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C1981012
IBM Index Class Name
Permit File
Doc Date
8/25/2022
Section_Exhibit Name
EXHIBIT 07 ARCHAEOLOGIC INFORMATION
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New Elk Mine Bridge Repair and Replacement Project <br />arcadis.com <br />New Elk Mine Cultural Report_TB_Rev030722 NOT FOR PUBLIC DISCLOSURE 7 <br />2 RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS <br />All proposed work for this Project will occur at bridges and culverts along the existing railroad grade at the <br />center of the ROW. As such, Arcadis determined that an investigation of all the culverts and bridges <br />would sufficiently assess any effects to existing or new cultural resources that could be affected by <br />Project activities. In the spirit of thoroughness, Arcadis also decided to inspect the railroad ROW while <br />documenting the entire C&W railroad grade within Las Animas County as part of the Project. Arcadis <br />began with archival research and a review of the Colorado Office of Archaeology and Historic <br />Preservation’s (OAHP’s) online cultural resources database (Compass) to determine what types of <br />cultural resources were likely to be encountered in the ROW. This subsequently informed our <br />expectations and field methods, all of which are described in this section. <br />2.1 Background Research <br />An Arcadis archaeologist, Mr. Dulaney Barclay, conducted a records search of the railroad ROW and <br />everything within a 1-mile buffer (i.e., the Records Search Area) using Compass on November 5, 2021. <br />Within the Records Search Area, there are 17 sites and one isolated find (Table 1). Arcadis’ background <br />research indicates that four sites fall within the ROW: 5LA.1452, 5LA.1472, 5LA.5913, and 5LA.7112. <br />Another five sites at least partially cross the ROW: 5LA.1099, 5LA.1211, 5LA.1522, 5LA.2202, and <br />5LA.9878. Eight of the 17 sites are in the Records Search Area but do not enter the ROW: 5LA.1149, <br />5LA.1477, 5LA.1529, 5LA.5910, 5LA.5911, 5LA.5914, 5LA.5923, and 5LA.11061. The isolated find <br />(5LA.10159) is also outside the ROW. <br />The review of Compass’s records revealed that there is a mix of prehistoric and historic resources in the <br />Records Search Area, including large prehistoric artifact scatters, historic buildings, a mine, and, of <br />course, the railroad at the center of the ROW (Table 1). The C&W railroad grade (5LA.7112) is the <br />prominent historic linear resource that is located at the center of the ROW. It was originally recorded and <br />recommended eligible for listing on the NRHP in 1996 because of its association with late nineteenth and <br />early twentieth century coal mining activities in the area. The Colorado OAHP concurred with this NRHP <br />eligibility recommendation in 1996 (Appendix B: OAHP Site Forms). <br />Table 1. Previously Identified Cultural Resources in the Records Search Area <br />Smithsonian Site <br />Number <br />Temporal <br />Period Site Type <br />Prior NRHP <br />Eligibility <br />Recommendation <br />Location <br />Relative to <br />ROW <br />5LA.1099 Historic Coal Mine <br />Sopris Mine Not eligible Within and <br />outside <br />5LA.1149 Prehistoric Artifact scatter None Outside <br />5LA.1211 Prehistoric <br />Artifact scatter with features <br />Leone Bluffs Site, previously <br />excavated <br />Not eligible Within and <br />outside <br />5LA.1452 Historic Buildings None Within <br />5LA.1472 Prehistoric Artifact scatter with features None Within
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