PERMFILE44990

• Permit No: C1996084
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Section_Exhibit Name: EXHIBIT 05 CULTURAL RESOURCES REPORT 7
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

in 1994. The Parsons had acquired this property from Colorado Fuel and Iron (CF&I) in 1946. The
predecessor of CF&I had acquired some 600,000 acres of the Miranda and Beaubien Grant from the
' federal government azowd the tum of the century. (F. R. Hill, January 7, 1997, personal
commwication [letter] to J. Robert Huber, cc'd to McKibbin). When and how the J. T. Andrews
' property was incorporated into the present Hill Ranch is unknown.
' Management Summary and Recommendations
Test excavations, archival research, and an informant interview have established that
' SLA7186 is the remains of a probable Hispanic New Mexican occupation dating approximately to
the 1870s, and also includes an early twentieth century occupation of unknown ethnic affiliation,
extending perhaps into the 1930s. The presence of what would typically be considered artifacts of
' Native American origin and prehistoric age is not necessarily what it appears to be. Evidence from
this site, including the presence of worked glass fragments and the fairly consistent intermixing of
' these artifacts with historic period materials, suggests that much if not all of the "prehistoric"
artifacts may have been produced by the historic period occupants. At present, there is no clear
evidence for a sepazate "prehistoric" or historic Native American occupation. This in itself is one
of the primary foci of the research design and treatment plan presented in Part II.
SLA7186 preserves archaeological information, in good context, reflecting a segment of the
very complex interrelationships between the Native American, Hispanic New Mexican, and
EwoAmerican populations that reached, moved through, and then occupied this region during the
lengthy period of time between the original arrival ofnon-Native people to the area, and the present,
' still characterized by ethnic enclaves and traditional economies and settlement patterns in some areas
of the Upper Pwgatoire River. It is only a single site, reflecting a single residence and associated
structwes and activities, but as such, it provides a wique perspective on this reseazch domain that
' can not be expected from investigations of lazger sites and organized commwities. Further, there
is some archival information about the site, and several persons are still living who were familiar
' with, or lived at the site during its later occupation. Archaeological investigations proposed for the
site will provide an opportunity to "fill in" the archival and oral record. Data recovered will provide
some of the detail of everyday life and activity that is usually missing from the record, but is a key
' part to wderstanding the larger pictwe of how the diverse historic population of this valley
interacted with one another and with their environment.
' SLA7186 is recommended to be eligible for inclusion on the National Register of Historic
Places. It possesses essential integrity, and is recommended to be eligible wder criteria "a" and "d"
of the National Register eligibility criteria (36 CFR §60.4). It. is considered potentially eligible wder
' criterion "b" for its association with a former governor of the State of Colorado, though the full
nature of this association has yet to be explored. Please refer to Part II below, for a much more
detailed discussion of the historic context and eligibility recommendation.
' SLA7186 will be impacted by the construction of a rail spw, realignment of the present
• Lorencito Canyon road, and construction of the P3 haul road. All three of these developments are
' proposed for conswction beginning later this year. If all three are built as currently planned, nearly