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5RT127 (T-5) This is a small, sparse lithic scatter on a ridgetop overlooking Hubberson Gulch, with a good view of the Yampa River Basin to the north. It lies on the ecotone between The scrub oak and big sage communities. Eight artifacts were observed in the field. Four of These are utilized flakes or tool fragments, indicating both scraping and cutting activities. The four others are non- utilized debitage, two of which show thermal alterations. This is probably due to a recent fire, rather than heat treating, as evidence of a recent fire was observed. A great deal of disturbance exists on site, in The form of road construction. Probably 509'0 of this site has been destroyed (see Photo 5-7). Based on the paucity of cultural material, and the high percentage of tools, this site is probably a limited activity site perhaps only used once. SRT 128 (T-6) This is a historic site, consisting of five structures, one of which may be 50 years old or older. It lies on an alluvial bench in Hubberson Gulch, in a semiriparian and big sage community (Photo 5-8). Feature one has burned down and only the stone foundation remains. This feature could be older than the rest, but the evidence one way or the other has carbonized. Features two, three, and five are structures associated with feature one, which most likely was residential. Feature two is a small structure, probably a shed of sawn logs with sawn and adzed notches. The door is less than one meter high. The roof was pro- bably brush. There is a steel screen in the door and this addition is post WW II. Feature three is a small structure dug into a hillside, and so probably is a root cellar which has mostly collapsed. Feature five is a small wooden foundation which appears to be the remains of an outhouse. Feature four is an earthen dam. Though There are beaver ponds in the area, this is al- • most certainly of human construction, as it was all earth fill, and immediately adjacent To the other features. 5-18