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18 <br /> <br />TRACT DESCRIPTIONS AND SITE DISTRIBUTIONS <br />Introduction <br />The following section summarizes the results of reconnaissance <br />~• <br />carried out during the fieldwork phase of the project. Tlie six short-term- <br />lease tracts and Tracts 7, 8, 9, 13 and 14 of the long-term-lease tracts <br />were examined for cultural resources using the methods outlined in the <br />previous section. Each of these are described in terms of environmental <br />conditions, the nature of the survey coverage, the type and number of <br />sites recorded, and site distribution. Additionally, a small amount <br />of area adjacent to the tracts will be identified and described in the <br />same fashion. <br />Tracts 1, 3, 4 , and 6 <br />Environment <br />The four easternmost tracts represent one environmental unit due to <br />their proximity, especially since Tracts 3 and 6 and Tracts 1 and 4 share <br />contiguous boundaries (Fig. 1). There is some difference, as Tract 1 and <br />the southern part of Tract 4 include a fairly extensive open area. This <br />is paralleled in part by the relatively flat area in the northern por- <br />tion of Tract 3. Taken as a whole, however, ali four tracts ex- <br />hibit substantially similar characteristics in terms of the relative <br />amount of hilly "upland" terrain and flatter park-like areas. <br />In general, the areas under consideration exhibit a common geologi- <br />cal structure. The area consists of relatively uniform sandstone de- <br />• posits that have been uplifted in the south, resulting in a series of <br />steep, south-facing slopes, usually heavily eroded, with gently dipping <br />