2019-10-08_PERMIT FILE - M2019054 (64)

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Vegetation is comprised of juniper trees, Wyoming big sagebrush, shadscale saltbush, and various bunch grasses. Soils are Torriorthents-Rock outcrop, sandstone complex, 25 to 75 percent slopes which are located on hills and mountainside backslopes. It is formed from residuum and colluvium derived from sandstone and shale. The typical profile is channery sandy loam and channery clay loam. Unweathered bedrock is shallow, found 14 to 18 inches below the present ground surface. The nearest source of water is an ephemeral drainage 300m to the west, while the nearest source of permanent water is an unnamed spring, located 730m to the east. The site is a small, apparently single component open camp defined by the distribution of artifacts and features within an area 24m NW-SE by IOm NE-SW. The artifacts are scattered and include a mano, a scraper, a comal and a flake. Two thermal features are present that occur on a southern-exposed bench of an NW-SE trending, rocky ridge. One is a deflated scatter of fire-cracked rock and ash-stained soil. The second is a hearth feature that measures 50cm diameter, the surface of which is an exposure of ash with a few small pieces of charcoal. The flake and comal fragment were found associated with this feature. Evaluation and Management Recommendations The site is field evaluated as eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places. It is associated with important events in the broad pattern of history(Criterion A), and it has demonstrated the ability to yield additional significant information regarding the prehistory of the region(Criterion D) due to the presence of datable carbon. Accordingly, protection and preservation are recommended for the site. Site 5MF8728, a prehistoric open camp, is located at an elevation of 5880 feet. Vegetation is comprised of juniper trees, Wyoming big sagebrush, shadscale saltbush, and various bunch grasses. Soils are Torriorthents-Rock outcrop, sandstone complex, 25 to 75 percent slopes which are located on hills and mountainside backslopes. It is formed from residuum and colluvium derived from sandstone and shale. The typical profile is channery sandy loam and channery clay loam. Unweathered bedrock is shallow, found 14 to 18 inches below the present ground surface. The nearest source of water is an unnamed spring, located 400m to the east-northeast. The site is a small, apparently single component open camp defined by the distribution of artifacts and features within an area 30m NW-SE by 20m NE-SW. The artifacts are scattered and include a mano, a metate fragment, a biface, a scraper, and two flakes. The metate, biface, scraper, and one flake are concentrated in an area where a thermal feature may have been located, however, no ash or charcoal is present and the feature has apparently completely deflated. Evaluation and Management Recommendations The site is field evaluated as not eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic 7