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<br />SJA416: NE/EF./N[v/Sla Section 26. This site consists of a small, <br />moderatley dense scatter of primary core reduction flakes of <br />basalt, and lesser quantities of chert flakes situated on a gentle <br />east facing slope just west of Bush Draw (Fig. 2). Some Eire-cracked <br />river ccbbles may indicate the presence of a partially ercded hearth. <br />Fill at the site appears to be the result of simultaneous colluvial <br />and aeolian deposition and is composed of a sandy clay matrix with <br />inclusions of river pebbles and cobbles. It app_ars shallcw from <br />surface evidence, but may be from 20cm to SOcm in depth. <br />The site has a good upstream-downstream view, but except for <br />proximity to a manor wash its location is not distinctive. The site <br />appears to have been a small campsite. A single finely flaked side and <br />hasely notched projectile point (Fig. 3) recovered from the surface <br />is suggestive of a Late Prehistoric Period occupation. <br />Evaluation: This site appears to be primarily a surface manifestation <br />of a small prehistoric campsite and is in no way distinctive or unique. <br />Therefore, it is not felt to have Naticnal Register potential. There <br />does appear to be some possibility of buried cultural material, and <br />testina_, and sane subsequent mapping and collecting are recommended <br />should the site be threatened with destruction, however. <br />Conrad Coal ^7i ne: A coal mine is indicated on the Gould NW Quadrangle <br />in [he :]W/SW/SW/SE Section 27. This location was field checked. <br />Physical remains of the mine consist of a scattered area of weathered <br />coal, a few pieces of weathered lumber and some recent historic trash. <br />There is little if any potential archaeological data at the site, and <br />no evidence to suggest the mine is either very old, er was of any <br />• importance. Any remaining research concerning the mine would be of a <br />documentary nature. <br />Isolated Occurrences, Section 22: The single isolated artifact in <br />this section consists of a _arge flake cf jasper 3isplay ing ccrtex on <br />one surface. Scattered lag gravels in this upland area contain small <br />pebbles of siliceous material, and undoubtedly these pebbles were <br />occasionallycollected for use by prehistoric man. No evidence for <br />any concentrated use of this minor potential resource was noted <br />however. It was located outside the survey area. <br />Isclated Occurrences, Section 26: Collapsed Cairn: NE/SW/SW/NW <br />Section 26. This stone feature consists of a cluster of fist-sized <br />cobbles about 60 em in diameter. It has the appearance of a small <br />cairn which has collapsed. It is outside the survey area. Chert <br />flakes: Three separate isolated flakes of chert were noted in the <br />section, two in the C/W4/SW/SW/NIa, and one C/NW/VW/SW of Section 26. <br />All three flakes were left in situ. <br />Isolated Occurrences, Section 27: Sku11: C/w ~;/SE/NE. A badly weathered <br />skull ?late of either a co•w or a bison was found eroding frcm about the <br />30cm level in a cut bank tributa r'r to [aill'_ams Draw. Careful inspectio r. <br />of the nearby fill and cut banks, and partial excavation of the skull <br />all failed to turn up any cultural material associated with the skull <br />and it is regarded as a natural occurrence. <br />u <br />