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<br />METHODS <br />Given the nature of the stud azea north-facia stee slo es and the low a ectation for <br />Y ( g, P P ) xP <br />' encountering cultural resources, it was mutually decided that intensive cultural resource <br />inventory be limited to aeeas which: 1) will be impacted by the project, and/or, 2) are known <br />to contain cultural resources (i.e., known structures), and/or, 3) aze likely to contain cultural <br />resources (springs, water courses, meadows, saddles, etc.). WCRM was told that there will be <br />no additional surface disturbance within the study azea since all disturbance activity has been <br />completed with the construction drill pads and access roads studies {Metcalf Archaeological <br />' Consultants 1992; Spath 1993x, 1993b). <br />Five areas were selected for Class II inventory based upon a review of topographic maps. The <br />areas were selected because they appeared to be open and located on less steep terrain (Figure <br />3). These aeeas total approximately 60 acres. In addition, ]3 spring/pond areas (Figure 4) as <br />well as six known locations of structural remains were selected for survey. Some of the springs <br />were found to be located outside of the Jumbo Tract cultural resource study area. In some cases <br />the historic resource locations coincided with the spring/pond locations (see Results section). <br />' Ground visibility was poor throughout the study area given the dense grasses and shrubs that <br />dominate the surface. Survey aeeas were walked using IS m tratuects. Site and feature <br />measurements were taken using pace and compass method. <br />For purposes of resource documentation a prehistoric site was defined as any locality exhibiting <br />structures or features (e.g., stone circle or hearth) or having four or more artifacts in apparent <br />association with one another and occurring within a restricted area. Prehistoric isolated fords <br />are non-structural remains and consist of three or fewer artifacts with no associated features. <br />A historic site is defined minimally as any structure or structural remnants or archaeological <br />features (e.g., house, outbuilding, root cellaz, building depression, etc.), trash concentration or <br />scatter suggesting residential or industrial use of the azea, or any refuse dump. Historic isolated <br />' fords aze individual historic artifacts or small clusters of artifacts that do not represent <br />established refuse dumps. The minimum age criterion for historic sites and isolates is 50 years. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />1 <br />15 <br />1 <br />