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2023 Cultural Resource Site Assessments for Collom Expansion Project Colowyo <br />Tetra Tech June 2023 28 <br />For Official Use Only: Disclosure of Site Locations Prohibited (43 CFR 7.18) <br /> <br />Figure 19. Site 5MF.6116 toward mine topsoil pile, facing southeast. Taken by E. Shikrallah <br />on 5/16/2023. <br />5MF.6128 – Historic Homestead and Artifact Scatter, Eligible under Criteria A and B <br />Site 5MF.6128 was originally recorded in 2005 by TRC as part of the Collom Mine Expansion <br />Class III Inventory project. The site consists of a historic homestead with five features (Features <br />1 through 5) and three artifact concentrations. Feature 1 is the foundation remains of a residential <br />building with a dense artifact concentration of glass and ceramic just east of the feature. Feature <br />2 is a rectangular foundation cut into the lower slope of the ridge along the eastern edge of the <br />site. Feature 3 is a single room dugout also built into the side of the slope. Feature 4 is a roughly <br />square earthen depression. Feature 5 is portions of a roughly rectangular sandstone foundation. <br />The artifact assemblage among the concentrations is comprised of mostly cans, glass, and <br />dinnerware fragments with miscellaneous items including tin pots, kettles, a spoon, and various <br />metal debris. <br />In 2015, Tetra Tech revisited the site as part of the Collom Mine Expansion Site Assessment <br />project. The five features were located along with the artifact concentrations of cans, glass, rusted <br />metal debris and wire. Each feature was in the same condition as originally reported with no <br />significant changes observed. The most significant observed impact to the site was livestock <br />grazing. Feature 1 is surrounded by trees and nearest to Collom Gulch. The nearby water and <br />available shade create an area apparently frequented by livestock, evidenced by a significant <br />abundance of manure, wallowing pits, and hoof prints. Historic artifacts in this part of the site have <br />been subjected to significant trampling and scattering by the livestock. <br />In 2019, Tetra Tech revisited the site as part of the second round of assessments. The site <br />appeared to be in the same condition. Livestock impacts had been greatly reduced since 2015. <br />This is likely due to a major reduction of grazing by the property owner. Vegetation growth was