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<br />OWL CANYON CULTURAL RESOURCFJENr?RONMENTAL RECONNAISSANCE <br />36lOwl Canyon Quadrangle, whereas, the adjacent Section 3 ] has 5 <br />professionally recorded sites. <br />Archeological site # 1 is located 10 meters north of the proposed <br />quarry area in Section 36 at: UTM 13; 504127; S 4225969. A medium <br />density scatter of chipped stone artifact Lancelot shaped point preforms <br />and re-sharp Flakes fining away from the high ground was observed at this <br />locale and covers -'/: acres. The artifact assemblage coupled with this <br />sites good view of the surrounding terrain are consistent with abig-game <br />trail hunting site. <br />The lithic materials observed here includes: Spanish diggings moss <br />agate, white & red chalcedony, yellow chert, and varying shades of gray to <br />red non-metamorphic fine grained quartzite. This type of quartzite is <br />typically found in association with the Dakota Group and were probably <br />collected locally, whereas, the moss agate end chalcedony's are clearly <br />from known quarries hundreds of miles away; suggesting a very large <br />cultural influence sphere for this region (see Photo #2). <br />This locales importance as a natural geographic trail route is further <br />reinforced by: Its probable use as a military route for Spanish <br />Conquistadors; Its documented use as a civil war military route (Siloam <br />Road); By the presence of a nearby historic stage stop route (Red Creek <br />Road); and, It is still recognized today as the junction of Siloam and Red <br />Creek Roads is located on lower ground within 100 meters of site # 1 <br />(Schreiber 36). <br />Archeological site #2 is located in a post-entrada erosional wash <br />within the proposed mining area in Section 36 at: UTM 13; 504531; S <br />4226157. This cultural feature can be seen in the north wall of the wash as <br />a stratified 5 cm Lens of charcoal stained soil - 6-10 cm deep; with one <br />gray quartzite waste flake in close association. Its exposed location, <br />charcoal stained soil, and artifact assemblage can be typical of an open <br />habitation or special use site. <br />Archeological site #3 is located on the north rim of the canyon just <br />east of the proposed mining operation in Section 36 at: UTM 13; 504862; <br />S 4226506. It consists of two rectangular prehistoric stoneworks inclose <br />association with a polished metate in a large Dakota Sandstone boulder <br />and One white chalcedony utilized flake tool fragment (see photos 3, 4, & <br />5). The low density of the artifact assemblage and associated stonework is <br />typical of a short term habitation site. <br />It is important to note that from archeological site #4 westward <br />(-1000 meters) a light to medium density scatter of exotic (60%) and <br />local (40%) waste and re-sharp lithic flakes and several examples of <br />7 <br />