Fremont and Teller Counties? <br />G. Were new or experimental technologies used for constructing the irrigation <br /> systems? <br />II. Operation and Use of the Irrigation System <br />A. Can surviving properties and debris provide information illustrative of specific <br />types of operations or functions of the system? <br />B. What types of agricultwal activities did the system support; did the users change <br />over time? <br />20 <br />