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Site number 5MF949: <br /> C/S-1/2/SE/NE/SW of Sec. 6-T5N-R90W. (UTM: 13,285000 mE, 4476780 mN). A rock shelter with <br /> associated red ocher figurine and abraded areas was recorded. Archeological Services recommended that <br /> this site be tested to determine National Register eligibility, and that if construction activity comes within 50 <br /> feet of the site, the site should be fenced. Further investigation of this site indicates it is the same site <br /> surveyed by Breternitz in 1972 and recorded as 5MF290 (refer to part IX of Appendix K). <br /> Additional surveys were conducted within and outside of the Trapper Mine amended permit boundary in <br /> 2013 and 2014. Within the area of the Trapper Mine permit boundary no additional archaeological sites <br /> were determined eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places. A complete listing of the <br /> findings of the 2013 and 2014 surveys and additional data gathering in 2015 is contained in Appendix K, <br /> Parts XIII thru XVII. <br /> 2.9.2 Cultural and Historical Resources <br /> In 1977, C.Arthur and C.Jennings recorded one historical site(5MF348)within the Trapper Mine proposed <br /> permit area during a Class II archaeological reconnaissance. This site is located in the NW1/4, NW1/4 of <br /> Section 5, TSN, R91 W. Their recommendation for this site was to await detailed archival research on the <br /> site and an evaluation of the architectural remains by a trained Colorado historian prior to making a <br /> determination of the historical significance. In 1980, Rick Athearn, Colorado State Office Historian for the <br /> Bureau of Land Management, evaluated this historic site(see recommendation in Appendix K). Based on <br /> the site forms prepared by C. Arthur, Mr. Athearn concluded that this site did not qualify for inclusion on <br /> the National Register of Historic Places. <br /> A second identified historic site was located by Archeological Services during the 1980 Class III cultural <br /> resource survey of Trapper Mine. This site(5MF950) is located in the NW/NW/NE/NW of Section 10,TSN, <br /> R91 W and was described as"historic structures with a scattering of recent debris". It is in a small meadow <br /> with a spring. The area is presently being used as a sheep watering hole and bedding ground." The <br /> recommendation by Archeological Services, is that if the site will be impacted, local informants and local <br /> history should be consulted to see if the site is of local significance. In May, 1987, site 5MF950 was <br /> surveyed by Nickens and Associates at Trapper Mine's request. Results of the survey are shown in <br /> Appendix K, Part XII. Based on the survey results, the State Historic Preservation Officer ruled that site <br /> was not eligible to the National Register of Historic Places(App. K, Part XII). <br /> 2-591 -, vision. / R —OCJ <br /> unproved; a%, <br />