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138 <br />• Site: SRT12 (Figs 1, 23, 24), <br />Bice Type: Open architectural. <br />Location: SW';NW!;NW';SW's, Sec. 12, Ton, R87w; UTM Zone 13, E320,200m., <br />N4,466,570m. <br />Description: 5RT12 is an historic architectural site located on the west <br />end of a ridge.between Foidel and Fish Creeks. This ridge has a gentle, <br />north-facing slope that descends into Fish Creek. The site is exposed to <br />the north, east, and west, The elevation is 7640 ft. (2,329 m.). Foidel <br />Creek, 800 m. to the south, is the nearest water. The local vegetation in- <br />cludes poplar, cottonwood, sagebrush, and grasses. The site covers an <br />area 300 by 300 m. <br />5RT12 consists of four structures: a semisubterranean dugout with <br />log retaining walls, gabled roof and "sheet-rock" interior (Fig. 23); <br />'• three structures built of milled lumber, including an outhouse, a resi- <br />dente (Fig. 24 ), and what may have been a shop. Cultural debris includes <br />cans, stove parts, a saddle, wooden crates, and other trash. Some evi- <br />dence of recent disturbance by hunters or campers is visible. The struc- <br />tures are deteriorating. <br />Diagnostic Artifacts: None. <br />Evaluation: 5RT12 has no unique architectural features that serve as an <br />example of craftsmanship or architectural style. The buildings are sim- <br />ply too far decayed to have any historical significance. <br />Determination of the site's association with an event or personage <br />of national, state, or local significance will have to be made by a quali- <br />fied historian specializing in Colorado history, <br /> <br />