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5RT519 <br />Site Description. Site 5RT519 was originally recorded on 6/9/1986 by Grand River Institute <br />as part of a transmission line project. The site consisted of the Hockett Farms wheat granary <br />probably built in the 1930s or 1940s. Several pieces of farm equipment and a small assortment of <br />historic debris were also present. A burned area was interpreted as the possible remains of a burned <br />house. At the time, this site, was recommended as eligible for NRHP inclusion. <br />The site is situated at the intersection of the County Road . 27 and a gravel road that <br />continues west about four miles south of the Yampa River. Two small knolls are just north of the <br />structure. The building is standing and in good condition. The structure sits on the north side of the <br />gravel road. The historic farming equipment and modern fence posts are stacked behind the <br />building, some of which may have been moved to this location when the area was used for a <br />transmission line staging area in the late 1980s. The building is constructed of milled lumber with <br />vertical supports on the outside walls. The foundation is concrete. Several large cracks are visible <br />in the foundation. Previously plowed fields that have been revegetated with wheat grasses surround <br />the building to the west, south and north. A very light scattering of white ware, aqua glass, iron <br />wheels and other corroded metal is spread across the site area. <br />Eligibility and Management Recommendations. Site 5RT519 retains integrity. The site <br />was originally recorded as eligible for NRHP inclusion and MAC concurs with that original <br />recommendation. Given the structural cracks already apparent in the foundation, this building is <br />likely to be effected by subsidence. Colorado BLM and OAHP Level 2 documentation is <br />recommended for this site prior to subsidence. <br />5RT865 <br />Site Description. Site 5RT865 was originally recorded by Metcalf Archaeological <br />Consultants, Inc. on 8/15/1992. At the time, the site was described as an open lithic scatter <br />consisting of one Late Prehistoric projectile point, 11 flakes and three pieces of shatter. The site was <br />situated on a nearly 15° slope and deposition was described as primarily colluvial. The site was <br />recommended as needs data. On 5/26/1994, the site was updated by MAC, but, not revisited. The <br />update consisted of an illustration and description of the previously collected projectile point. <br />During the current revisit, several tertiary flakes were found west of where the site was <br />originally plotted. However, they were in the same topographical environment, so the site boundary <br />was not adjusted. The flake materials are common, local white chert and chalcedony. The few <br />artifacts observed are not unique in style or material type. No features or distinct activity areas are <br />present. There is no stable Holocene deposition present on-site. Although there is some depth to <br />the slopewashed sediments, it is unlikely that any cultural materials below the surface are intact due <br />to the sloping and unstable nature of the terrain. <br />Eligibility and Management Recommendations. This site does not retain integrity. Site <br />5RT865 was previously recommended, in 1992, as needs data and has SHPO concurrence. <br />However, the few artifacts observed during this revisit are not unique in style or material type. No <br />features or distinct activity areas are present. Although there is some discontinuous depth to the <br />slopewashed sediments, it is unlikely that any cultural materials below the surface are intact due <br />25