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~- of the prehistory and history of the region are provided in <br />• the Colorado Historical Society's publications entitled West- <br />Central Colorado Prehistoric Context (Reed 1984) and Colorado <br />Plateau Country Historic Context (Husband 1984). <br /> <br />r, <br />Study Objectives <br />The purpose of the study was to identify and record all <br />cultural resources within the area of potential impact and to <br />assess their significance and eligibility to the National <br />Register of Historic Places (NRHP). The presence of historic <br />properties was considered likely because of the occurrence of <br />the town of Cameo and the coal mine facilities in the <br />surrounding area. <br />Field Methods <br />A 100 percent pedestrian cultural resource survey of the <br />5-acre block was walked in contour transects spaced at no <br />greater than 15 meters. A total of about 5 acres was <br />intensively surveyed for cultural resources. <br />Cultural resources were sought as surface exposures and <br />were characterized as sites or isolated finds. Sites were <br />defined by the presence of six or more artifacts and/or <br />significant feature(s) indicative <br />Isolated finds were defined by the <br />artifacts apparently of surficial <br />encountered were to be recorded to <br />Colorado Preservation Office (CPO) <br />Society. <br />Study Findings/Recommendations <br />of patterned human activity. <br />presence of 1 to 5 <br />nature. Cultural resources <br />standards set by the <br />of the State Historical <br />As expected, cultural resources were encountered during <br />the survey. Two historic structures (5ME7020 and SME7021) <br />were recorded. Detailed information about these two resources <br />is provided in the forms found in the Appendix. <br />Site 5ME~020 is a cement walled structure that was once <br />used as a water storage facility for the town of Cameo. Its <br />interior dimensions are 46 feet long by 15 feet wide by 10 <br />feet high. The walls are 14 inches thick. It has a pitched <br />roof and a new doorway on the south wall that was recently <br />added by Public Service Company. The walls were reenforced on <br />the exterior with buttresses, which have been removed on the <br />New 2/4/94 <br />