2010-11-16_PERMIT FILE - C1996083 (6)

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• 3 feet long with a 1 foot wide inlet and is covered with about 20 or so oak/aspen logs and branches. Although naturally aged, the concrete feature remains in perfectly functioning condition and is presently operational. It has apparently been years since water was diverted from this point, however. Roughly 70 feet north of the box a 10 -inch diameter corrugated culvert, placed vertically, top flush with the ground surface, contains a small valve handle. Next to this is a bent T -post emerging acutely 2 -feet from the present ground surface and a 6 -inch vertical PVC pipe, broken off at ground level. Another 30 to 40 feet north of this valve, 2 small purple glass fragments (color is faint) and a YKK metal zipper with woven canvas pull -tab 2- inches long are present in a worn path which follows the aqueduct line in this locality. A rusty USA Tempered #2 shovel, complete with weathered wooden handle, has been wired to a downed aspen tree (perhaps standing when shovel was attached) and is located just southwest of the concrete box. The aqueduct has an associated maintenance road. Also, an old two -wire transmission line roughly parallels the aqueduct route. Evaluation and Management Recommendations This site does not qualify under NRHP criteria A, B, C or D. No further work is recommended for the site or Feature 1. • Site 5DT1796 consists of the remains of a completely collapsed corral situated in a grove of mature Gamble oak trees on the western margin of a relatively small open meadow. The tract of land on which the site is located was patented by George E. Dawes on February 25, 1925 as Lot 2, along with adjacent lots (652.47 acres, Accession/Serial Nr. 954103) for the purpose of stock raising. The roughly rectangular arrangement of collapsed posts, ranging in lengths from 4.5 to 6 feet, appears to be oriented north -south and east -west, yet, since collapsed, is difficult to determine. This rectangle measures approximately 60 feet north -south by 50 feet east -west. One pole on the north side of the feature measures 11 feet in length. A pile of seven posts has been gathered on the north side of the corral. The posts are metal ax -cut and, although significantly decomposed, appear to be oak. Several other posts are scattered to the south of the feature. A number of pairs of posts wired together with heavy gauge wire indicate the corral was of a "double -post pole fence" variety. Several 20 penny wire nails are present in some of the posts. Other artifacts observed in association with the corral include sections of barrel hoops, a piece of leather harness or belt and a pitch fork (w /o handle). Interestingly, the corral surrounds the densest area of basalt boulders in the meadow, as well as a dense grove of oak. The corral was apparently used to restrict livestock movement, and to keep them within an area containing shade. 9