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42 <br />• milled lumber, stone foundations, and occasional machine-made square- <br />section nails were used in construction of the buildings. Extensive <br />areas of historic trash and debris surround the buildings. <br />Four prehistoric sites were recorded in Tract 9, two open lithic <br />and two open camps. The two open lithic sites, 5MF317 and 5MF318, <br />are adjacent to tributaries of major drainages. The two open camps, <br />5MF321 and 5MF326, are located on the main stem of major drainages. <br />Site 5MF326 is adjacent to Badger Creek, a major north-flowing drainage, <br />while its closest neighbor, 5MF317, is situated on a saddle between <br />tributaries to Badger Creek and Hart Gulch. Site 5MF321, an open camp, <br />is located in Hart Gulch, approximately 1500 m. upstream from its con- <br />fluence with Waddle Creek. The second open lithic site, 5MF318, is loca- <br />ted in Deep Rock Gulch, another tributary of Waddle Creek. <br />r ~• <br />A third open lithic site was encountered adjacent to the tract <br />boundary near the extreme southern end of the tract. It was discovered <br />while the survey crew was crossing off-tract land to get to their assigned <br />area. Unlike the other prehistoric sites located in this tract, 5MF320 <br />is located a considerable distance from any water source. The site is <br />situated on a hillside near the head of a seasonal drainage, rather than <br />in a valley bottom. <br />The locations of most of the sites, on relatively flat, unvegetated <br />ground and near reliable water sources, are consistent with the general <br />assumption that sites are likely to occur in such localities. With the <br />exception of 5MF320, the prehistoric sites lie on local routes providing <br />access from this portion of the Williams Fork Mountains to the East Fork <br />• and main stem of the Williams Fork River. <br />