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- ~ ~ Limited-Results Archaeological Survey Form (Page 2 of d) <br />Principal Meridian: 6th X NM Ute <br />NOTE: Only generalized subdivision ("quarter quarters") within each section is needed <br />` Township: 13S Range: 90W Sec.: 26 ''/<s NE Sw SE <br />Township: Range: Sec.: ''/<s , <br />Township: Range: Sec.: ''/.s , <br />Township: Range: Sec.: ''/.s <br />If section(s) is irregular, explain aligrunent method: <br />16. Total number of acres surveyed: approximately 140 acres <br />17. Comments: transects on steep, wooded hillsides were irregular and widely spaced <br />IV. ENVIRONMENT <br />18. General Topographic Setting: Block azea is located in the floor and on the slopes of a shoR <br />segment of Deep Creek and a tributary drainage to the west, including the steep south slopes of <br />West Flatiron. <br />Current Land Use: Public land - US Forest Service, Gunnison National Forest <br />19. Flora: Three general floral zones: (I) dense Gambel oak with brush (serviceberry, <br />chokecherry, hawthorne) understory on south facing slopes and open ridgetops; (2) open aspen- <br />sagebrush meadow in floor of tributary valley; and (3) spruce woodland with aspen and brush <br />understory on north facing slopes and along Deep Creek. <br />20. Soils/Geology: Soils are generally brown, medium fine sandy clay loams, with higher clay <br />and silt fractions on the valley floors. Soils are very shallow on the steep slopes and locally <br />deeper on terraces and colluvial fans in the drainage valleys. Massive sandstones and some <br />shales of the Upper Cretaceous Mesaverde Formation are exposed on the slopes, and many large <br />`°` boulders are exposed in the valley. <br />21. Ground Visibility: Surface visibility was generally fair to poor (10%-50%) and patchy. <br />Visibility was poorest in the spruce woodlands and denser meadows, and best along existing <br />trails and drainage channels. <br />22. Comments: overall surface visibility was poor, but few areas were observed that were <br />favorable for campsites or hunting stations.. This may also be an area of unpleasant cold air flow <br />in the winter. <br />V. LITERATURE REVIEW <br />23. Location of File Search: ~ Colorado OAHP ~ Date: ~ 6 June 2001 <br />24. Previous Survey Activity <br />In the project area: No previous surveys in immediate project area <br />in the general region: Several smal] block surveys and linear corridors in general <br />project area for core holes, access roads. stock ponds, and range improvement. There have also <br />been several historic structure and road improvement surveys along the North Fork Gunnison <br />River valley to the north. <br />