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Historic research produces multiple documents possibly associated to the site. A <br />General Land Office (GLO) plat, surveyed in 1910, shows a "house" in the same area of the <br />site. The house is not indicated on the 1887 map. The GLO had one land patent on file for the <br />site area: a Homestead Entry (original) assigned to a Homer Leighter in 1919. Additionally, the <br />Colorado Decision Support Systems database was searched for information pertaining to the <br />reservoir next to the site. The reservoir is the Velanzas Livestock Pond 1 and is situated along <br />Jeffway Gulch. It was appropriated in August of 1940, and adjudicated in April of 1942. The <br />pond also appears on the 1971 Breeze Mountain Quad. United States Census records from the <br />year 1940 indicate that family with the last name of Velanzas were residents of Moffat County. <br />Members of the Velanzas family included Thomas (head of family, age 52), Autrey (wife, age <br />48), Bob (son, age 16), and Polly (daughter, age 7). Thomas Velanzas immigrated from <br />Greece, however his wife and children were born in the United States. The family's occupation <br />is listed as "Sheep Herders" on the census. The exact purpose, culture, and time period of the <br />site's construction remains unclear as none of the previously discussed historic documents <br />provide direct Association. <br />Additionally, a prehistoric component, a mano, was recorded near a large sandstone <br />boulder in the northeastern portion of the site. The mano is a quartzitic cobble and exhibits <br />oxidation, bifacial grinding, and evidence of battering. It was found in a disturbed area and <br />may be indicative of buried prehistoric cultural remains; however, no additional prehistoric <br />manifestations were observed. <br />Data recovery was conducted on July 30', August 5`h, 7`n, 25`n through 27`h, and <br />September I I 1 of 2015. Prior to excavation, the surface of the site was cleared of vegetation <br />with a string trimmer (weed whacker) and re -mapped in detail using a BLM certified Trimble <br />Geo XT GPS unit. Surface artifacts within the site were also mapped using the Trimble unit, <br />but were not collected. The site was then metal detected within an area of approximately <br />900m2 at high (multiple signals every two feet) and low (one signal every three to five feet) <br />densities. Artifacts recovered during metal detection were designated an "FS" number. <br />Individual artifact locations were plotted using the Trimble and depth below present ground <br />surface was noted. Only those artifacts that were deemed useful in interpretive analysis were <br />collected. <br />A permanent datum point was established on a boulder in the northeastern most portion <br />of the site. The datum was plotted on the map with the Trimble GPS unit and marked with a <br />metal pin (Figure 2). A total of 22 auger tests and six shovel tests was conducted within the <br />site. Fourteen of the auger tests were conducted in relation to the datum. Auger Tests 1 <br />through 9 were conducted in 5 meter intervals directly north (AT's 1-3) and south (AT's 4-9) <br />of the datum. The remaining five auger tests near the datum (AT's 10-14) were conducted in <br />intuitive locations and mapped using the Trimble GPS unit. Eight auger tests (ATR's 1-8) <br />were placed in intuitive locations near Feature 2 and also mapped with the GPS unit. The <br />shovel tests were placed in intuitive locations within and to the southwest of Feature 1. Four <br />test trenches were established in a linear east to west fashion through the center of Feature 2 to <br />E <br />