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Limited-Results Archaeological Survey Form (Page 3 of 6) <br />IV. ENVIRONMENT (continued) <br />19. Flora: There is little native vegetation in the immediate project area; it consists of a cow pasture <br />with low grasses. There is some scattered low sagebrush, especially on the parcel's north side <br />near the creek. <br />20. Soils/Geology: Surface sediments are predominantly alluvial in nature and consist of a medium <br />brown sandy loam with some larger quartzite and basalt cobbles. Subsurface geology is <br />composed of sandstone, shale and major coal beds of the Williams Fork Formation which are <br />sedimentary and igneous rocks from the Early Tertiary and Late Cretaceous Age (Tweto 1979). <br />21. Ground Visibility: Surface visibility was about 80%, and was somewhat limited due to patchy <br />snow cover. The sparse vegetation cover, however, allowed for good ground visibility otherwise. <br />22. Comments: There were several opportunities along the creek bed to view exposed sands and <br />contents via cut banks and eroded areas. <br />V. LITERATURE REVIEW <br />23. Location of File Search: OAHP- Compass online database <br />Dates: 04/15/2011 <br />24. Previous Survey Activity - In the project area: No previous inventories have covered the current <br />proposed borehole pad, though numerous surveys have been conducted in the close vicinity. <br />In the general region: Within all of Section 23, TSN, R87W of the project area, ten cultural <br />resource inventories have been previously conducted (see Table 1). <br />25. Known Cultural Resources - In the project area: There are no previously recorded <br />archaeological sites in the 8 acre survey parcel, however there are numerous sites in the <br />adjacent areas (see Table 2). General Land Office Maps dating to 1878 and 1914 were also <br />consulted, and they do not depict any historic features in the immediate project area. <br />In the general region (summarize): Eleven previously recorded isolated finds and eight <br />archaeological sites are located within Section 23, TSN, R87W within a mile or less from the <br />current project's survey parcel (see Table 2). Two of these sites are historic and seven are <br />prehistoric. Thirteen of these sites have been recommended not NRHP eligible, three are <br />recommended NRHP eligible, and three are needs data.