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i <br />• <br />The stone constructed building associated with the Sunbeam <br />mine (5MN4477) is located above the Western slope of Eagle Basin <br />and is less that 100 meters from the access road that continues <br />from SR-141 to Long Park. The building may have been a house for <br />miners and is the only such building inventoried during the <br />project. It is in fair condition, with one wall and roof partially <br />collapsed, but appears to be fairly stable. The site also has a <br />large garbage dump which may render details on the daily lives of <br />miners in the area. <br />Recommendations: The site is highly recommended for <br />preservation and interpretive signing as a part of a tour of area <br />sites. <br />5. Monogram Bench <br />(UBRAT <br />Five sites were recorded from the Monogram Bench group of <br />mines. Easily accessible from the Monogram truck route, the sites <br />located on this terrace above the Paradox Valley are all post-WWII <br />uranium mines with primarily steel constructed structures. The JD5 <br />(5MN4483), Mineral Joe II (5MN4484), HummeY (SMN4485), Broker <br />(5MN4486), and the Oversight Mine (5MN4487) are all located within <br />close proximity to the others, with the JD5 and the Mineral Joe II <br />the first sites seen from the main Monogram Bench truck access <br />road. Both the JD5 and the Mineral Joe II are nearly complete <br />sites, with several associated buildings and structures remaining. <br />The Hummer, Broker and the Oversight are to the west of the Mineral <br />Joe II, down Monogram Bench. They are sites with only ore bins <br />remaining. <br />~~ JD-5 Mine- <br />The JDS (5MN4483) was the first mine recorded during the <br />inventory 'and was noted as the largest and most complete site. The <br />site's features are a steel head frame, large hoist house, loadout <br />and several associated buildings. <br />Recommendations: The site is in good condition and has <br />numerous features that should be considered for future historic <br />interpretation. The JD-5 is easily accessible by 2-wheel drive and <br />on foot and as a part of a future tour of area sites, will be <br />helpful in explaining quite a bit about late period carnotite <br />mining. <br />Mineral Joe II Mine- <br />The Mineral Joe II (5MN4484) is located less than one quarter <br />of a mile west of the JD-5. This site is smaller than the JD5 but <br />has numerous associated structures and features characteristic of <br />post-World War II uranium mining. The Mineral Joe II was a steel <br />track operation with a single adit and two steel constructed ore <br />bins. Near the mine site are the deteriorating remains of tarpaper <br />shacks probably used by miners. The sites structures are in fair <br />13 <br />