Labyrinth Cyn Cultural Resources Inventory Report

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CULTURAL RESOURCESNVENTORY REPORTLABYRINTH CAI\YON ABANDONEDMINE RECLAMATIONPROJECT,EMERY AND GRAND COUNTIES,UTAH

PreparedyUtahDivisionof Oil, GasandMiningAbandonedMines Reclamation rogram

For submiual toBureauof Land Management,Price Field OfficeBureauof Land Management,Moab Field OfficeUtah StateHistoric PreservationOffice

PreparedyEverettBassett

November2004Restricted istributionTo preventvandalisnr, estrict nformation n this report about he ocation of archaeological ites.


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ABSTRACTProject Title: Labyrinth CanyonAbandonedMine ReclamationProject,Emery andGrandCounties,UtahReport Title and Date: Cultural ResourcesnventoryReport or theLabyrinth CanyonAbandoned

Mine ReclamationProject,Emeryand Grand Counties,UtahNovember 2004Agencies: Bureauof LandManagement,Price Field OfficeBureauof LandManagement,Moab Field OfficeUtahDivision of StateHistoryProject Number: UtahDivisionof StateHistory ProjectNo. U-04-EL-1283bPermit Number: Utah Divisionof StateHistory PermitU04-ELUtah StateBLM Permit04-IJf-81313Project Description: Evaluationswere madeof the historic valuesof 22 abandoned raniummineopenings lated or closureby the Division of Oil, GasandMining'sAbandonedMine ReclamationProgram.This cultural resourcesuwey andresulting eportwereconductedn compliancewith Section 106of theNational Historic Preservation ct.Location: The project area s located n LabyrinthCanyonof the GreenRiver in southeastern tahin the areaknownas he Bowknot Bend. Theprojectareas ccur n sections , 10,25,and36,T25S,R17.5E, ndsections 3 and25,T25s,R17E n EmeryandGrandcounties,Utah. All surveyed ortionsare ocatedon theTenmile Point, Bowknot Bend,andMineral CanyonUSGS7.5-minute opographicquadrangles.Acreageand Jurisdiction: Approximately 35 acresweresurveyedat six separateocations,all onlands hat arecurrently undeveloped ndunder he urisdiction of theBureauof Land Management.Personneland DatesofFieldwork: EverettBassett onducted he cultural resources urveybetweenSeptember14 and172004. Fourperson-days f field effort werespenton theproject.Register-eligibleProperties: 428m334742Gr3530Register-ineligible Properties 428m33 6428m334842Gr353142Gr3532Comments: We recommenda finding of 'ho effect" for theproject.


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TABLE OF CONTENTSABSTRACT........ .......TABLEOFCONTENTS ........iINTRODUCTION .....1PROJECT ESCRIPTION .....1CULTURE ISTORY ............3Prehistory ......4History .... . . . . . .5RECORDS8VrEW.......... ................IFIELDSURVEYMETHODS........ .... IFIELDSURVEY ESULTS........... ...11428m3346..... . . . . . . . . . . . . l242Em3347..... . . . . . . . . . . . . l4428m3348.......... ....... 842Gr3530..... . . . . . . . . . . . .2042Gr3531..... . . . . . . . . . . . .25

42Gr3532..... . . . . . . . . . . . .27NRHPELIGIBILITY SSESSMENTS ...........29ASSESSMENTF MPACTS ND EFFECT ECOMMENDATIONS ..............30CONCLUSIONND RECOMMENDATIONS ............30BIBLIOGRAPHY ...32

FIGUREI:FIGURE 2:FIGURE3:FIGURE4:FIGURE5:FIGURE6:FIGURE 7:FIGURE8:

LIST OF FIGURESProject ocationMap .......2Project reaPhotograph............ .....342Em3346 iteSketch... ...............3428m3347 iteSketch... ...............5428m3348 iteSketch... ...............942Gr3530 iteSketch .....2142Gr3531 iteSketch .....2642Gr3532 iteSketch .....28


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INTRODUCTIONThis report waspreparedby theUtah Division of Oil, Gasand Mining (DOGM) to provideevaluationsof the historic valuesof 22 abandonedmine openings. Thepropertiesare all in thevicinity of the Bowknot Bend of the GreenRiver, approximately30 miles west of Moab Utah. Theminesrequire significanceevaluationaswell as assessmentsf potential mpacts rom reclamationactivities. Each s locatedon landunder he urisdiction of the Bureauof Land Management's(BLM) Priceand Moab field offices. Thestudy s being conductedn compliancewith Section106of the NationalHistoricPresenration ct of 1966.

PROJECT DESCRIPTIONThe projectarea s locatedalong heGreenRiver in southeastern tah in the area nown as heBowknot Bend of Labyrinth Canyon Figure 1). Seventeen f the mine openingsare ocated n fiveseparate lusterson the mainpart of thebend. Another five openingsare ocatedat the mouth of HeyJoeCanyon,also on the GreenRiver, but two miles to the northwestof the bend. The mineson thewestside of the river are ocatedwithin EmeryCounty and are under he urisdiction of the BLM'sPrice Field Office; thoseon the eastbank are within GrandCounty and under he urisdiction of theBLM'sMoabFieldOffice.Surveyedportionsoccurinsections9,0,25,and36,T25S,Rl7.5E,andsections 3 and25, T25S,Rl7E. The surveyed ortionsare ocatedon the TenmilePoint,BowknotBend,and Mineral CanyonUSGS7.5-minute opographicquadrangles.

