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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 15 <br />3. Research Goal: To confirm that three other sites in the ROW that had been previously <br />determined to be destroyed were, in fact, destroyed, and that no evidence of them remained (i.e., <br />5LA.1452, 5LA.1472, and 5LA.1522). <br />a. Result: Success; other three sites in ROW were confirmed to be destroyed. <br />4. Research Goal: To investigate other existing sites with boundaries that intersect the ROW to <br />ensure that there were no artifacts or features in the ROW that could be affected by proposed <br />Project activities (i.e., 5LA.1099, 5LA.1211, and 5LA.2202). <br />a. Result: Success; other sites were confirmed to have no artifacts or features in the ROW. <br />Table 2 summarizes the results of this survey and provides synopses of NRHP eligibility <br />recommendations. Arcadis recommends three sites (5LA.2202, 5LA.5913, and 5LA.7112) as individually <br />eligible for listing on the NRHP; 17 resources as not individually eligible, but contributing to the NRHP- <br />eligible C&W Railroad (5LA.7112), and the remaining 24 resources as not eligible for NRHP listing under <br />any criteria (Table 2). For full details, including full evaluation according to NRHP criteria and aspects of <br />integrity, refer to Appendix A: Maps of the Results, and Appendix B: OAHP Site Forms. <br />Table 2. Summary of the Survey Results <br />Smithsonian <br />Site Number <br />Temporal <br />Period Site Description NRHP Eligibility Recommendation <br />5LA.1099 Historic <br />Coal Mine <br />Sopris Mine – series of seven <br />waste rock piles, no artifacts or <br />features in ROW. <br />Not eligible; previously recommended not <br />eligible for not meeting any eligibility criteria, <br />and Arcadis concurs. <br />5LA.1211 Prehistoric <br />Artifact scatter with features <br />Leone Bluffs Site, previously <br />excavated; no artifacts or <br />features in ROW. <br />Not eligible; previously recommended not <br />eligible for complete loss of integrity after <br />multiple largescale excavations, and Arcadis <br />concurs. <br />5LA.1452 Historic <br />Buildings <br />Three historic houses near mouth <br />of Long Canyon that were <br />destroyed after 1960 when the <br />railroad was rerouted; confirmed <br />destroyed. <br />Not eligible; no recommendation was made <br />previously, but Arcadis argues that site is not <br />eligible due to complete loss of integrity after <br />destruction. <br />5LA.1472 Prehistoric <br />Artifact scatter with features, <br />destroyed after 1960 when the <br />railroad was rerouted; confirmed <br />destroyed. <br />Not eligible; no recommendation was made <br />previously, but Arcadis argues that site is not <br />eligible due to complete loss of integrity after <br />destruction. <br />5LA.1522 Historic <br />Buildings <br />Penitente Sect community – two <br />structures and a cross near <br />mouth of Long Canyon that were <br />destroyed after 1960 when the <br />railroad was rerouted; confirmed <br />destroyed. <br />Not eligible; no recommendation was made <br />previously, but Arcadis argues that site is not <br />eligible due to complete loss of integrity after <br />destruction.