PERMFILE54688

• Permit No: C1994082
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 12/11/2001
• Doc Name: A CLASS III INVENTORY AND NRNP ASSESSMENTS OF FIVE SITES IN THE PROPOSED YOAST COAL
• Section_Exhibit Name: TAB 05 ATTACHMENT 5-3
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

Site/Property Reevaluation Form (continued)
Page 2 of 3
5RT870 •
positively identified through comparison of the site map to the area examined and
the presence of artifacts along the road. The datum was replaced in approximately
the same location as its original placement (based on vegetation plotted on site
map). A scale error was includE~d on the original site map and the site is half the
reported size. '
The projectile point/knife fragment is a milky chalcedony with what appears to
have been low, wide side notches (the tangs are missing and it is possible that the
point wad wide corner notches). The base is slightly constricted and the base is
ground through the notches. The artifact is reworked along the margins and is
asymmetrical. The artifact is illustrated with the form in Appendix A, It most
closely resembles Stucky's Type VI (1974), which he considers a subtype of Type V.
Type V points are compared to Magic Mountain and Apex Complex artifacts dating
between 5450 and 2450 BP and Stucky notes that in southwest Wyoming, similar
artifacts could date to ca. 700 BP. (citing Sharrock 1966).
Ourin9 the current investigations, artifacts were only observed along the two-
track. It appears that any artifacts previously observed below this road are the
result of slope wash.
Based on the site's location on a slope and examination of the cutbank along
the two-track, little to no deposition is present. Only a thin mantle of colluvium
(less than 5 cm) overlies a horizon consisting largely of decomposing shale and clay
(regolith). Similar deposition is well documented in the general project area (see
descriptions of shovel probes at other sites during this project; Johnson et al.
1980; Wheeler 1979, 1980). •
Based on the general paucity of artifacts and lack of cultural deposition, the
site is evaluated as not significant. It is recommended that the site be considered
not eligible for inclusion in the tJRHP and no further archaeological investigations
should be necessary.
6. Changes in site condition since the previous site/property recording
none
7. Changes to previous site location or side information
dimensions; 58 m NW/SE X 50 m NE/SW, 2271 m , 0.6 acres
legal location; PM 6, T 5N, R 87W,
SW/. of the NW/. of the NE'/. of the Ne/< of Section 8
other maps; Peabody Yoast Mine, scale 1"=400'
UTM 13, 3 16 180 mE, 44 75 410 mN
Location/Access; From the junction of US 40 and Twenty Mile Road, proceed south ca.
5.5 miles to just past Nofstger Reservoir. Proceed west through (locked) gate to
fence and gate just past Nofstger Zeigler Reservoir. Travel southwest along road
for slightly more than 0.2 miles just east of fence line running north/south on
south side of valley (see USGS and site maps for further details).
Changes in site/property ownership since previous site recording
none