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51 <br /> <br /> <br />situated similarly at the foot of a long north-trending ridge that is <br />bounded on the east by Ralston Draw. Sites 5MF338 and 5MF339 lie on the <br />second terrace while 5MF340 lies on the first terrace.. Remains from all <br />three sites are scanty, but cover a relatively large area. It is possi- <br />ble that 5F1F338, and perhaps even the other two sites, could be surface <br />manifestations of buried sites. Additionally, 5MF338 appears to be an <br />open camp; the other two have been described as open lithic sites. <br />A second important group of sites exists in Ralston Draw, adjacent <br />to Tract 8. There are three sites here, 5MF324, 5MF333, and 5MF337. <br />Two of these, 5MF324 and 5MF337, are petrograph sites with no other por- <br />table cultural materials associated with them: However, 5MF337 has an exten- <br />sive manure deposit just under the slight overhang on which the petrographs <br />appear. After appropriate testing, this might prove to be a midden con- <br />taining cultural materials and artifacts that could be associated with <br />the rock art. Although the sites are significant due to their rarity, <br />the lack of diagnostic artifactual materials makes it difficult to assess <br />their real cultural significance on any basis other than artistic grounds. <br />An historic structure, made of milled lumber, is located some 50 m. east of <br />the arroyo on the floor of Ralston Draw. An open prehistoric camp is <br />also visible in the eroding edge of the arroyo, directly west of the <br />structure. <br />A third group, consisting of three sites, occurs high on a ridgetop <br /> <br />overlooking a seasonal tributary to F1ilk Creek, which lies roughly one mile <br />to the west of the above sites. These include 5MF341, an open camp, and <br />5F1F342 and 5F1F346 open lithic.sites. Artifactual remains from these three <br />fragments. <br />sites are also limited, consisting mostly of flakes and undiagnostic tool <br />