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• A second survey, of 1440 acres to the west of the current study <br />area and adjacent to Stevens Gulch, discovered just two sites and seven <br />isolated finds (Hibbets, et al. 1979). Both sites were recommended for <br />further testing to determine National Register eligibility. <br />In sum, previous work in the vicinity suggests that sites will be <br />few in number and generally of a small size, indicating small hunting <br />forays. <br />RESEARCH DESIGN <br />For purposes of the current survey, a site was considered to be any <br />isolated collection of five or more artifacts, and/or containing signs <br />• of a structural component. If less artifacts than this were located, <br />the locus would be considered an "isolated find", and would be so record- <br />ed. The one previous study in the immediate area (Baker 1977) indicated <br />that the local cultural sequence might include a small aboriginal Archaic <br />and/ or Ute manifestation and a larger historic Euro-American component, <br />- including mining and ranching camps. Site density was expected to be <br />quite light, for a number of reasons: high altitude, rugged terrain, <br />and dense ground cover. The last of these is related to survey limita- <br />tions, while the former two are more related to actual limitations on <br />the prehistoric and historic use of the area. <br />The major research objective of this survey was to supplement and <br />expand upon the original, sample survey of this general vicinity (Baker <br />• 1977). By combining the results of this intensive, small-area survey <br />11 <br />