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to the 1940s or later, although specific diagnostic items are usually <br />absent. No features were noted in conjunction with the scatters and they <br />all appear to represent brief encampments. <br />Isolated Finds <br />Cne IF, a prehistoric red chert flake designated as 5MF2660, was <br />recorded (see Appendix for Form) in the northern part of the conveyor <br />belt corridor (Figure 1). It was found on a fairly steep slope and about <br />250 m northwest of site 5MF2662 (discussed below). By its designation as <br />an IF, it is not considered eligible for the National Register of <br />Historic Places. <br />Sites (see Appendix for forms) <br />SMF2661 - This site consists of a deteriorated and collapsed log <br />cabin which is found in the east fork of Upper Taylor Creek within the <br />lease addition tract (Figure 2). The cabin was constructed of aspen <br />logs, which are locally available and milled lumber for the door and <br />window frames, roof, and floor. Wire cut nails and glass shards are the <br />only artifacts in evidence. The corners are notched log construction and <br />wedge-shaped aspen wood, secured by nails, was used for chinking. No <br />other buildings or features are visible. An abandoned jeep trail up <br />Taylor Creek leads to the cabin. <br />This site is not recommended for eligibility to the National Regis- <br />• ter of Historic Places. It lacks architectural integrity and has no <br />apparent archaeological context. It appears to have been a temporarily <br />- used shelter, probably associated with livestock activities. Its age is <br />difficult to determine due to an absence of artifacts. It is fairly well <br />collapsed, but use of aspen as a building material probably worsened the <br />deterioration process. <br />5MF2662. This site is a small prehistoric lithic scatter, located <br />in the northern end of the conveyor belt corridor (Figure 1). It is <br />situated on a small bench, adjacent to and above an intermittent tribu- <br />tary of Taylor Creek. Artifacts are sporadically scattered over an area <br />measuring about 25 m x 15 m and include three white chert flakes, a mano <br />fragment, a hammerstone, and a probable projectile point midsection. <br />There is no apparent depth of cultural materials. <br />This site is not recommended as being eligible for the National <br />Register because of the lack of potential for it to provide additional <br />important information. It has no diagnostic artifacts, concentrations of <br />artifacts, features, or subsurface context. <br />RECOMMENDATIONS <br />Based on the results of the cultural resource survey of the Colcwyo <br />lease addition and conveyor belt tracts, it is recommended that no <br />further cultural resource work is necessary in the proposed development <br />• area. No cultural resources recorded by this survey, or any recorded by <br />previous cultural resource inventories, have been evaluated as possessing <br />9 <br />