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Class III Inventory, Colowyo's Collom Mine Project 325 6.2.16 Site 5MF1611 Site Type Historic rock pile Legal Locatio Section 36, T4N, R94W Landowner Private Site Dimensions 11 x 8 ft Site Descriptio Site 5MF1611 is located within the west - central portion of the Colowyo Collom Mine project area. It was recorded October 1982 by Gordon and Kranzush for the Danforth Hills coal drilling project. The site was recorded as a possible grave located in a clearing near a stand of oakbrush on a broad north- sloping ridge top (Figure 6.200). It was described as somewhat larger (11 x 8 x 5 ft m) than Site 5MF1610. No soil or vegetation descriptions are provided on the site form. C The current inventory noted that the site lies between Little Collom Gulch to the west and the head of an ephemeral tributary to the east at 7,420 ft (2,262 m). The soils are a thin residual brown sandy clay loam with sandstone gravels. Vegetation cover is approximately 75% and consists primarily of medium to big sagebrush surrounding the feature, with sparse mid -level crested grasses and occasional prickly pear cactus. A stand of Gambel oak occurs adjacent to the site area. The rock pile consists of tabular sandstone slabs and small boulders of various sizes and resembles the shape of a grave, although less so than Site 5MF1610; there is more earth mixed in with the rocks than at Site 5MF1610. The MTP and Historical Indices for T4N, R94W, and the BLM website indicate that Lester W. Cox • received a Homestead Entry Patent (HE No.1098428) on August 12, 1938, for 237.9 acres in Section 3 6. The patent was not cancelled or relinquished and was filed (044760) at the General Land Office in Denver. This places the time frame of initial occupation during the late Depression era. Cox held the property until 1944, since then the land changed ownership three times. Utah International Inc. owned the land by 1983. Sites 5MF960 and 5MF932 also occur on this property. 47599 TRC Mariah Associates Inc.