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OWL CANYON CULTIJRAL RESOCJRCE/ENVlRONMENTAL RECONNAIS.GNCF.. <br />ground stone manos were observed This isotropic scatter of cultural <br />material mostly was observed within 30 meters of the north rim of the <br />canyon; well within the proposed mining area. Although several distinct <br />cultural features (i.e., a chipped stone concentration containing an <br />obsidian waste flake and two hearths) were observed in this same area the <br />chipped stone is so widely scattered here that few distinct boundaries or <br />associations were recognizable. <br />Archeological site #5 is located on the north wall of the canyon within <br />the proposed mining area in Section 36 at: UTM 13; 504752; S 4226305. <br />It is a stipple pecked petroglyph (40 cm X 60 cm) depicting an unknown <br />motif (see photo #6) in close association with a medium density scatter of <br />lithic waste flakes which are located on the canyon rim just above this <br />rock art panel. Several large pools of flowing water are at the base of this <br />site with a large modified rock shelter in the canyon wall 10 meters to the <br />south. <br />The stipple pecked petroglyh at site #5 is similar in manufacture and <br />design to Three professionally recorded rock art panels (SPE2, 3, 4, & 296 <br />discussed in more detail later in this report) which are also closely <br />associated with a large modified rock shelter. <br />Two other recorded sites are professionally reported for Section 31. <br />Another rock art panel (SPE3) and an undetermined (due to poor <br />reporting) archeological site SPE228 with an averaged UTM reference of <br />Zone 13; 505838; S 4225659. <br />Eagle, deer, elk, and pronghorn antelope motifs were observed along <br />with several stylized depictions of turtles (see photo 7 & 8). The most <br />numerous rock art motif observed at this site being an undulating serpent <br />like image with one panel clearly bearing a depiction of a bird of prey <br />(SPE3, see photos 9 & 10). A photograph and interpretative drawing of the <br />SPE3 rock art panel is printed in the history of Beulah, Colorado <br />(Schreiber 24). <br />Additionally, a number of unusual stone foundations and stone walls <br />were observed mostly below (see photos 1 I & 12) with some above the <br />canyon rim (see photo 13) in Section 31; with an averaged UTM reference <br />of Zone 13; 505610; S 4225690. Much effort was put into the construction <br />of this unusual grouping of stoneworks and the hand made road that <br />accesses the canyon floor at its eastern most distribution. The lightly <br />scattered artifact assemblage observed in the stonework. below the canyon <br />rim consisted of poorly drawn smooth wire, barrel hoops, fence posts, <br />some hog wire, and hand hewn lumber roof supports. Above the canyon <br />rim several large stone -corral like- enclosures (see photo 13) were <br />