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3. ' Survey methodology was somewhat different for the access road to the coal property and the property itself. The access road was surveyed first, viLh the two archaeologists walking about 4 meters apart from the start of the road to the survey area. At the survey area, transeces were walked is a north-south direction. Spacing between the individuals aver- aged 20 meters during the survey of the 160 acre coal proper:y. The sur- veyors exited the coal property by walking the access road back Lo it's initial point. During this last part of the survey, the surveyors maia- tamed 4 meter spacing. iihenever cultural materials were located, the surveyors walked concentric circles around the materials for a distance o£ 20 meters. This vas necessary in order to assure discovery of any other possible associated cultural materials with the initial discover}. Old mice pits an: d;s'_na;c c~== :__= car e__°::lly scrutinized since these areas can frequently zrose subs::r?ace cultural dencsi:s which ara ncr- sally not visible during a surface survey. The topograp!~y aP .:_e si:r~ey area can he generaii~ea as a lcv rci- ling uplands cut b? many inter:cittaat a airages. These sma'_l drai~~ges are all flowing itto minor draws such as ?faaa Drav to t'~e east and Bat- linger Drar• to the vest. Ol:iaately ail drainage flows toccards the Caaa- dian R1V er, lacatea dDU[[.Xi:::a ,.e iy ~..0 ~1i..:..cC4,i .:, :.:c :,,~»... 1»C .._ stzble soil '__ ;?~~ s_^re;r are= hze enybled erosiea to occur with re¢u- larity. The soil is a hrov;,is'..-g:ey t» brc ~ sar.'; lc := i~._.r -~-ee; =~~ with. pea gravels. Examination of the soil indicates that coal exists very near the surface. Tfie soils in the Hourg Coal property support various vegetation. • During The surface reccrrsissa^ce the following plants were observed in the survey azea: dune grass, wheat grass, blue gra:.a, sage (A. frigida