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tent frame near the creek southeast of the outhouse. The main concentration of early historic <br />debris was found on the east side of the cabin, in contrast to what is illustrated on the original <br />site map where it is shown to be on the west side. A barbed wire fence runs along the north <br />and west boundaries of the site and extends across the creek as a stacked aspen pole structure. <br />A gate exists in the fence immediately to the south of this creek crossing. <br />The cabin measures approximately 12 feet east -west by 15 feet north -south and is made <br />from aspen poles. A roof of particle board covered with corrugated metal roofing has been <br />added. The building logs are axe -cut on the ends and notched for a tighter fit. Concrete chinking <br />and wooden lathe were nailed in between the logs. A propane line and fitting extend out of the <br />cabin wall near the southwest corner. The trash scatter to the east of the cabin includes rusted <br />bed springs, milled lumber, rusted metal fragments, wood screws, PVC piping, wire nails, and <br />a screw -in style wooden mop or broom handle. Additional lumber and wood was noted near the <br />55 -gallon trash barrel and in the southeast comer of the larger of the two corrals. <br />Evaluation and Management Recommendation <br />The original evaluation of eligible for inclusion on the NRHP remains unchanged as <br />the site could potentially provide useful archaeological data about the region's early <br />homesteaders. This well preserved site should be protected and conserved, and excavated if <br />threatened. <br />Site 5DT124 was originally recorded by Steve Bak er of Centuries Research in 1977 <br />based upon informants descriptions. The site was revisited by Grand River Institute in 2003 <br />and was described as the remains of a log cabin and associated artifacts. The corrugated <br />metal roof had collapsed into th structure by the time of the 2003 recordation. A pile of <br />lumber was noted west of the cabin and recorded as a potential second structure. <br />Upon the revisit to the site during the current project the cabin and trash scatter were <br />found to be unaltered from how they were described 13 months earlier during the first revisit. <br />Evaluation and Mwm &event Recommendation <br />The 2003 evaluation of not eligible for inclusion on the NRHP remains unchanged <br />and no further work is recommended. <br />Site 5DT632 is the remains of the Farmer's Mine. This site was originally recorded <br />by James Copeland of Centuries Research in 1982. The initial recording mentions concrete <br />and log structures, a tunnel, transmission line, machinery, a tipple, and a trash scatter. <br />Copeland dates the mine between 1880 and 1889. Upon revisiting the site it is apparent that <br />significant reclamation activities have occurred. The only remaining features include a large <br />concrete wall, two dilapidated transmission lines, and a raised rail bed leading to the <br />southeast with log shoring at the end of the route (an apparent rail head and ore tipple). The <br />7 <br />