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assay office at the mine. The structure that once stood in this location is depicted in a 1907 <br /> photograph of the site(Figure 4). Two 6 foot square slight depressions were noted on the north <br /> side of this feature which could be filled in privy pits. <br /> Feature 14-Tailinga Pond <br /> This feature is a tailings pond in the south half of the site (Figure 5)that appears to have <br /> been associated with a mill or steam plant to the south(Feature 15). The pond is defined by an <br /> oval shaped depression 160 ft long(east west)by 50 ft wide(north-south). The pond is <br /> approximately 3-4 ft deep with a distinct berm to the north and east(Figure 12). This berm is 6 to <br /> 8 ft wide. Scattered lumber covers portions of the feature and has washed down from features to <br /> the south. At present the feature is not holding water. <br /> Feature 15- ill Remains ? <br /> This feature is a leveled and cleared area with three concrete machinery mounts and a pile <br /> of brick that appears to define another mill facility or other structure in the south half of the site <br /> (Figure 5). The superstructure of this feature is gone, and all that remains is a cleared area and <br /> three machinery mounts covering an area 120 ft long(east-west)by 60 ft wide (north south). The <br /> machinery mounts are poured concrete pads with anchor bolts and measure 1, 20 x 10 ft and 2, 10 <br /> ft square(Figure 13). There is a pile of bricks on the west edge of the feature that may represent <br /> the remains of some type of machinery mount or furnace. Some of the bricks were burned. Very <br /> little of this structure is preserved A few scattered wood fragments , oil drums and other artifacts <br /> are located around the feature, but there is a general lack of associated lumber or other building <br /> materials suggesting the structure was fairly well salvaged. <br /> While no historical accounts mention a second mill at the site,the structure present in this <br /> location is depicted in two different 1907 photographs of the Gold Prince Mine in the Rainbow <br /> Route(Sloan and Skowronski 1975;228-229). This building can also be seen in partial view in <br /> another 1907 photograph of the site(Figure 4). The long rectangular structure depicted in these <br /> pictures has two smoke stacks similar to the Hanson Mill. According to historic records a steam <br /> plant was present on the site that powered the Hanson Mill and it is possible that this structure is <br /> the plant. <br /> Feature 16-Privv <br /> This feature is a privy on the western edge of the site that has been excavated by bottle <br /> hunters (Figure 5). The feature measured 6 ft square and was 4 ft deep. Scattered glass and <br /> ceramic artifacts surround the feature. <br /> This feature is the extensive midden surrounding the boardinghouse in the north half of the <br /> site (Figure 5). The irregular shaped trash deposit is 180 ft long(north-south)by 120 ft wide(east- <br /> west). The midden is covered with large amounts of coal cinders and dimensional lumber from <br /> the dismantelling of the boardinghouse. The midden comprised of several thousand artifacts is on <br /> the slopes surrounding the boardinghouse foundation, and has been disturbed in many areas by <br /> bottle hunters excavations. This vandalism has disturbed some of the deposit, but it appears that at <br /> 21 <br />