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workmanship. feeling. and association, and a) that are associated with events that <br />have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of history: or b) that are <br />associated with the lives of persons significant in our past: or c) that embody the <br />distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction, or that <br />represent the work of master, or that possess high artistic values, or that <br />represent a significant and distinguishable entity whose components may lack <br />individual distinction: or d) that have yielded, or may be likely to yield. <br />information important in the prehistory or history. <br />Site Descriptions <br />Site 5DT88. a historic cow, camp, was originally recorded in 1977 by Steve Baker and <br />Pat Flanigan with Centuries Research. It is adjacent to Stevens Gulch, south of the West Fork <br />of Terror Creek. A spring is located onsitc. Elevation ranges between 7840 and 7960 feet. <br />Vegetation consists of dense mountain grasses. aspen trees, a spruce tree. oakbrush. willow. <br />skunk cabbage, and montane coneflower. Soils are a tan sandy. aeolian loess with some <br />alluvial deposition. Soil depth is unknown, but presumed to be more than a meter deep. <br />Ground visibility was approximately 5% due to dense grasses. <br />The site ,.vas originally described as "a small park just before one reaches Forest Service <br />lands. Site area includes a homestead patented in 1910 by a man named Scales. The Morrell <br />cow camp has been there since the 1920s. Site has small spring ponds. 3 cabins/barns. corrals, <br />and occasional lithic debitage from aboriginal activity" (Baker 1977). At the time of the <br />recording, the site was owned by the John Morrell Family. <br />The site was relocated, mapped. and photographed. It currently measures 1870 feet <br />northeast - southwest by 340 feet northwest - southeast. Three historic structures were recorded <br />(Structures 1 -3 )) along with two modern buildings (Buildings 1 -2). Prehistoric artifacts were <br />not visible. however. may have been obscured by dense groundcover. Historic artifacts were <br />not present during the original recording. nor were any observed during the reevaluation. <br />Structure 1, a historic cabin. was constructed in 1945. It has a log frame and convection <br />heating with a wood and pellet stove. It has an exterior privy and two bedrooms. The building <br />is 950 square feet in size and has been added on to and modified over the years. The original <br />structure was a one story, side gabled cabin with an interior chimney. It measures <br />approximately 25 feet wide. 37 feet 10 inches long and 17 feet high. The corner notches are <br />square and the roofing is corrugated metal. Later, a shed room was added to the front and an <br />unfinished enclosed porch with an extended roof was added to the back. A doorway is located <br />on the end, which accesses the shed room. A small. new. open porch is present here. No door <br />is present and it is likely boarded up during winter months. The enclosed porch. which also has <br />a paneled door, measures 8 feet 3.5 inches wide. 14 feet 6 inches long and 8 feet 5 inches high. <br />The cabin is log on three sides. The south end is milled lumber siding. The windows, with the <br />exception of two on each end of the gabled roof. have been replaced with modern sliding <br />sashes. The two original windows are stationary sash. authentic divided light (2 wide. 2 high). <br />