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52 <br />• The last group, consisting of two open lithic sites, lies close <br />to the mouth of an unnamed drainage that flows into the Yampa River. <br />The collections from these sites, SMF327 and SMF330, consist primarily <br />of flakes. Not enough tools are present to firmly establish any as- <br />sociation between the two sites. The two sites are located on the first <br />terrace above the Yampa River near the terrace edge. <br />Two sites were recorded in Tract 13. 5MF343 lies on a high saddle <br />overlooking both the Yampa and the Williams Fork Rivers. Site 5MF322 <br />lies below the edge of the 'first terrace, above the Yampa River, on the west- <br />ern edge of the tract. Cultural materials, flakes and tool fragments, were <br />observed on the bank at the edge of the terrace. It is likely that this <br />is a buried site being exposed by erosion of the terrace face. These <br />two sites yielded little cultural material but do serve to indicate pre- <br />historic use of the area. The west-facing slopes of Tract 13 are very <br />rocky, with numerous sandstone outcrops forming sheltered areas. These <br />were examined closely to determine whether or not they had been used, <br />but evidence of such use was not observed. <br />Tract 14 produced two historic sites. Site 5MF348 is located in <br />the extreme northeastern corner of the tract, overlooking the Yampa River <br />valley. This site consists of an extensive array of living quarters, out- <br />buildings, several wells, and corrals, but all are in a very poor state <br />of preservation. Construction at this site must have taken place over a <br />considerable period of time as a variety of materials and modes of construc- <br />tion are present. The second site, 5MF331, is located on the west bank <br />of the Williams Fork River and includes four rectangular dugouts and a col- <br />• lapsed surface structure. <br />