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Very few artifacts were consisted mainly of household which would be expected at diagnostic items were found with material dating from the `J noted at the site. Those which were found items and cans, buckets and other materials an agricultural venture. tlo temporally but the general assemblage was consistent 1920s on. Site Evaluations Evaluations of site significance are generally based upon criteria used to determine whether a site is eligible for nomination to the hlational Register of Historic Places. The criteria used to determine eligibility are those established in the U.S. Government Code of Federal keyulations (36 CFR 60), which read as follows: tlational Register criteria for evaluation. The quality of significance in American history, architecture, archeology, and culture is preseent in districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects of State and lcoal importance that possess integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, and association, and (a) that are associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of our history; or (b) that are associated with the lives of persons significant in our past; or (c) that embody the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction, or that represent the work of a master, or that possess high artistic values, or that represent a sigrrif- icarit and distinguishable entity whose cun~ponents may lack individual distinction; or (d) that have yielded, or may be likely to yield, information important in prehistory or history. In order to adequately assess sites by the above criteria, the appropriate Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation Resource Protection Planning Process (kP-3) documents need to be consulted. According to Suckles and Buckles (1904:53 and 54), both sites fit into the category of World War I to Depression age agriculture for• which there is no apparent data gap in recorded sites for the state. More region- ally, however, ranching sites irr the Flateau region are generally con- sidered to be inadequately represented in the data base and "represent- ative sites, structures and objects which exhibit enouch iriteyrity to allow a deterrnir~ation of date and function should be considered important for research and interpretive purposes" (Husband 19£4:74). While site 5hiF2427 and the historic component of 5h1F950 would outwardly appear to be significant based on this statement, they have each suffered disturbance which has severely coinprornised their integrity, 5hiF95U from subsequent use of the site area including road construction