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and placing significant historic sites under the management and protection of the BLM. Ms. <br /> Arrington is familiar with the Gold Prince Mine and it's historic significance and indicated that the <br /> BLM would be potentially interested in acquiring the site. If Sunnyside Gold Corporation is <br /> interested in such an arrangement they should talk directly to Ms. Arrington at the BLM San Juan <br /> Resource area office in Durango. <br /> EVALUATION OF RESEARCH <br /> Through detailed recording, and historic research it has been possible to address the <br /> primary goal of this project to evaluate the historic significance of the Gold Prince Mine and <br /> associated features(5SA37). A series of research questions were proposed in the Research Design <br /> section of this report that were related to the Western Mining Frontier in the Colorado plateau <br /> Country that could possibly be addressed by the recording of Gold Prince Mill. With the presence <br /> of intact artifact deposits, and an intact general site layout, the Gold Prince Mill has the potential to <br /> inform on almost all of the previously stated research questions. A gnat deal of information <br /> remains at the site that can inform on the social and economic relations of this site to other <br /> communities, and inform on the life ways and conditions for miners on the Western Mining <br /> Frontier. The intact artifact deposits at this site are ideal for investigations that contribute to the <br /> general studies of artifact patterning and culture process in historic archaeology such as the <br /> Victorian Cultural Horizon described by Baker(1978, 1983). <br /> SUK%IARY AND CONCLUSIONS <br /> In late July of 1996, Durango Archaeological Consultants conducted a cultural resources <br /> assessment of the Gold Prince Mine, San Juan County, Colorado. The assessment was done for <br /> the Sunnyside Gold Corporation, so that the historic significance of the mine and surrounding <br /> facilities could be established, and this information integrated into plans for mine tailings <br /> reclamation work at the site. An archaeological assessment of the site area was requested by the <br /> Colorado Historical Society in conjunction with the Colorado State Division of Geology and <br /> Mines to make sure that important historical resources were not impacted during the course of <br /> proposed reclamation activities. Survey of an approximately 15 acre area around the mine, <br /> showed the remains of at least 17 different surface features, including the main mine portal, an <br /> aerial tram load out, two mills, a boardinghouse, numerous stnictural remains, and extensive <br /> midden or trash deposits. Historic research has determined that the area was the focus of mining <br /> and milling activities from the 1880s to 1950s. The Gold Prince had originally been called the <br /> Sunnyside Extension which was a very rich gold mining operation. <br /> Based on it's relationship to significant early mining in the San Juan Mountains, and it's <br /> potential to provide important historical information on mining camp life ways, the Gold Prince <br /> Mine and surrounding facilities are recommended as eligible for inclusion in the National Register, <br /> of Historic Places. Recommendations for avoidance of certain portions of the site during <br /> reclamation work have been made, and approval of reclamation work in other areas of the site <br /> defined as noncontributing elements, has been recommended <br /> 27 <br />