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<br />0132 CANYON CULTURAL RESOURCE/ENVIRONMF.NTAL RECONNAISSANCE <br />Physical Location <br />From Pueblo, Colorado travel West on Colorado Highway 96 <br />approximately 12 miles to Siloam Rd. Travel South on Siloam Road <br />approximately 6 miles to Red Creek Road. MBC's field survey area lies <br />mostly in the northern'/: of Section 36 and a selected area of Section 31 <br />(see attachment 1); Owl Canyon Quadrangle (See Exhibits 2, 3a, 3b, 3c of <br />the special use permit No. 98-O1, Siloam Stone, Inc. Ferd Mueller, <br />Applicant for a detailed description of the effected area). <br />Methodology <br />Literature Research <br />A file search in Colorado's Office of the State Archeologist revealed <br />that Section 36 contained no formally recorded Cultural Resources in the <br />proposed mining area. However, Section 31 - immediately east of Section <br />36 -had 5 archeological sites recorded by Dr. William Buckles of the <br />University of Southern Colorado at Pueblo in 1973. These site reports, <br />literature research at DU & the Western History Section of the Denver <br />Public Library, and information from several other un-recorded cultural <br />resources in the area were the keys to our preliminary interpretation of the <br />numerous un-recorded archeological/historical sites in the proposed <br />mining area. <br />Field Methods <br />A preliminary archeological and environmental field reconnaissance <br />was conducted of the proposed mining area and selected parts of the <br />surrounding canyon land by myself and Dr. Charles Cambridge on <br />February I, 1998. A Trimble® Scout GPS device was used to record <br />positional data. A Canon® AE-1 Program -and at vazious times - a <br />polarizer and flash attachment was used to photograph artifacts, cultural <br />features, and rock art during field work. This field reconnaissance only <br />covered - S% of the effected acreage in the proposed mining area. Field <br />notes and photographic negatives are on file at Medicine Bow <br />Consultants, Inc. (303) 665-2643. <br />