The projectarea s locatedwithin the GreenRiver Desertsubdivisionof the ColoradoPlateauPhysiographicegion(Stokes1977)with the averageelevationbeing 3500 feet asl. A wide rangeofsandstoneormationsareexposedn the canyonalong heGreenRiver andoneof these, he MossBack memberof the ChinleFormation,hasbeenassociated ith uranium and vanadiumores UGS1973). Although mostof theprojectarea s barrensandstone r mostly barren sandstonealus andmine spoil dumps,cornmunitiesof blackbrush,ow sagebrush ndrabbitbrusharepresent Figure2).Areasadjacent o the river aredominatedby a dense amariskandwillow thicket.

Although Labyrinth Canyon s extremely solatedand has imited access,he areahasbecomeincreasinglypopularwith recreationists,ncluding river runnersand ORV operators.Many of themine workingsarevisible from the river and are an obviousattraction. For this reason, heDivisionof Oil, Gasand Mining has nitiated aprogramof closing openmines hatareconsidered azardous,either rom falls, roof collapse,or radiationexposure.


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|I# '"'tr'igure . Overviewof the BowknotBendof Labyrinth Canyon.View to thenorth.

This culturalresourcenventory nvolvedthreesteps. First, eachof the mineswere nventoried,recorded ndevaluatedor significance; ssessmentsf impactsweremadeof theproposed losings.Second, ll other cultural resourcesn the vicinity of the mineswere recordedand evaluated ndassessedor possible ndirect mpacts. And third,mitigation measures ere recommendedo avoidor minimize mpacts o significant esources.

EverettBassett ervedasprincipal nvestigatorandwas assistedn the surveyby Ken Wyatt andAnthonyGallegosof theAbandonedMine ReclamationProgram. The surveywas conductedbetweenSeptember4 and17 2004,with theminesbeingaccessedy boat. A totalof fourperson-daysof effort were spenton the survey.

CULTURE HISTORYNationalParkService uidelines1982)suggesthat sitesmustbe consideredelative o somecontext hat allows usto understand ow uniqueor important hey are. A formal stateor regionalhistoriccontexthasyet to be developed or the typesof sitesencountered ere. However,otherstateor regionalcontextshavebeenwritten so as o more effectively evaluatewesternmining sites. TheseincludeBarkerandHuston 1990),Francaviglia1991),Hardesty1990),KeaneandRogge 1992),


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Noble andSpude 1992),and heSouthDakotaStateHistoricalSociety 1987). None hasbeendeveloped hat address raniummining sites.

PrehistoryThe region hat ncludes heprojectareacontainsno clear-cutevidenceof Paleo-Indian c. 11,000-8000BC) presence.However,Paleo-Indian ointshavebeen ound n the SanRafael Swell areaandnearCircle Cliffs, west of theprojectarea.Theseprobably epresent omadicgroupshunting argeanimalsand collectingplant foods.

The later Archaic occupationbegan n this region sometimearound 7500 BC with the extinction ofthe megafauna, nd astinguntil the first millenniumAD. Archaicpeoples ollowed a seasonaloundof hunting andgathering,utilizing a wide rangeof plantsandsmalleranimals hanpreviously. Thesesitescanoftenbe differentiated rom later onesby an absence f cultigens,pottery,and smallarrowpoints (Wormington1957).NumerousArchaic siteshavebeen dentified n thispart of Utah.

By the first millennium AD Formativegroupswerepresentn Utah. The Formative s identifiedbyintensivemaizeagriculture,ceramics, ndgreatersedentism, ften nvolving permanent r semi-permanent ousing. The projectarea s unique n that t is nearareasofboth SanRafaelFremontandKayentaAnasazioccupations.The CoombsSite n Boulder,Utah includesaspects fboth hadifions.While the bottomlandsof theGreenRiver within LabyrinthCanyonwould haveallowedmaizeagriculture,no Formativeperiodsiteshavebeen dentified n the vicinity of theprojectarea.

By 1300Numic-speakingShoshoneaneoplesentered heprojectarea. Thesegroups ollowedalifeway moresimilar to the Archaicthan he mmediatelyprecedingFormativegroups.Numic sitescanbe identifiedby DesertSide-notchedrojectilepointsandNumic ceramics.The descendantsfthesegroups, he SouthernPaiuteand he Sabuagana te, utilized this partof Utah at contact.

Due to the solationof theprojectarea, hesevereopography f the canyonwalls, and he dynamicsof theperiodically loodedriver bottom, t is unlikely that manyprehistoricor protohistoricdepositsremainwithin the confinesof LabyrinthCanyon.

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HistoryThe first Europeanso explore he owerGreenRiver were he Spanish,with the first of thesebeingJuanMaria Antonio de Rivera n 1765. AmericanandFrench-Canadianur trappersbeganexploringthe upperGreen n the early 1800s. n 1825Ashley floated he Green o the Uinta Basin and n 1836DenisJulien loated hrough heprojectarea,caruinghis nameon therocks at severalocations.During the 1830sand 1840she "SpanishTrail" that connectedSantaFeand Los Angeles an to theeastof theprojectarea. In 1869and again n 1871JohnWesleyPowell's expedition loated heGreenRiver on their way to study heGrandCanyon Webb 1986).

Two historicsettlements re ocated n thevicinity of theprojectarea. Moab, to the east,was brieflysettledby Mormons n 1855and again,permanently,n 1878. The town of GreenRiver, to thenorth,was established s a ferry crossingof the river in the 1870s.GreenRiver took on added mportancewith the anival of theDenverandRio GrandWesternRailroad n 1883 Webb 1986).

