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obsidian, were present at this revisit. This site was originally recommended as eligible for NRHP <br />inclusion. Based on the amount of erosion at the site, MAC recommends reevaluating Site 5RT22 <br />as needs data. If the site will be subjected to physical disturbance from mine facilities, testing <br />and/or data recovery should occur. Assessment of potential effects from subsidence will be <br />evaluated as part of a recommended site condition monitoring program for the mine. Testing or data <br />recovery may be triggered under this program if the potential for site degradation from subsidence <br />is observed during the monitoring program. <br />5RT23 <br />Site Description. Site 5RT23 was originally recorded on 6/24/1975 as part of the CSU- <br />LOPA project. The original site recording documents one projectile point, one biface and a wide <br />scattering of flakes and hammerstones spread across an area measuring 38 in N/S x 60 m E/W. At <br />the time, the site was described as wind and water deflated and was recommended as not eligible <br />for the NRHP. All artifacts were collected as part of the original documentation. The site is situated <br />on an east-facing slope north and west of a deeply incised intermittent drainage. The site is at the <br />base of the Williams Fork Mountains in an area that is slopewashed and deflated. Very little <br />deposition remains. Vegetation on-site is primarily grasses with some sagebrush anchoring the little <br />deposition that remains in a few places spread around the site area. During this revisit, just one <br />white chert flake, at the tertiary reduction stage, was recorded. <br />Eligibility and Management Recommendations. Site 5RT23 does not retain integrity. <br />Artifacts found during the original inventory were 100% collected. During the current revisit only <br />one flake was recorded. Given that no cultural material has eroded out over the last 33 years, it <br />appears that the site was confined to the surface. The site area is eroded and deflated and has little <br />deposition except in a few small spotty areas where the remaining deposition has been anchored by <br />sagebrush. MAC found nothing during the current revisit to contradict the original recommendation <br />of not eligible for the NRHP; No further work is recommended. <br />5RT25 <br />Site Description. Site 5RT25 was originally recorded on 6/24/1975 as part of the CSU- <br />LOPA project. The original documentation describes 12 historic features including a house, coal <br />storage, outhouse, chicken coop, stock tank and other outbuildings as well as a scattering of stove <br />parts, tin cans, broken glass and corrugated steel and wire. Cultivated fields were located to the west <br />and southwest. The site is situated about 100 in south of Nofstger Reservoir and 20 m west of the <br />county road. A dirt road passes between the site and the reservoir to the north of the site. Two track <br />roads run along the eastern and western site boundaries. A deep, intermittent drainage flowing north <br />into the reservoir cuts through the site's western half. A fence paralleling County Road 27 is just <br />east of the site. Deposition is alluvial. Currently, the site is covered with tall grasses making ground <br />visibility poor over much of the site area. <br />Three features were found during this revisit. Feature 1 is the remains of a dugout. Feature <br />2 is a stone foundation and Feature 3 is a slab-lined well. The dugout measures about 10 ft. N/S x <br />10 ft. E/W. The depression is dug into a small rise and is 3-4 ft. deep. Most of the historic debris <br />at the site is located in the dugout and includes milled lumber and wire nails, a coffee percolator, <br />several clear and brown glass bottles/jars and glass fragments. The foundation (Feature 2) is made <br />21