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Archival research found a single land patent filed by Hanford Coy in 1923 within the <br />same area as the site. No direct association between Coy and the site could be made. No <br />additional information pertaining to the history of the site was found. <br />The northeastern tip of the site has experienced disturbance from the construction of a <br />an unnamed dirt road. <br />Evaluation and Management Recommendations <br />The site retains integrity in the form of Location, as the site's features remain where <br />originally constructed. The Feeling and Setting of the site remain largely intact due to its <br />placement near the end of a prominence with an expansive view, and as the environment and <br />natural geological features are relatively unchanged. Materials used to construct Features 1 <br />and 2 reflect those found locally, and the materials were used to create a specific Design. <br />The site does not retain integrity of Workmanship, as the features do not evidence the craft of <br />a particular culture or time period. No direct Association to a time period or person in history <br />could be made. <br />The site provides no evidence of association to a specific person or time period in <br />history (Criteria A and B). It lacks the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method <br />of construction, or that represents the work of a master, or that possess high artistic values, or <br />that represent a significant and distinguishable entity whose components may lack individual <br />distinction (Criterion Q. The site has potential to yield additional data important in history <br />(Criterion D), and it is therefore field evaluated as need data for inclusion on the National <br />Register of Historic Places (NRHP). Testing is recommended before a final determination of <br />eligibility can be made. With regard to the present project, avoidance is recommended. <br />Site 5MF7728, a historic corral and associated trash concentrations, is located on the <br />southwest -facing edge of an open saddle at an elevation of 7420 feet. The saddle is vegetated <br />with dense grass and the surrounding hills have dense serviceberry and Gamble oak, with an <br />understory of sagebrush, yarrow, mules ears, snakeweed, manzanita, lupine, aster, globe <br />mallow, snap dragons, mint, sego lily, wild rose, wild pea, saw grass, thistle, and Indian <br />paintbrush. The grass within the corrals is notably taller than that outside, as the feature <br />serves to exclude cattle from its interior. The nearest source of permanent water, Jeffway <br />Gulch, is located 685 meters east of the site. Soils are residual and consist of grayish -brown <br />to light brown, clay loam of undetermined, but significant, depth --at least 2m as evidenced by <br />cut banks of one of the trash dump depressions on the site. The area is presently in use as <br />grazing for cattle. <br />A boundary measuring 130 by 80 meters has been established around the observed <br />cultural materials. The site is characterized by a complex of sheep corrals—with an internal <br />sheep chute or "run," three trash concentrations, and a large game hanging rack. A modern <br />21 <br />