Due to the severe opographyof the andscape nd hegeneralack of water, herewas ittleadditionalsettlementn the region. Widespread anches eveloped round he few watersourcesand,beginning n the 1890s,he various bottoms'or flood depositswithin LabyrinthCanyonbeganto beusedby cattleoperations.Exploration or oil andgashasalso beencarriedout in this region,originally during the ate 1920sand againbeginning n the early 1950sand continuing o thepresent.After World War II LabyrinthCanyonbecame opularwith river runners Webb 1986). However,the most relevantaspectof the history of theprojectareawas he development f uraniummining.The history of uranium mining on the ColoradoPlateauhasbeendocumented y Coffin (1.921,1954);Moore(1923);Fischer09aD; the Utah GeologicalSociety 195$; Hawley andBrooks(1965);Cohenour1967);Taylor andTaylor(1970);Ringholz 1989); heUranium nstitute 1989);Shumway 2001,2002);andBennett 2002);and s summarized ere.

The first useof uraniumores rom easternUtahappearso havebeenby Native Americanswho usedthe bright yellow andred oresaspigment. From 1871 o 1905, wo typesof uranium orewereproducedn smallvolumes or theworld market. The Front Rangeof Coloradohadpitchblendeandthe ColoradoPlateau rovidedcarnotiteore. At this time uranium oresweremainly used n glassand ceramicproduction,as dyes,and for chemical eagents.Pitchblende, ontaininguranium,wasfirst identified n theUnitedStates t mines n Gilpin County,near Denver,Colorado. Carnotite,abright yellow ore that containsbothvanadiumand uranium,was first identified n 1881 n the Rock


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Creekareaof the Uravanmining districtof MontroseCounty,Colorado;carnotitewas dentified neasternUtah n 1898 Coffin 192I,1954; TheUraniumInstitute1988). Mining methodsduringthisperiodwereentirely manual,with the outputbeing hand-sorted nd ransported n burrosor donkeysto railheads.Originally, the oreswereshipped o Europe or processing ut by the early 1900s mallplantshadbeenbuilt in this country(TheUraniumInstitute 1988).

Followinga quiet periodof about en yearsafter 1905, nterest n mining uranium ore for radiumrecovery ncreased.This waspartially spurredby the Curies' work in Franceaswell as someAmerican doctorswho foresaw hevalueof radiation herapyand founded he National RadiationInstitute. This, coupledwith improvedmetallurgical esearch ponsored y theUS Bureauof Minesfrom 1912on, ed to a significantexpansionhroughout heColoradoPlateau Cohenour1967). TheUnited States, speciallyhe StandardChemicalCompanyof Pittsburgh,dominated he world radiummarket rom 1911until 1924. ln thatyearhigh-gradeore from the Belgium Congo(Zaire), irstmined n 1921,hit the market. WhereasAmericanorescontained1-3percenturanium oxide, hesenew orescontainedamountsas high as60 percent.During the 'radium' period hat ranbetween1905and 1928,mining was carriedout in theThompson,SanRafaeland Henry Mountainsand 250gramsof radiumwereproduced.Extensiveprospectingook placeduringWorld War I whenAustrianoresbecameunavailable Coffin 1954).

During the 1930sUS miners urned o whatwaspreviouslyconsidered contaminaten the ore-vanadium.ColoradoPlateauorespreviouslyminedfor uraniumcontained10 o 20 times as muchvanadiumand he world steel-makingndustrybegan o usemoreof this eachyearas a hardeningadditive. Outputwas ncreasedn 1936when heUS VanadiumCorporationbuilt a mill at Uravan,Coloradoand again n L942when he government-controlled etalsReserveCompany aised hepriceand beganan ore-purchasing rogram. The GeologicalSurveyand he Bureauof Minesbulldozedmanymiles of roadandbeganan extensivedrilling programduring thisperiod hatpresagedhe ater uraniumboom. Vanadiumwas especiallymportant or making ight, hard steelarnor for warplanes. t wasthe now 'worthless'uranium hat was beingdumpedat the mill sites.However,with theend of thewar in sight, hepriceof vanadiumslumpedn l9M (Fischer1942;Moore1954).

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vanadiumand uraniumoreshad been ocatedup to thatpoint. Insteadofdonkeys, dieselenginedtrucks carried he ore to regionalextractionmills, from where hepurified concentrates ereshippedto world markets.Colorado ncreasedts shareof world productionof vanadium o 45 percent.Extensivemining was alsocarriedout in easternUtah, especially n theHenryMountains Fischerre42).The United States ommitted tself to an atomicprogram owards he endof the SecondWorld War.The uraniumused o make he first weapons ame rom stockpiledAfrican ore. However, n theearly 1940s he US governmentwasalsoquietly processing ranium ore from old vanadiumminedumps. After the Atomic EnergyCommission AEC) was formed n 1946,aggressive uyingprogramswere nstituted o developa US uranium eservebaseandproductioncapability. In 1951the AEC raised ts baseprice for ore and ntroducedhe added ncentiveof an nitial productionbonus. Explorationprogramsweresetup by the AEC and by theGeologicalSurvey,which actedastheir agent. With the shift from vanadium o uranium,somedistrictspoor in uranium,especiallythose n Colorado,did not share n thegeneralupturn n market conditions Cohenour1967;UGS1e54).By 1952governmentncentivesstimulatedan explosionof prospecting nd small mine developmentthat would last hrough he ate 1950s. ncentives ncludedguaranteed reprices,haulageandminedevelopment llowances, productionbonus or the first 10,000bs. of U3Og (uraniumoxide)produced,a gradepremiumallowance,and ringe areaallowances. n addition, amonthly reportwasproducedsuggestingikely areas or successful rospectingTaylor and Taylor 1970). A definiteturningpoint camewith the 1952discoveryby Charlie Steenof thenow famousMi Vida mine froma non-Morrison ormation ode n the hithertodisregarded isbon Valley area Ringholz1989).Thisfired the maginationofpeople throughout he countryandshowed hat the ndividualprospectorcould succeed, ven n competitionwith federalagencies.But more mportantly, t indicated hattruly large deposits, n markedcontrasto the small pods' of the Morrison formation,could befound.

