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306T . . . Corporation, and the barrier dam, just above the new dam- site, constructed in the 1920's to retard flood flows, such as the 1921 disastrous flood. Historical and archeological surveys of the reservoir area conducted by the Department of Anthropology, University of Denver, under contract with the National Park Service located more than 30 farm or Indian village sites. Also, archeo- logical excavation has been completed by the University of Missouri through a contract with the National Park Service. Some sites produced stone artifacts and pottery of Woodland, Upper Republican, which may be remnants of Apache cultures. Two areas were found containing pictographs which are unique in this part of the plains. These pictographs would have been destroyed by the railroad relocation in conjunction with the reservoir construction. It was the Bureau's hope to remove the pictographs for further study, and display them in an interpretive center. However, in order to get the landowner of the property to agree to the purchase price, the Bureau gave him rights to salvage until November 1967. During July and August 1967, he removed all the pictographs and destroyed several in the process. The pictographs are now in the possession of the Abbey School, in nearby Canon City, Colorado. A crevice burial site located near Turkey Creek was found in June 1968. Later it was destroyed by vandals to the extent that it may no longer be of any archaeological value. The Bureau of Reclamation consulted the National Registers of Historic Places and Natural Landmarks for the occur- rence of such sites within the Project area. The National Park Service was contacted concerning identification of National Historic Landmarks within the Fryingpan-Arkansas Project area, which included Pueblo Reservoir. The State Historical Society of Colorado was contacted to identify historical sites and the possible impact of the Project on these sites occurring within the Project area. No known historical landmarks, sites, nor places were identified by these agencies as being in the vicinity of Pueblo Dam and Reservoir lands. h. The Bureau will notify proper authorities if historical or archaeological data or artifacts are found during the con- struction process. Land Use Patterns and Economic Developments.--The reservoir area was part of a region claimed by Texas as a result of the war with Mexico and was relinquished by Mexico in 1836 when Texas won its independence. A settlement known as "The Pueblo" was established in 18"2 at the junction of the Fountain Creek and the Arkansas River which is the present 28