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-10- <br />• Energy related industries have gradually become more important <br />~" in the economy of Norih Park, since the turn of the century. Initially <br />coal vas exploited for local'use, probably in part due to` the fact <br />that the first railroad did not enter the park until 1911 (McF'al~ <br />Pfag 30, 1979: personal communication; Gresham 1975: 364). Amine <br />adjacent to SJs.353 vas initially mined in 1911, strictly for local <br />coal usage. Oil vas discovered somewhat later, but vas not developEd <br />tmtil considerably later (F. Athearn 1976:119). <br />Inventory PrJCedures <br />Prior Co the field inventory, a search of the site files of <br />the Rremmling Area Office of the BL*i vas conducted by telephone. <br />The OSr'.~ dLd .v filCe G- GIaLJL1C Prese rVdLiJ^ files w2rE COUS Ui :c.°. <br />• by mail subsequent to the field inventor}-. <br />A 100: surrey of the s'_xty foot rights-of-way vas conducted by <br />walking a zigzag pattern to at least 20 m (65 feet) on either side <br />of the center line, whic'~ -as t`.e ce^ter of the existinc roads. <br />Surface cultural maai`estations were sought in the fon of <br />artifactual debris. structural remains. or unnatural surface <br />distarbaacc. SCtSL=__°C~~ ..r C~ :__`i a., :Cry SOl:~Lt i~ r. CC C_.-, <br />arroyo cuts, anthills and auical burrows. <br />When cultural resources were located, t::e surrounding are' vas <br />searched for additional cultural debris and features. Isolated <br />aboriginal items were recorded as isolated finds (IF), Isolated <br />Euro-ameriean items were not recorded. I~+o to five aboriginal <br />. items or a historic or rece::t duvp were recorded as a locality. <br />( Six or more aboriginal itenc or en aborig=nal or historic feature <br />was recorded as a site. <br />