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Class IIIInventory, Colowyo's Collom Mine Project 43 <br />6.1.4 Site 5MF6062 (JWP -S -12 <br />Site Tyne: Historic cairn <br />Legal Location: Section 10, T4N, R94W <br />Landowner: Private <br />Site Dimensions: 3 x 3 ft <br />Site Description: Site 5MF6062 is a historic cairn located along the terminus of a <br />northeast/southwest - trending forger ridge overlooking Axial Basin at 7,040 ft (2,146 m) (Figure 6.8). <br />There is no drainage in the immediate vicinity. The general area is characterized by <br />northeast - trending ridges separated by gulches. Soils consist of fine- grained sandy silty clay with <br />tabular sandstone gravels. The site lies on top of a sandstone outcrop. Vegetation consists of <br />sagebrush, low grasses, and forbs. <br />The cairn consists of 42 pieces of tabular sandstone piled three courses high and arranged in a <br />circular fashion (Figure 6.9). The cairn measures 39 1/4 inches north/south by 43 5/16 inches <br />east/west and is 113/4 inches high. There is a 3 7/8 -inch opening in the center of the cairn. The <br />tabular sandstones average between 8 1/2 x 3 1/4 x 1 1/16 inches and 11 1/2 x 6 3/4 x 2 3/8 inches <br />and 16 1/2 x 8 3/4 x 3 5/8 inches. The cairn is derived from the sandstone outcrop that it sits on. <br />No other artifacts or features are associated with the cairn. <br />The cairn sits on top of and along the northern edge of an earthen berm. The berm and cairn are <br />northeast of and above a small dry earthen stock reservoir. An overflow ditch exits the stock tank <br />to the west. An inlet ditch is located southeast of the earthen reservoir. The cairn seems to have <br />been assembled to hold a wood fence post upright. <br />A review of the MTP and Historical Indices for T4N, R94W, and the BLM patent website indicates <br />that, similar to Site 5MF6101, Julius Raymond Wagner received a Homestead Entry Patent (HE <br />47599 TRC Mariah Associates Inc. <br />