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OuG021 Several potential historic sites have proposed for wilderness designation. Units 3 and 4 contain segments of the the sites of the Hallett Creek Cabin, Mine. been recognized within the units Unit 2 has the site of Dutchtown. Ute Trail and Unit 4 also contains Fern Lake Lodge, and the Eugenia Historian F. Ross Holland, Jr. prepared the Historical Background Data for Rocky Mountain National Park in March 1971. On the basis of his study four sites within the wilderness proposal were identified as quali- fying for the National Register of Historic Places. The Ute Trail which passes from Beaver Meadows to Milner Pass has been nominated to the register. Other historic sites in the process of nomination are the Fern Lake Lodge and Hallett Creek Cabin in Unit 4 and the Old Dutchtown site in Unit 2. Development/Study Package Proposals have been submitted for Historic Structures Reports on the Hallett Creek Cabin and Fern Lake Lodge. The former will continue to function as a ranger patrol cabin while the latter will remain a public shelter. No adverse action will be taken pending results of these more extensive studies in conformance with Executive Order 11593. Several archeological surveys have been conducted in the park. A Masters Degree thesis entitled "Archeological Survey of Rocky Mountain National Park - Eastern Foothills Districts" was prepared by Mary Eliza- beth Yelm in 1933. In 1959 Wilfred Marston Husted prepared a Masters Degree thesis entitled "A Proposed Archeological Chronology for Rocky Mountain National Park Based on Projectile Points and pottery." An additional survey was conducted by Husted in 1961 when he was employed by the National Park Service. The field notes and maps are in the library in the park. A Development/Study Package Proposal (form 10-238) has been prepared to include preparation of an Archeological Base Map and provisions for surveys of acquired lands within the park or those added to it. The Ute Trail is the only significant archeological feature or site recognized in the park. By Purchase Order, arrangements have been made with Colorado State University for the conduct of archeological surveys prior to currently scheduled construction projects. Similar arrangements will be made to precede all future construction. No mineral rights are present and no known commercially valuable mineral deposits have been reported within the proposed wilderness area, but no mineral su~vey has been made. The timber harvest potential for the pro- posed area has not been determined; such consumptive uses, however, are not allowed under present National Park Service Policy (Administrative Policies for Natural Areas, 1970). Grazing of domestic livestock is 17