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• Management Recommendation: The site lies outside the proposed construction corridor <br />and will be avoided. No fitrther work is recommended. <br />Isolated finds SDT1051 and SDT1052 consist of very large, utilized, siltstone <br />secondary flakes. Both are field evaluated as not eligible to the NRIiP. <br />Discussion <br />The study yielded results that were initially expected. The presence of prehistoric <br />resources was considered likely but low in occurrence because of the steep terrain and the <br />high level of disturbance by historic BuroAmerican mining and occupation on the narrow <br />valley Moor. The most likely area for camping are the terraces on the north side of the river, <br />but these have been Heavily disturbed. Prehistoric activities on the mountain slopes were <br />more likely to occur on Flat areas of the ridge spines, but again, most were disturbed by the <br />mining activities. The Icw prehistoric cultural resources recorded indicate they were limited <br />activity localities for game and lithic processing. Lithic materials present indicate a primary <br />dependence on the river gravels as the source for making expedient tools. <br />~• Historic mining and the related worker housing are the principle cultural resource <br />concerns of the project. Tltey encompass approximately 60 of the 830 acres in the project <br />area. Although both the town of Bowie and the King Mine have been heavily disturbed, the <br />structures that remain are in good condition. Should they be subject to direct impact from <br />construction or secondary impact from vandalism, they should be intensively record using <br />the Iiistoric American Buildings Survey and/or the Historic American Engineering Record <br />(1-IABS/f-IAER) documentation methods and standards. <br />Determinations of ~f(ect <br />The eligibility determination and consultation process is guided by Section 106 of the <br />Nf IPA (36 CPR 60, 63, and 800). Inventory to identify, evaluate, and mitigate potential <br />effects to cultural resources affected by an undertaking is [he first step in the Section l06 <br />process. (:ederal actions cannot be authorized until the Section 106 process is completed (36 <br />CSR 800.3). rival determinations of National Register eligibility and effect should be <br />sought from the controlling federal agencies in consultation with the State I-listoric <br />Preservation Officer (SI-IPO) and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation. <br />J The sites were assessed in terms of professional discretionary observations <br />~ concerning the degree of effect, according to criteria outlined in 36 CrR 800.3. Site <br />SDT122 was previously determined eligible for listing on the NRHP. Although most of the <br />r <br />t <br />23 <br />.,~ <br />~J <br />