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Site 5RT991.1 was originally recorded in 1992 by Foothills Engineering as part of a <br />transmission line project. The site was a small trash dump located about 150 m north of a standing <br />farmstead. At the time of this original inventory, entry onto the private land where the farmstead <br />structures are located was denied so the farmstead was not recorded with the trash dump. <br />During the current revisit, access to the structures was granted. Because the trash dump <br />shows obvious association with the remaining buildings, it was included within the new site <br />boundary and it is recommended that the 5RT991.1 designation be retired. Five partially standing <br />structures, one collapsed structure, two rock-lined wells, an abandoned vehicle, and a light scatter <br />of historic/modern trash is included within the new site boundary in addition to the trash dump <br />previously recorded as Site 5RT991.1. <br />Structure 1 is a two room cabin constructed of logs and milled lumber. The building faces <br />east and has door frames in the front and back. Two window frames are located on each of the north <br />and south sides. No windows or doors remain. The roof was constructed of lumber supports and <br />corrugated metal sheeting but has collapsed. The foundation is made from two courses of stacked <br />sandstone slabs. Collapsed logs and lumber and a large door are scattered in the vicinity of Structure <br />1. Structure 2 is a cabin built from notched logs with lumber framing the windows and door which <br />faces west. No windows or doors remain. The milled lumber roof of this structure has also <br />collapsed. The foundation is a single course of sandstone slabs. A large Firestone tire and <br />miscellaneous car parts are scattered near Structure 2. Structure 3 is a small outbuilding and is the <br />only building at the site that remains intact. It has a cut roof and walls made of milled lumber and <br />wire nails. The door frame faces west and one small window is located in each of the other walls. <br />Small fragments of screen are still visible in one window. No foundation is visible. The building <br />still has a complete plank floor and a small shelf in one corner. There is no evidence that this <br />building was a privy. Instead, it likely served as a small storage shed. Items surrounding Structure <br />3 include a tractor transmission, two rubber shoe soles, clear glass fragments, assorted metal objects <br />and two Mason jar lids. Structure 4 is a house with several additions making it a five room <br />farmhouse with an attic and gabled roof. The roof is made from lumber and corrugated metal <br />sheeting and is partially collapsed. The house is constructed of milled lumber and still retains some <br />green paint on exterior walls. A brick and plaster chimney still stands in one room. Stairs leading <br />from the main room to the attic are still partially intact. The structure faces north and has two front <br />doors and two back doors and large windows facing in each direction. The windows were paned <br />and have interior hooks for window coverings. Portions of a plank floor are still present in Structure <br />4. No foundation is visible. One lard bucket, a metal bed frame and a sink were found in Structure <br />4. Structure 5 is a small outbuilding with a roof which slants to the west. The building is made from <br />milled lumber and faces east. A door frame and two windows are located on the east-facing wall. <br />There is also one small window on the southern wall. The roof is collapsed. One additional, <br />completely collapsed structure is located along the western edge of the site boundary along the edge <br />of a recently plowed field. No porches or basements or evidence of plumbing or electricity was <br />found in any of the structures. <br />The General Land Office plat for 1915 shows a house in the same general location as the <br />farmstead. The SW 1/4 of SW 1/4 of Section 33, T6N, R87W was patented in March of 1916 by <br />Clement Nofstger. Also shown on the GLO map is a road heading north from the house toward an <br />intersection with another local road about '/z mile to the northwest. A small portion of this road bed <br />is still visible near the farmstead. North of the site, the road has been destroyed by modern plowing. <br />40