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U <br />- 3 - <br />Site SRT33 <br />Location: SW 1/4, NW 1/4, Section 31, TSN, F.86W <br /> <br />Description: SRT33 is an open lithic site consisting of a few scattered <br />flakes located on the low ridge north of Foidel Creek, approximately 160 m <br />west of SRT32. The site faces south towards Foidel Creek, 60 m away. <br />Gegetation on the site includes sagebrush, native grasses, rabbitbrush, and <br />low herbaceous 6hrubs. The area covered b}' the site is unknown due to <br />bulldozing on the southern end. No permanent features were visible, nor were <br />there concentrations of flakes. <br />Evaluation: The site has been disturbed by bulldozer operations resulting <br />from the construction of a county road. No diagnostics artifacts were <br />recovered which could be used [o determine cultural affiliation or temporal <br />span, therefore the site will not yield information important to the <br />understanding of prehistory of this area. OSM believes the site is not <br />eligible for Inclusion in the 1ational Register of Historic. Places. <br />Site'SRT34 <br />Location: SG; 1/4 N1J 114, Section 31, TSN, R86W <br />Description: The site has been disturbed by bulldozer operations resulting <br />from the construction of a county road. No diagnostics artifacts were <br />recovered which could be used to determine cultural affiliation or temporal <br />span, therefore, the site will not yield information important [he <br />understanding of prehistory. The Office of Surface Alining believes that the <br />site is no[ eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic <br />Places. <br />Site SRT35 (EF-001) <br />Location: SW 1/4 NE 1/4, Section 7, T4N, R86W <br />Description: LOPA recorded the James Rossi Ranch as an historic site <br />consisting of three structures built of milled lumber, a well, and a trash <br />dump. The delapida[ed structures consisted of a dwelling, barn, and chicken <br />coop. This site appeared to have been abandoned within the last 30 years. <br />Evaluation: Although this site was recorded by ELM, no evaluation of <br />significance was made since it was located off of the proposed lease tract on <br />private lands and would not have been directl}• affected by coal leasing. <br />Subsequent to leasing, [he site was destroyed by topsoil removal. <br />Three other historic sites were recorded by Athern and are described in the <br />BLM Environmental Assessment Report, dated January 18, 1979. These sites are <br />SRT111 (EF-002), the remains of [he dry-laid rock foundation; SRT112 (EF-003), <br />an isolated log barn; and SRT115 (EF-006}, a small log cabin in ruins. BLM <br />had evaluated site EF-006 as not eligible for inclusion in the National <br />Register. Subsequently, on this authority, the site was destroyed by <br />construction activities related [o [he mine operations. <br />