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Evaluation and Management Recommendations <br />The site retains integrity of Location; the site is in its original location. It retains <br />integrity of Materials; materials on the site reflect Native American utilization of the <br />resources found in the native geology. It retains integrity of Workmanship; the tools (flakes, <br />groundstone, and projectile point), demonstrate knowledge of these materials and expertise in <br />their utilization. The site retains integrity of Feeling; the site is evocative of a prehistoric <br />period due to its utilization of the natural features. The site retains integrity of Design; the <br />site was created/inhabited by people who recognized its utility. The site lacks integrity of <br />Setting; setting is lost due to the nearby road, trash pile and plastic aerial survey marker. The <br />site does not retain integrity of Association; it cannot be associated to a specific event or <br />person in prehistoric times. <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 represent 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 the potential to yield additional data important in <br />history (Criterion D) and it is therefore field evaluated as need data. Testing is recommended <br />before a final determination of eligibility can be made. Until the testing is completed, the site <br />should be protected and avoided. <br />Site 5MF7763 is an historic habitation and ranch complex. The site, consisting of a <br />house structure, a barn, and a series of outbuildings and fence enclosures, is in the <br />Transitional Zone at an elevation of 6840 feet. It is situated on the northern slopes of the <br />Williams Fork Mountains. The site is vegetated with grasses, Gamble oak, sagebrush, <br />chickweed, thistle, snowberry, and serviceberry. Ground visibility was approximately 70 to <br />100 percent on the day of recording. The colluvial and aeolian soils consist of gray to light <br />brown sandy loam with poorly sorted sandstone clasts and intermittent deteriorated Mancos <br />Shale debris. Soil depth is at least 20cm in depth as visible in the exposed man-made cut <br />banks. The area is currently used for coal mining, hunting and cattle grazing. <br />The site measures 110 meters in diameter. The site consists of seven structures; five <br />of which are historic and have been assigned feature numbers. The other two structures are <br />modern and have been given only superficial descriptions. Information found on the Moffat <br />County Assessor Data Site indicates that several of the original historic structures were built <br />in 1900. <br />Feature 1 is an eight room wood frame house on a cement footer that is oriented <br />north-northwest by south-southeast. The interior rooms consist of a living room (in the <br />northwest corner), a kitchen, three bedrooms, a bathroom, an entryway, and a storage room. <br />The exterior measures 32'6" WSW x ENE by 35'4" NNW x SSE. The house is a single <br />storied, side -gabled structure with a corrugated sheet metal roof which measures 14 feet from <br />34 <br />