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~~ <br />12 • <br />although this could be a result of the sheltered nature of the camp. With the lack of artifacts as <br />well as no potential for buried materials, the site lacks research potential and is therefore <br />recommended to be not eligible for inclusion on the NRHP. No further work is recommended. <br />Isolated Finds <br />SFN2218. This isolate consists of a single square red brick in association with a small <br />scatter of clinkers. The area measures 5 m by 23 m and is located on the north edge of the <br />entrenched Chandler Creek on the alluvial floodplain. Inspection of the cutbanks indicates <br />episodes of flash floods in the presence of poorly sorted sands with gravels, cobbles, and <br />occasional boulders. Vegetation consists of juniper, pinyon, sagebrush, native bunch grasses, <br />cholla and prickly pear cacti, and fortis. This historic isolate appears to be associated with the <br />old railroad grade (SFN2217.1) which is located on the opposite side of the creek. <br />SFN2219. This isolate consists of one tertiary flake of an unknown clear material, <br />possibly quartz, and one secondary flake of a white chert that looks like Troublesome Chert in an <br />area that measures 5 m by 20 m. It is located on asoutheast-facing slope near the base of a talus <br />slope and above the floodplain of Chandler Creek to the east. Soil is a colluvial light yellow <br />brown loamy sand with 10% or less range of pea-sized gravels to about 10 cm cobbles. <br />Vegetation consists of an open pinyon/juniper woodland with prickly pear cactus, cholla cactus, <br />mountain mahogany, native bunch grasses, sagebrush, and fortis. <br />Evaluation of Research <br />The results of this survey indicate that this area is likely to contain both prehistoric and <br />historic sites, though not in great numbers. The presence of the old railroad grade, coupled with <br />previously recorded mines outside of the survey area, indicates the potential for additional <br />historic sites associated either with mining or the transportation of goods and/or minerals to <br />economic markets to the east. While the current project resulted in a paucity of prehistoric sites, <br />this is likely a result of the small size of the area surveyed. The project area is located near the <br />mouth of a narrow canyon through which an intermittent creek drains towards the Arkansas <br />River immediately to the north. This area is in a good location for the prehistoric exploitation of <br />local resources, such as pine nuts, while situated near a permanent source of water. The lack of <br />prehistoric sites may be due to taphonomic processes such as flooding and could be deeply <br />buried. Or the area may simply not have been utilized. <br />The reconnaissance of the sandstone cliff faces and boulder fields on the south side of the <br />creek lends some credence to the hypothesis that this area was not intensively used during <br />prehistoric times. Few of the rock faces were suitable for rock art; they are composed of easily <br />friable and crumbly sandstone. Additionally, the few sheltered alcoves appropriate for cultural <br />use are generally north-facing and exposed to the wind. While these would likely be good places <br />during the heat of the summer, they would make for poor shelters during the winters. • <br />