Uraniumprospecting ctivity, which had reached moderate evel following the nceptionof theAEC's buyingprogram, ncreased reatly n theyearsafter he discoveryof the LisbonValleydeposits. n the mid-1950sprospectingeachedts highestpitch,a veritableuranium ush. Unlikeearlierprospectors,he uraniumprospectorwas generallywell supported. nsteadofjust a few


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grubstakers,manyprospectors ow had multiple investors o participaten the risks. As a result,ahuge get-rich-quick'boom was nitiated. 'Penny'uranium stocksappeared, nd on a local level theindustry achieved riticality, resulting n the fissionof vast racks nto an ever-increasing umberofmining claims. For example,pennystocks rom thevicinity of TempleMountainrose rom $.03 o$.20and Lisbon (Mi Vida) from $.20 o $7.00 Taylorand Taylor 1979;Ringholz 1989). For severalyears herewas a rashof exploratorydrilling andsome airly significantadditions o Utah's uraniumreserves.Furthermore,much negativedrilling work wasaccomplished, hich showed heunfavorabilityof some ractsonce hought o be of highpotential.

Government xpenditure n explorationand development,efining, andpurchase f uranium n theColoradoPlateau onstituteda large ractionof the total AEC budget. The AEC had about15 ieldpartiesoperating n thearea,which had at their disposalabout200 vehicles, 150house railers,and22ttacked vehicles,not to mention dump rucks,water rucks,compressors, nd roadgraders.TheGeologicalSurveywas similarly equippedbut had fewer field teams. During 1953 he two agencieseachdid abouthalf a million feetof exploratorydrilling. Private ndustry drilled more than womillion feet during 1954,more than wice the combined otal of the two government gencies, ivingan overall total of more han hreemillion feet n thatyear (Taylor and Taylor 1967;Ringholz 1989).All typesof drilling wereemployed, ncludingrotary, diamond,andpercussion Cohenour1967).The hugenumbersof roadsbulldozed nto previously naccessible reasduringthisperiodremainsan mportantaspectof the region's andscapeWebb 1986)and has ecentlycreated onflict betweencountiesand federalagencies ver wildemess ssues.

The AEC alsomaintained12ore-buyingstationson theColoradoPlateau. More than 500 mineswere n simultaneous perationandproductiondoubledevery 18 months n theperiodafter theAECentered he market. The numberof prospectorsn the region may havebeenon the order of 2,000,and t is impossible o calculatehenumberof localpeoplewho indirectlybenefited rom theimmenseamountof activity in the area Ringholz1989). Thepopulationof Moab, at the centerofthe uraniumarea, ncreasedrom 1200 o about4600(TaylorandTaylor 1970).The effectsof this freneticexplorationon the ColoradoPlateau preadar beyond heconfinesof theregion. Themost obviousevidenceof the uranium ush was hemultiplication n the numberofuraniumcompanies elling stock,not only in Utah, ColoradoandNew Mexico, but also on anationwidescale.This rivaled thegold and oil stockmarketboomsof otherperiods. Concrete


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evidence haturaniumwasbig businesss the fact that ascoreor more uraniummillionairesmadetheir fortuneson theColoradoPlateauduring thisperiod(Taylorand Taylor 1970).

However, n 1957, t all camecrashingdown, at least or the smalleroperators.The AEC, feeling thad stockpiledenoughore, determinedhat ore from mines hat were not thenproducingwould nolonger be accepted t their mills. Hundredsof smallercompanies ad operations eady o produceandwere ust awaiting sufficient nvestment.This essentially ut an end o prospecting nd minedevelopmentprobably ncluding thosewithin theprojectarea),although he arger irms suchasKerr-McGeeand Union Carbidecontinuedo produce.This created harges f collusionby many ofthe smalleroperatorswho felt theyhadbeendoing thegovernment'sootwork during theprecedingyears. In November1962 he AEC issuedan nvitation to thosecompanieswhich held uraniumproductioncontractso defer UlOg deliveries n exchange or additionalcontractcommitments(Ringholz1989).

The periodof governmentnvolvement n uraniummining ran from 1945 o 1967. The industrymultipliedmanyfoldduringthis time with the combinationof governmentncentivesandUSentrepreneurialmotivation. The govemmentn addition o largeamounts aisedon the stockmarketsspentover$2.5billion (Ringholz1989). During thisperiod housands f prospectors,miners,millers, truckers,geologists, nd nvestorspoured nto the ColoradoPlateau egion. Increasedmineactivity in theprivatesector esurged gain n the 1970s o provideprivateandpublic utilities withnuclear uel. However,ust a few larger irms locatedat a limited numberof mining locationscapturedhis market.

The historyof uranium mining in LabyrinthCanyon s not well documented, robablybecauseherewas ittle or no production rom the mines here. The mines n this region are occasionally eferredto by the UtahGeologicalSurveyas being within theInterriverMining District (UGS 1973).Nodevelopment ccurredhereprior to therush of 1952-1957.Given thesmall size of theseminesandthe imited periodof their operation,t is likely that they dateonly to within theperiod t953-I957,althoughsomeof the arger minesmay have seenmaintenance ctivitiesor even imited miningoperationsnto the early 1960s. During the summerof 1954a GLO surveyornoted hat theroaddown SpringCanyonhad alreadybeenbladedand hat"considerable ctivity in prospectingoruraniumwasbeing carriedon along hesecanyons" GLO 1954). A Utah GeologicalSurveyinventoryof the Hey Joemine (UGS 1973) ndicatest was ocatedby Bill Bronsonand hat 10,141


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lbs.of uraniumand 13,093bs. of vanadiumhad been emovedand hatat least2000 ons of oreremained. William Bronsonwas a long-time anchern the GreenRiver area.

