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Schoell & Madson, Inc. <br /> <br />Engineering · Surveying · Planning <br />Soil Testing · Environmental Services <br />www. schoellmadson, com <br /> <br />September 11, 2003 <br /> <br />Mr. Steven Rohlf <br />City of Elk River <br />13065 Orono Parkway <br />Elk River, MN 55330 <br /> <br />Dear Mr. Rohlf, <br /> <br />Schoell & Madson, Inc. is pleased to provide you with a proposal for the Modeling <br />Archaeological Site Locations in the City of Elk River project. We believe that we are <br />uniquely qualified for the project and bring an unusual amount of enthusiasm to the <br />endeavor. <br /> <br />The confluence of the Elk and Mississippi rivers provided Ard Godfrey with a unique <br />saw milling opportunity in 1851 and the available energy source afforded the burgeoning <br />town of Elk River with an early commerce opportunity. Coupled with the nearby Red <br />River Trail and subsequent frontier settlement, Elk River early on established itself as a <br />going concern on the Minnesota landscape. <br /> <br />Archaeological evidence of the early sawmills may be scant, but as we have found in <br />urban Minneapolis, surprises often await the eager researcher. In 2001, under my <br />direction, archaeologists found the remains of the Orth Brewery in the Grainbelt <br />Redevelopment District. The location was suspected from consulting numerous historic <br />records and the Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps. This historic property has been <br />recommended as eligible for listing on the National..Register of Historic Places and <br />incorporated into District planning. <br /> <br />Realistic land management, or planning, is a cornerstone of Schoell & Madson, Inc.'s <br />cultural resource program. As a firm that does much business with land developers, our <br />program walks the fine line between the preservation of our significant historic properties <br />and the economic realities of today's housing and commercial markets. The balance that <br />we've been successful in achieving combines a sensitivity to financial limitations with <br />cost effective methods of archaeological site discovery and protection. <br /> <br />Towards that end, the cultural resource staff at Schoell & Madson, Inc. have made use on <br />several occasions of archaeological site modeling programs. Staff have developed <br />models for long linear pipeline projects as well as specific land masses such as Camp <br />Ripley near Little Falls. <br /> <br /> Affirmative Action Equal Opportunity Employer <br /> <br />10580 Wayzata Boulevard, Suite I · Minneapolis, MN 55305-1525 <br /> Office (952) 546-7601 · Fax (952) 546-9065 <br /> <br /> <br />