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will be extended 77 meters to the north to include the newly documented portion of the road. <br />Location data has been updated and the segment has been re -mapped and photographed. The <br />boundary has been updated and now measures 442 by 6 meters. <br />The previously recorded portion of the road and associated historic artifacts remain in <br />the same condition as when last recorded. The newly recorded extension is a faint two -track <br />road; its path is difficult to follow. No additional historic artifacts were associated with this <br />extension. The entire road has been impacted in varying degrees by vegetal overgrowth, <br />weathering, and neglect. <br />Evaluation and Management Recommendation <br />The site has not been fully documented. The present recording accounts for the <br />portion within the current inventory area. There may be additional portions in unsurveyed <br />areas and these may yield information important to the history/prehistory of the area <br />(Criterion D). In keeping with current Section 106 guidelines, the site is field evaluated as <br />eligible. In regard to the segment presently updated: all aspects of integrity except for <br />location have been impacted by weathering, vegetal overgrowth, and neglect. The segment <br />recorded herein is field evaluated as non -supporting of the overall eligibility of the site. No <br />further work is recommended. <br />Site 5MF7691 is an historic Native American open architectural site consisting of a <br />pair of apparent aboriginal wooden features. It is located at the base of a north -facing talus <br />slope that forms the southern wall of a small, unnamed intermittent drainage, set at an <br />elevation of 7240 feet. The surrounding hills and ridges are vegetated with dense <br />serviceberry and Gambel oak, with an understory of grasses, sagebrush, yarrow, snakeweed, <br />lupine, mint, and wild rose. The site itself is situated at the lowest extent of an aspen grove, <br />to the north of which --on the valley floor—is characterized by riparian shrubs and grasses. <br />Sagebrush dominates the opposite, south -facing, talus slope. The nearest source of <br />permanent water, Jeffway Gulch, is located 460 meters to the northwest of the site. The site <br />is underlain by Cretaceous age sandstone, shale, and major coal beds of the Williams Fork <br />formation. Soil on the site is brown clay loam with a depth of up to 20 inches. The soil, <br />Foidel loam, is cool, is found on mountainsides and is well drained and formed from loess <br />and colluvium derived from fine grained sandstone and shale (USDA NRCS 2004). The site <br />measures 45 by 15 meters. <br />Feature 1 is an apparent leaner -style wickiup consisting of two standing aspen poles <br />and two fallen aspen tree trunks leaning against the south sides of two live, standing aspen <br />support trees. The base of the standing poles and the two leaning collapsed tree trunks form a <br />semi -circular arrangement around the support trees. It is possible that one or both of the <br />dead -fall trees were incorporated into the construction of the shelter. A third apparent feature <br />pole rests on the ground surface near the standing poles where it collapsed at some time in <br />the past. The leaning elements create a conical arrangement, contacting the support trees at <br />heights of approximately 2.3 to 4.6m above the ground surface–a notable headroom for a <br />23 <br />