Getting equipment down into Labyrinth Canyon and across he river would havebeendifficult. Theroaddown SpringCanyonto the GreenRiver was likely constructed o accesshe mining prospects.Several ndustrialcable erriesoperated crossheriver. Theone at Bowknot Bend s stillrepresented y a one-inch cable stretchedacross he river. At one crossingsouthof the bend,a ferryoverturneddroppinga bulldozer nto the river (Webb 1986).

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RECORDS REVIEWA review was undertakeno determinehe extentof prior survey n andnear he study area oidenti$ previously ecordedcultural resources.Recordswere reviewedat the UtahDivision of StateHistory and hroughhistoricGeneralLandOffice mapsandplats. Only three surveyshavebeenconductedwithin one mile of any of the mines(seemap, Figure 1). Theseare: l) Cultural ResourcesInventoryof SefelGeophysical, td. SpringCanyonProspectSeismographic inks SC-84-12andSC-84-13 84-A5-006);2) CulturalResourcesnventoryReportof the Proposedfuoll Detail BlockSurvey,Grand County,Utah (91-GB-23t); and 3) ArchaeologicalReconnaissancef 60 Miles ofSeismicExploration n and aroundDeadHorseStatePark,GrandCounty,Utah (82-UB-0206).None of the surveysare at the ocation of any of the minesandno culfuralresourceswere dentifiedwithin one mile of theprojectarea. The only historic mapsof the regions, he 1954GLO mapsofT25S, R17W andT25S,R18W, only show henew roaddown Spring Canyonand roadsacross hemesa ops.

FIELD SURVEY METHODSA one-personield crew nspectedhegroundsurface n the vicinity of eachmine openingbywalking l0-meter transectso cover at leasta 300foot radiusaroundeachopening. Where additionalcultural remainswere dentified, he surveyareawas expanded.Where dispersedmines or otherfeatureswerecombined o form a singlesite,all areaswithin the site boundaryaswell as a 300-footbuffer around he site were surveyed.Fieldnotesandphotographswere akenand a globalpositioningsystem GPS)wasused or mapping. Surface isibility wasexcellent n all areasexceptimmediatelyadjacento theriver where t was obscured y tamariskandwillow thickets. Whereidentified mine openingswerewithin severalhundred eetof otheropenings,were connected ycommonaccess oads,or were known to havebeen ocatedon the sameclaim, they were combinedasa singlearchaeological ite. Siteswerephotographed,mapped,and recordedon IntermountainAntiquitiesComputerSystemsite forms. In addition,DOGM mine inventory ormsfor eachof the22 openingswererecordedand are on file at DOGM's AbandonedMine ReclamationProgramoffice.FIELD SURVEY RESULTST\e 22 mineopeningsand associated ultural remainswere combinedandrecordedas sixarchaeological ites Figure1). No prehistoric,protohistoric,or non-mining elatedhistoricartifactsor featureswere dentified. Eachof the six archaeological ites,alongwith NRHP-eligibility

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recommendationsndmitigation measures, herenecessary, re discussed elow. The MACSformsfor eachsite, ncludingphotographs, ite sketches, nd ocationmapsare ncludedas AppendixI.

428m3346Bowknot Bend and Aileen Mine Groups42Em3346 onsistsof two clustersof mining features ocatedon the canyonwall on thenorthwestside of the Bowknot Bend of the GreenRiver (Figure3). On the north end s a single adit, a chute,and wo areasof trashdispersal.This is knownas heBowknotBend mine. At the southend of thesite are he four adits hatmakeup the Aileen mine group. An accessoad connects hemines.

FeatureL(4251723HO1)s a mine adit measuring ix and one-half eet wide by seven eet high andwith an associated ump. A large oad-out acility (Feature2) is also adjacento the adit. Theinterior s unsupported nd extends or approximately80 feet nto friable sandstone.The adjacentdump measures 0 feet across,s 50 feethigh and containsapproximately375cubicyardsof fill. Inthe vicinity of the minearenumerous craps f dimensional umber, arpaper, ipes,wire rope, and ahand-madeadder. A road accesseshe featurebetween he adit and he dump.

On the level mesa op north of Feature is a dispersed catterof trashand equipment hat ncludesscraps f cut metal, ragmentsof dimensionalumber,and he rear axle assemblagerom acompressorruck. Portionsof a 1.5"pipelinefor compressed ir crosseshemesa op. Testdrillinghadbeenconducted t various ocationsacross he top of the mesa nto the areabehind he adit.However,giventhe natureof the terrain t is notclear how the equipmentwas ransportedo orremoved rom the mesa op.

Feature2 is an ore chute hat transported re from near heportalof Feature1 50 feet o the flats atthe baseof themesa. The outer rameof the chute s constructed rom 8" by 8" beams hat formhorizontaland vertical supports, " by 8" beams hat form horizontaland diagonalsupports, ndsome4" by 4" beamsprovidingsupplementary ertical support. On the nterior, the floor of thechute s lined with 3" by 12"planksand he walls are ormed of 3" by 12" plankson the ower twofeet and 2" by 12"plankson the upperpart. The downhill portionof the chute s supported y foursetsof verticalsupports laced ive feetapart. The portionof the chuteat theboffomof the hill

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forms an A-frame 18 feetacrossat the bottom and 6 feet across t the top. The openingat the bottomof the chutemeasuresour feet wide by two feet high andhasgloovedsides o accommodatesliding door, now missing. The chute s in goodcondition.

