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<br />embody the distinctive characteristics ofa type, period, or method of <br />construction, or that represent the work of a master, or that possess high artistic <br />values, or that represent a significant and distinguishable entity whose <br />components may lack individual distinction; or d) that have yielded, or may be <br />likely to yield, information important in the prehistory or history. <br />Site Descriptions <br />This section provides a general description of sites SDT1274, SDT1275, SDT1276, <br />and SDT1277. Cultural resources location data is provided in Appendix A. Detailed <br />information for the sites is provided in Appendix B: OAHP Site and Isolated Find Forms <br />(these appendices are restricted from public publication). <br />Site SDT1274 is an historic farmstead located on the first terrace north of the North <br />Fork of the Gunnison River at an elevation of 5920 feet. The original owner was appazently <br />Patrick J. Collins who sold it to Charles Morgan about 1904. The property was deeded to <br />William Anderson in 1909, and the Anderson family owned it until it was sold to Noble and <br />Alma Baker in 1945. The property is presently owned by Bowie Resources, Inc. and <br />• includes asub-rectangular block measuring approximately 1500 feet (E-W) by 500 feet (N- <br />S), or about 13.5 acres. This area includes a structure complex, an orchard, an orchard shed, <br />and a large steel tank. <br />The structure complex is located on the west end of the property. It includes six <br />buildings and structural features. <br />Feature 1 appears to be one ofthe oldest. It is a foundation and floor remains ofan <br />L-shaped structure. The foundation is up to 3 feet tall and consists of sandstone clasts. The <br />east-west portion appears to be the main part of the building and measures about 40 feet long <br />by 14 feet wide. It has a beam and cement floor. A cement entry stoop is collapsed on the <br />southeast corner. A water pump is found in the southwest corner of this portion. The north <br />extension of the building occurs on the northwest comer and measures about 20 feet long and <br />l0 feet wide. It has a similar sandstone clast foundation, but the floor is covered with <br />railroad ties and juniper posts are found at the corners. This structure may have been a <br />packing shed with a loading dock, but may have been the original house structure and built in <br />the late ] 800's. <br />Feature 2 is a dugout that liesjust northwest of Feature 1. It has a sandstone clast <br />and cement face with cottonwood timber beams. The roof has collapsed. Interior <br />dimensions are 12 by 15 feet. A dirt berm surrounds three sides of the structure and extends <br />the side-to-side dimension by 15-to-20 feet. <br />Feature 3 is a cistern made ofcement. The top is at ground level and it measures <br />about 12 feet square. A 2-foot square hole in the top provides access to fill [he cistern. <br />Feature 4 is the main house. It is a frame, one-and-a half story structure that has a <br />. footprint measurement of approximately 30 feet (E-W) by 50 feet (N-S), including a small <br />porch on the north end of the building. On the south end is an addition ofabout 12 feet that <br />