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In addition to the above described historic structures, there are two modern buildings <br />present on the site. One is an aluminum prefabricated storage shed with an added sheet metal <br />roof and plywood door, to the northeast of Feature 3. The second is a 3 -bedroom, mobile <br />home (Crown Mobile Homes, Denver), with a frame addition on the north exterior. Both the <br />shed and the mobile home appear to date from the 1970's. The Colorado license plate on the <br />mobile home has a 1977 tax sticker attached. <br />A series of hog wire and barbed wire fences form several rather randomly -laid out <br />corrals and pasture enclosures throughout the ranch buildings and to the west, north, and east. <br />Additional features on the site include two metal water tanks at the corners of several of these <br />livestock containments—between Features 1 and 5, and a circular hog feeding trough <br />constructed of corrugated metal. Although a scatter of ranching and domestic trash exists <br />throughout the site, no significant trash dumps were located. <br />Evaluation and Management Recommendations <br />The site has retained two of the seven aspects of integrity. It retains integrity of <br />Location; it is where it was originally constructed and used. It does not retain integrity of <br />Design; although the site has no unique elements, modern maintenance has altered the <br />original design. It does not retain integrity of Setting; the site is easily accessible and is not <br />visually shielded from existing modern intrusions by vegetation and topography. It does not <br />retain integrity of Materials; many portions of the site/structures are original but several <br />modern materials have been introduced. It does retain integrity of Workmanship; although <br />not unique, the hand-hewn attributes of the structures' construction are evident. It does not <br />retain integrity of Association; it is not physically associated with any other historic sites <br />(other than possibly to site 5MF7765, a telegraph/telephone line to the southeast of the <br />ranch), and it cannot spatially contribute to any future research on ranching patterns in the <br />Deacon Gulch Creek drainage during the Historic Period. The site lacks integrity of Feeling; <br />modern roads through the site and the use of several modern materials in several of the <br />structures have compromised the historic feeling. <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 does not have the potential to yield additional data <br />important in history (Criterion D) and it is therefore field evaluated as not eligible for <br />inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). No further work is needed at <br />the site. <br />Site 5MF7764 is an historic dugout and water containment features. The site is in the <br />Transitional Zone at an elevation of 6980 feet. It is situated in the Williams Fork Mountains <br />on the valley floor of Jeffway Gulch; a permanent stream. Jeffway Gulch joins the Williams <br />Fork River 3.7 miles to the south. The site is vegetated with grasses, big sage, and amaranth. <br />37 <br />