At the baseof thehill below the ore chute s alarge, disperse rashscatter. This includesmanyfragments f dimensionalumber, 12"by 12" beams,poles,barrels,segments f 3/o"pipe,oil cans,anda galvanized ucket.

Feature3 (425I723HO2) s a mine adit measuring ix feetwide by four and one-half eethigh. Themine is locatedwithin a cul-de-sac f the canyonwall near o Feature4. The interior is unsupportedand extends or approximately100 eet nto highly fractured,ointed sandstone.There s noassociated ump. A roadaccesseshe feature.

Feature (425I723HO3) s a mine adit measuring ix feetwide by four and one-half eethigh andwith anassociated ump. The mine s locatedwithin a cul-de-sac f the canyonwall near o Feature3. The nterior is unsupported nd extendsor an unknowndistancento highly fractured,ointedsandstone.The adjacentdump measures 5 feet across,s 25 feethigh andcontains ess han 100cubicyardsof fill. A road accesseshe featurebetween he adit and he dump.

Feature5 (4251723HO4)s a mine adit measuring our feet wide by six and one-half eethigh andwith an associated ump. The interior s unsupported nd extends or approximately65 feet ntohighly fractured,ointed sandstone.The adjacentdump measures 0 feetacnoss,s two feet hick andcontainsonly a small amountof fill. A roadaccesseshe featurebetween he adit and he dump.

Feature6 (4251723HO5)s a mine adit measuring our feet wide by six feet high andwith anassociated ump. The interior s unsupported nd extends or approximately60 feet nto highlyfractured,ointed sandstone.The adjacentdumpmeasures 0 feet across,s two feet thick andcontains ess han 20 cubicyardsof fill. A road accesseshe featurebetween he adit and he dump.428m3347Willow RoseMine Group42Em3347 onsistsof four mine adits hat makeup theWillow Rosemine goup (Figure4). Theadits are ocatedon the steepcanyonwall on thewestside of theBowknot Bend of the GreenRiver.

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An access oadconnects hemines. On the flood plainbelow the minesare wo standing ramebuildings, wo building foundations, nda dispersedrashscatter preadacross he flats.

Feature1 is a still-standing ramebuildingmeasuring16.5 eet east-west y ten feetnorth-south.The walls are6.5 feet high and he roof has a curvedeight-inchpeak ormedby bending he roofjoists overthree spacers.The interiorof thebuilding is framedwith 2" by 4"s and sheathed ith l"by 12" horizontalplanks. Theseare coveredon the exteriorwith greenaggregatear paperwithverticalbattensat the seams.There s no evidence f any nterior walls or ceiling. The roof supportis fabricated rom variable-width%-inchsheathing;hesewereprobablycoveredwith tar paperbutnonenow remains. A stovepipe olehad beencut in the southwest ornerof the roof. The floor ofthe building is unimproveddirt.

A two-foot high by four-foot wide framedwindow is locatedon the centerof the north and southwalls. A framed hree-footby six-footdoorway s locatedon the north end of the westside,althoughthe door s now missing. Two screened ut unframedopenings ad beencut into thewalls at a laterdate o increase irflow. Theseare a two-foot wide by 1.25-foothigh openingon the north sideand atwo-footwide by 2.5-footopening ocatedon the eastside. The interioralso has severalshelvesattached o theframeand fabricated rom woodencratesand slats. A tubeof Mentholatumshavingcream emainson one of the shelves.

On the eastern xterior of thebuilding is the floor of a porchmeasuring en feet north-southby L2feet east-west nd s nine ncheshigh. It is constructed f 2" by 4" framingwith l" by 12" flooring.A2" by 4" box constructed n the west end of the north sidemay haveheld fuel wood. Twenty-fivefeet o thenorthof the building is half of a barrel,partiallyburied, and usedas a trash ncinerator.Approximately20 sanitarycansand fragments f meltedglassarepresentat the bottom the barrel.Artifacts in the vicinity of the building includea galvanized ail, a thermos,several50-gallonbarrels,and fragmentsof woodencratesand dimensionalumber. Feature1probably unctionedas aresidence r bunldrouseor the mineworkers.Feature appearso be the floor of a large ent house.The featuremeasures 2 feet east-west y 14feet north-southand s formedof 2" by 8" joists spaced t four-foot ntervalswith the flooringcomprisedof /r" by 8" planksrunningnorth-south.At the centerof the southside s a 2 foot-squarewoodenstoop. Surrounding he flooring are scraps f tentmaterial,especially he folded hem and

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grommets,as well as ragmentsof window screening.Otherartifacts n the vicinity include ires,fragmentsof rubberand ar paper,and abarrel. Still sittingon the centerof the flooring is a largedining table measuring wo feet en ncheswide by 12 feet ong. This featurewasprobablya diningtent for the mineworkers.

Feature3 is a still-standingbuilding, dentical o Feature1,but with the following exceptions: heexteriorof the building is sheathed ith horizontal1" by 6"s coveredwith piecesofblack andredaggregatear paper; hereare no battensover the seams.The buildinghas a floor constructed fnorth-southoriented 1" by 6"s and he windows are ocatedon the north and eastwalls only. Thedoorway s locatedon the southend of the eastwall. Thereareno porchesand hestovepipe ole son the northeast ornerof the roof.

