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Limited-Results Archaeological Survey Form (Page 2 of 3) 15. Legal Location: Quad. Map: Somerset Date(s): 1978 Principal Meridian: 6th ® NM ^ Ute ^ NOTE: Only generalized subdivision ("quarter quarters") within each section is needed Township: 13 S Range: 90 W Sec.: 28 ''/<s s s rrw N sw Township: 13 S Range: 90 W Sec.: 32 '/<s E ~ , Township: 13 S Range: 90 W Sec.: 33 '/<s w ~' Township: Range: Sec.: ''/as If section(s) is irregulaz, explain alignment method: 16. Total number of acres surveyed: 110 acres 17. Comments: All level to moderately sloping areas in the two blocks containing the proposed drill locations were surveyed for cultural resources. Heavi]y wooded and steep slopes (greater than 30 percent grade) were not surveyed. Surveyed aeeas included the staked drill locations and all other feasible locations within the block areas. 1V. ENVIRONMENT 18. General Topographic Setting: Rugged foothill ridges north and south of Minnesota Creek Current Land Use: grazing and recreation 19. Flora: Gambel oak, servicebeny, chokecherry, snowbeny, grasses, and forbs, plus stands of Douglas fir and aspen on north-facing slopes and on the slopes of gulches. 20. Soils/Geology: Fine to medium fine brown sandy loams with localized sandstone outcrops. Most of the sediments aze residual or slope colluvium with fairly narrow bands of poorly consolidated alluvium in drainage bottoms. 21. Ground Visibility: Surface visibility is generaIly good to excellent (60 to 90 percent): There aze small to patchy aeeas of thicker undergrowth and leaf litter where visibility is reduced to fair to good (30 to 50 percent). 22. Comments: The latter aeeas include several portions of the.tow, gently sloping area between Mianesota Creek Road and the staked location for Shaft 4. V. LITERATURE REVIEW 23. Location of File Search: OAIiP Date: 5/20/2005 24. Previous Survey Activity In the project area: A 1979 block survey for an oakbrush burn overlapped with the eastern edges of both survey blocks. In addition there have been seven surveys that included numerous small hregulaz blocks and access corridors in the aeeas azound the survey blocks. The latter surveys included well pads, core holes, methane drainage wells, ponds and trails, and an enlargement of the Minnesota Reservoir spillway, In the general region: Surveys in the genera] region away from the North Fork Gunnison River valley have been similaz to those in the immediate project azea. Surveys in the river valley have also included surveys for highway improvements and mine facilities. 25. Known Cultural Resources In the project azea: A small number of isolated ]ithic artifacts and small lithic sites have been found in the project vicinity, principally along the floor of the Minnesota Creek valley. This includes SGN1103 found at the northeast edge of the Shaft 4 survey block. The location of this artifact has been obliterated by improvements to Minnesota Creek Road. In the general region (summarize): Resources found in the general region have included widely dispersed prehistoric artifacts in drainage valleys, segments of irrigation ditches, stock camps, fence remnants, and other features associated with historic stock grazing. In