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MAC recommends this site not eligible for inclusion on the NRHP. No further work is <br />recommended. <br />5RT2733 (MM7989) <br />Site Description. This newly recorded, multicomponent site consists of a moderate amount <br />of historic debris with a very small scatter of prehistoric lithic artifacts spread across an area <br />measuring approximately 125 m N/S x 170 m E/W. The site is stretched across two plowed fields <br />on the west side of County 'Road . 27 which travels north/south following the valley floor. It is <br />located on a terrace and small hill on the south side of Scotchmans Gulch. A shallow, earthen <br />irrigation ditch, providing good subsurface visibility, bisects the site from south to north. An old <br />road bed is visible in the northeast quarter of the site area. The site is located about 150 m west of <br />the county road. Grassy Creek is approximately % mile to the northeast. Very little deposition is <br />present on the hill top which is eroded and deflated. Deposition on the terrace consists of alluvial <br />silts. Some slopewashed sediments are present as well. Very little vegetation remains in the site <br />area which is located primarily in plowed fields. Some grasses and purple thistle vegetate the <br />drainage area. <br />Historic cultural material at the site includes 50+ clear, purple, aqua, brown, milk and cobalt <br />bottle, jar and window glass fragments; 40 + crockery and decorated porcelain fragments; wire nails; <br />cast iron stove parts, metal bolts, a hook, horse shoes, a chisel, a harness buckle, brackets and <br />mower blades; a leather strap and an aluminum screw top jar lid. About 25+ asphalt pieces were <br />also recorded on or near the road bed. A small prehistoric component consisting of two flake tools <br />composed of white chert and brown quartzite and one tertiary flake of white chert was also recorded. <br />Eligibility and Management Recommendations. The historic component of this site does <br />not retain integrity. The majority of the items present in the historic component appear to be <br />household refuse or items related to ranching/fanning activities. Some may not meet the 50 year <br />age requirement for an historic site. The materials are scattered across plowed fields and are in a <br />secondary context. There is no evidence of structures or features that would suggest historic <br />habitation at this location. The site has no known association with historically significant events or <br />people (Criteria A and B), no evidence of distinctive structures or features (Criterion C), nor any <br />potential to provide information that is not already available in written or oral documentation <br />(Criterion D). <br />The prehistoric component of this site does not retain integrity. The artifact assemblage is <br />small and does not meet the standard definition for a prehistoric site. No activity areas or features <br />were visible at the surface. The hill top is eroded and deflated and has no continuous deposition that <br />is likely to contain subsurface cultural deposits. The remainder of the site is located on an alluvial <br />terrace. Examination of the cutbanks of Scotchmans Gulch, which bounds the site to the north, and <br />the earthen irrigation ditch, which bisects the site, revealed no evidence of buried artifacts or <br />features. Based on this evidence it is apparent that the prehistoric component of this site is confined <br />to the surface. <br />MAC recommends this multicomponent site as not eligible for inclusion on the NRHP. No <br />further work is recommended. <br />31