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209 <br />• site: SMF348 (Figs 5, 59). <br />site Type: Open architectural. <br />Location: NW;NW;, Sec. 5, TSn, R91w; UTM Zone 13, E277,325m., N4,478,130m. <br />oescripcion: SMF348 is located on a gentle, north-facing slope overlooking <br />the Yampa River basin at the western end of the Williams Fork Mountains. The <br />elevation is 6790 ft. (2,070 m.). Vegetation on the site includes sagebrush, <br />serviceberry, mountain mahogany, and local grasses. The nearest water is on <br />i <br />the site, in the form of three wells and a stockpond. <br />The site is composed of seven structural features in various states of <br />decay. The structures utilize several different types of building materials <br />and techniques. Extensive use of native materials is seen in sandstone block <br />foundations and the use of juniper logs for roof construction. Milled lum- <br />/• ber is used alone or in conjunction with the juniper logs. Several cellar <br />v areas were defined, as well as semisubterranean dugout structures, rock-lined <br />and roofed over with a combination of milled lumber and juniper logs. P1aterial <br />cu]ture observed inc]udes a wood-burning stove, canning jars, a coal bucket, <br />cut-wire nails, and other trash. The site is essentially undisturbed, al- <br />though it is decomposing. <br />oiagnoscic artifacts: Craig Empire-Courier newspaper, dated Nov. 2, 1938. <br />~ evaluation: Determination of the historical significance of 5MF348 should <br />await detailed archival reserach on the site and evaluation of its architec- <br />tural remains by a trained Colorado historian. <br />• <br />