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The site lies along the south edge of the corridor for seismic line 9903. This portion of <br />the seismic line was deviated several hundred feet to the north, across the main drainage, to avoid <br />several other potentially eligible sites in the area. The deviated seismic line ties in with the <br />originally proposed seismic line approximately 50 feet west of the site on the west side of a small <br />seasonal drainage that flows north into the main drainage. A buffer of 50 feet and burial of the <br />chazge 20 feet below the surface will sufficiently protect the site from impacts due to the seismic <br />activity. Augering of shot holes will be restricted to the flagged centerline and driving as well as <br />other seismic activities will be restricted to a within 50 feet of the centerline. <br />SRT 1369: This site is a sparse lithic scatter located on the north terrace of an east-flowing <br />intermittent tributary of Fish Creek. The terrace is wide and fairly level, following the downward <br />contours of the drainage. The site is primarily situated on a level area of the terrace between the <br />base of the south slope of the ridge and the north bank of the drainage. It is bounded on the east <br />and west by small south flowing drainages that empty into the main drainage. A few artifacts <br />were observed on the slopes above where a old road grade cuts across the steep slopes that bound <br />the terrace on the north. A capped oil well is located at the approximate center of the site. The <br />capped well pipe is marked with the identification "Josephine Roche #23-5, SE/NW Sec.23-T SN <br />R 87W" welded onto its side. The vegetation is relatively dense over much of the site and <br />includes tall sagebrush, bitterbrush, rabbitbrush, lupine, and other fortis. Most of the artifacts <br />were observed in the cleazed areas created by rodent burrows and cow paths. The deposits are a <br />fine-grained, light grayish-brown to dark blackish-brown silty sand with few cobbles and gravels. <br />Impacts to the site include cattle paths, rodent burrows, the oil well, an old road bed on the <br />northern boundary, and some erosion on the banks. <br />The artifacts on the site consist of a light scatter of lithic debitage, chipped stone tools, <br />and groundstone. The material is dominated by white chert, but also includes chalcedony, <br />quartzite, and one light gray siltstone flake. Most of the flakes are tertiary biface thinning flakes. <br />Primary and secondary flakes are also represented in small numbers, mostly core reduction <br />flakes. The chipped stone tools consist of two projectile point bases. Projectile point l (PP1) is <br />a splotchy cream chert side-notched base, and Projectile point 2 (PP2) is a small white chert <br />comer-notched point that has been shattered. The size and shape of both points suggests an <br />Archaic cultural period. However, the extreme fragmentary nature of the artifacts makes a more <br />definitive identification very difficult. Both the points were collected. The groundstone is a <br />mano of white sandstone, bifacially ground and lightly pecked, with moderate use. It measures <br />10. S cm by 7.0 cm by 4.6 cm. <br />The site has a small artifact assemblage, but it includes two diagnostic projectile points <br />and groundstone. It is located in an area with good potential for deposition and buried cultural <br />deposits. The occurrence of the artifacts in eroded and disturbed contexts indicates subsurface <br />cultural deposits are present on the site. The site is therefore recommended to be potentially <br />eligible for inclusion on the National Register and should be avoided. <br />11 <br />