This building was usedas a storeroom or the rock cores rom test drilling conducted n the vicinityof the mines. Severalwooden ablesarepresenton the nterior and heseare coveredwithdecomposed omrgatedpaperboxesandmanycores. There s evidencehatmore tablesand someshelves adalsobeenpresentbut thesehavebeen emoved.Artifacts on the exterior of the featureincludescraps f dimensionalumberandpiecesof cut steelplates.

Feature4 is a partiallyrotted our-footsquarerameof 2" by 4"s locatedat the baseof a steepslope.This may be the remainsof aprivy, althoughno interiorpit is visible.

There s a largescatterof trasharoundand o the westof Features through4. This trash ncludesnumerous50-gallonbarrels ncludingoneheavilyconstructed arrel abeled Propertyof Utah OilRefining CompanySalt Lake City Utah". Other artifacts include a 1940s-era ruck door, generator,andheadlight,a metalbed frame, wo setsof leaf springs,a heavy steel ock probe,sanitarycans,fuel cans,scraps f dimensional umber,anda rubberboot.

Feature5 (425t725HO1) s a mineadit measuring ix and one-half eet wide by ten feet high andwith an associated ump. The interior s supported y both square etsandcontinuousbox cribbingandextends or approximately130 eet nto highly fractured,ointed sandstone.The adjacentdumpmeasures 0 feetacross,s 15 feet high,and containsapproximately875 cubicyardsof fill. Atop thedumpare ragmentsof a rail trestle,scraps f comrgated oofing,and a drill bit; no rails remain. Aroad accesseshe featurebetweenhe adit and hedump.

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Feature6 (4251725HO2)s a mine adit measuring ine and one-half eetwide by five feet high. Theinterior s partially supported y woodpropsand extends or approximately20 feet nto highlyfractured,ointed sandstone here t splits and extends or an unknown distance o boththe right andto the eft. It is likely that t joins with Feature5. The adjacentdump s quitedispersed nd containsless han 100cubicyardsof spoil. A roadaccesseshe featurebetween he adit and hedump.Remnants f a smallrail trestlearepresentadjacent o this road.

Feature7 (4251725HO3)s a mineadit measuring ine feet wide by nine feet high. The interior sunsupported nd extendsat a bearingof 270" for anunknown distancento highly fractured,ointedsandstone.The adjacentdump s 20 feet wide, 100 eet ong,and containsapproximately630 cubicyardsof spoil. A roadaccesseshe featurebetween he adit and he dump. Remnants f a smallrailtrestleand scrapsof dimensional umber arepresentadjacent o dump.

Feature8 (4251725HO10)s a mineadit measuring ix feet wide by four feet high. The interior sunsupported nd extends or an unknowndistancento highly fractured,ointed sandstone.Theadjacentdumpmeasures 0 feet acrossand s 80 feet ong; downhill from the spoilpile is a dislodgedsquare rame ormedof 4" by 4"s, possiblyaportionof a small oad-out acility. A roadaccesseshefeaturebetweenhe adit and he dump.

42Em3348DeniseMine Group42Em3348 onsistsof four mine adits hat constitute he DeniseMine property,as well as hreepiecesof abandonedmining equipment Figure5). Theseare ocatedon thesteepcanyonwall on thewest side of theBowknot Bendof theGreenRiver. An access oad connects he mines.

Feature (425I725HO4) s a mine adit measuring ight feet wide by nine and one-half eethigh andwith an associated ump. The interior s unsupported nd extendsor approximately30 feet ntohighly fractured,ointed sandstone.The nterior of theadit is partiallycollapsed. The adjaoent umpmeasures 0 feetacross, s three eet hick and containsess han20 cubicyardsof fill. A roadaccesseshe featurebetweenhe adit and he dump.

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Feature (425I725HO5) s a mine adit measuring even eet wideby six feet high. There s noassociated ump. The nterior is unsupported nd extends or approximately70 feet nto highlyfractured,ointed sandstone.A 2" by 4" postwith an unreadable ignboard asbeenpostedon theinterior. A roadaccesseshe featurebetween he adit and he dump.

Feature3 (425I725HO6) s a mine adit measuring ight eet wide by seven eet high. There s noassociatedump. The interior s unsupported nd extends or an unknowndistance nto highlyfractured,jointedsandstone.A road accesseshe feature.

Feature4 (425I725HO7) s amine adit measuring ine andone-half eet wide by six feet high.There s no associated ump. The nterior s unsupported ndextendsor an unknowndistancentohighly fractured,ointed sandstone.Downhill from the adit are a mine ventilation an and severalpiecesof dimensional umber. A roadaccesseshe feature.

Artifacts scattered long he accessoad and n thevicinity of the adits ncludepiecesof fusecord,compressor ose,andscraps f dimensional umber.

Feature5 consistsof two piecesof abandoned quipment ocatedon the accessoadadjacent oFeature3. One s a oneand one-half on truck with a 500-gallon ank. This appearso be a surplusWW ll-era Willeys truck with the front axle assemblageemoved. The ButaneTankCorporationofLos Angelesproduced he tank n 1952. The otherpieceof equipments a one-ton ruck with acompressor.The truck hashad ts top cutoffand a towing apparatuswelded o the front. TheYoungRadiatorCompanyproducedhe compressorn 1953.

Feature6 consistsof a small tractorsittingon the accessoadadjacento Feature4. The tractor s aCaseTerratrack600, Terramaticdiesel ront-end oader.

