History and Archaeology of a Farmstead Turned Duck Club near Salt Lake City Utah State History Conference Fort Douglas, Salt Lake City September 10, 2011 Scott O'Mack William Self Associates, Inc.

42SL255 UNEV centerline

North Point Consolidated Canal Surplus Canal Goggin Drain 42SL255 UNEV centerline

42SL255 42SL255 site boundary and UNEV alignment. UNEV centerline

North Point Consolidated Canal Goggin Drain Surplus Canal Henry Cohn's claim, 1877 (640 acres) 42SL255 within Henry Cohn's 1877 Desert Land Act claim.

UHS Acc. No. 19764, from Salt Lake City, Illustrated, Sydney W UHS Acc. No. 19764, from Salt Lake City, Illustrated, Sydney W. Darke and Company, Salt Lake City, 1887. Henry Cohn and Company, South First East (now State) Street, Salt Lake City, 1887.

Trustees of the B'Nai Israel Synagogue, Salt Lake City (1905).

42SL255 as a Farmstead, 1877–1905 1877 Henry Cohn files Desert Land Act claim, 640 acres (patent not received until 1888). 1886 Surplus Canal completed, empties onto Cohn's claim, creates "Cohn's slough" on north half. 1890 Cohn shares ownership of property with Frederick and Samuel Auerbach. 1896 House and barn first reported in property tax records (Cohn resides in city). 1898 First mention of property being leased (to Chinese tenants). 1899 Samuel Auerbach becomes sole owner of property. 1905 Property described as "old Cohn ranch" and abandoned.

Cohn's Slough "Cohn's Slough" as depicted on 1903 map of irrigation canals in Salt Lake City area (label added). Detail from Elwood Mead, Report of Irrigation Investigations in Utah, Plate II (1903).

Detail from USGS 1:24,000 Map of a Portion of Salt Lake County (1922–1923).

42SL255 as a Duck Club, 1900–1925 1900 Peter Jensen, lessee, warns duck hunters to stay off property. 1902 Earliest newspaper mention of Bailey Lake Duck Club, based at Cohn's slough (20 members, including Harry Finch). 1904 Membership of Bailey Lake Duck Club reported as 40. 1905 Bailey Lake Duck Club incorporates, Harry Finch as president. 1925 Most recent newspaper mention of Bailey Lake Duck Club.

Bailey Lake Duck Club Members (mentioned in newspaper articles, appearing in federal census) Member Occupation  E. W. Anderson [no information] Bert Bailey seed and grain dealer R. S. Connors [no information] Harry L. Finch restaurant proprietor F. W. Francis merchant F. L. Gardner shopkeeper W. T. Jackson [no information] Herschel B. Lyman saddle maker John F. Mitchell shopkeeper W. W. Mitchell bookkeeper Charles Patterson lawyer Charles Peters [no information] Richard E. Rogers restaurant proprietor John Lee Vier butcher C. G. Wirick barber

Salt Lake City Commissioner of Parks Harry Finch Salt Lake City Commissioner of Parks (1925)

1904 Liberty Head dime

Vienna Cafe, 141 South Main Street, Salt Lake City, ca. 1896–1930s

Winchester New Rival, 1901–1919 Winchester New Rival, 1901–1919

Union Metallic Cartridge Company Smokeless, 1891–1911

Peters Referee, 1887–1934

History and Archaeology of a Farmstead Turned Duck Club near Salt Lake City Utah State History Conference Fort Douglas, Salt Lake City September 10, 2011 Scott O'Mack William Self Associates, Inc.