42Gr3530Hey Joe Mine Group42Gr3530consistsof five mine aditsand nine otherculturalfeatures long he bottom of Hey JoeCanyon Figure6). Together, heseconstitute he Hey JoeMine propertieshat were ocatedby BillBronson n 1953andworked hrough he ate 1950sandpossibly nto the early 1960s.Marketableore wasproduced rom this operation. The non-mine eatures nclude our building foundations, wo

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dumps,anore hopper,and hreepiecesof mining equipment. A network of roadsconnects hefeatures ndprovidedaccesso boring locations n the vicinity of the canyon.

Feature1 s a load-out acility locatedadjacent o a road and onthe edgeof theGreenRiverfloodplain. The sheetsteelhopperappearso havebeenmanufactured lthoughno nameplatewasfound. It measuresen feetsquareand s eightfeet high. A nine-foot high superstructureabricatedfrom segments f six inch and wo inch angle ron supports he hopper. A setofnarrow gaugeminerails runs o the top of the hopper,being mostly supported y an adjacentspoilpile that sapproximately 0 feet n diameterand 18 feet high. Thedownhill (road)side of thespoilpile isretainedby 2" by 12" planksheld n placeby poles,3" by 6" beams,wire rope, and he support orthe hopper. At the top of the hopper,segments f rail andpipehavebeencrudely welded o provideadditionalsupportand a four-foot high railing. The hopperwaspartiallyheld n placeby twosegments f one-inchwire rope hat connectedhehopper o the sandstoneidge to the eastand washeld n placeby embedded rill bits. One sectionof wire rope still supports he hopper; he otherhasbeensevered.This feature s located n an areaof thick floodplainvegetation omprisedof tamariskand willow. Artifactsor other eaturesmaybe located n thisvicinity but arenot currently visible.

Feature2 is anabandoned ulldozer ocated 125 eet o the southwest f Feature3. This is anAllisChalmersD14 Diesel equippedwith a largewinch producedby the PacificCar & FoundryCompanyof RentonWashington.Oneof the track readshadbeenbadly damaged.Feature3 is apouredconcrete oundation ooting measuring16.5 eet north-southby L2 feet east-west. The footing s eight ncheswide and s elevated etweenone and six inchesabove hegroundsurface. At four-foot ntervals,Yzinchboltsprotrude rom the footing. Curiously, here s almostnoevidenceof a superstructure. t is possibleonewasneverbuilt or that t was salvagedwhole. Just othe south s a l2-foot diameterdepression ith approximately 0 bayonet-opened anitarycansonthe nside. Other artifacts n thevicinity include more sanitarycans,aluminum sardinecans,andclearglass ragments. A metal bed frameanda Servalgas efrigerator dentical o the one dentifiedat feature6 are alsopresent.This type of refrigeratorwasproducedbetween he early 1950sand1965.

Feature is an abandoned ortablecompressor ndapickuptruck locatedadjacent o themine adits(Features 3 and 14). Theportablecompressor, hich wasproducedby Caterpillar,hasa S-sAinch

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bore straight-6engine,measuresour feetacross,14 feet ong,and has ron wheels. The tongueandrear ruck hadbeen emovedand are ying in a wash 20 feet o the east. Sullivanproduced heattached ompressor.The flatbedpickuptruck,possiblya late 1940s-era odge, s located n a washand hasbeenpartially filled with sandandgravel rom periodic lood episodes.

Feature5 is a wood frameprivy locatedadjacent o several argeboulders. Theprivy measuresourfeetsquare nd,basedon the few standing ramecomponents, tood6.5 feet high. The walls havebeenmostlyknockeddown but seem o havebeenof similar constructiono Feature7, beingfabricatedrom 1" by 10" flooring, 2" by 4" joistsand raming,and l" by 5" tongue-and-groovesheathing.The interiorhad been inedwith comrgated ardboard; o evidenceof the roof remains.The privy's seat s crudely ormedof 2" by 4"s laid atan angle o providea triangular-shapedopening.

Feature6 is a 20-foot diameterpushpile of debrisand s located40 feet o the southwest f Feature7. Most of the debrisappearso beportionsof the superstructurerom Feature7 and ncludes2" by4"s, l" by 10"s,and segments f framewalls fabricated rom Yr"by 5" tongueandgrooveboards.Other debris ncludesAlco fiber wallboard, ragments f tar paper,window screening,wire nails,aFormica-topped itchencounter,a set of bed springs,auto or truck parts,and barrels. There s alsoaServalgas efrigeratorproducedby Serval nc. of Evanston, ndiana.

Feature7 is a foundation or a wood framebuilding that measured14 feet east-west y 12 feet north-south. The foundation s locatedadjacento a largenaturalcliffface of sandstone ndrestson aleveledplatform that measures 0 feetsquare ndhas etentionwalls madeof segments f eight-inch-square eams, ocks, andbarrelhalvesheld n placewith metal stakes. The floor of the buildingis mostly ntact and s fabricated romYz by 10" boards aid on a2" by 4" frame. Portionsof theroof and walls arenearbybut are oo fragmentedo provideany dimensions.Numerouswire nailsand ragmentsof greenaggregatear paperare alsopresent.Artifacts in the vicinity of the featureinclude ragmentsofbroken white wareplates,barrelsand barrelfragments, egments f Yz"and3/i'wire rope,wire, glassMason ar lids, fragments f clearglass, ragmentsof dimensionalumber,galvanizedmetal roofing material,andportionsof window frameswith screensalthoughno paneglass). An evaporative ooler and a Welbilt gasstoveare alsopresent.This featureappearco be thelocationof a mining residence r small bunkhouse.

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Feature8 is a concretemachinemount ocatedon a slab of exposed andstoneedrock. The slab sfairly crudeand measures ix feet east-west y 2.25 feet north-south. The slab s nine ncheshigh onits eastsideand hree ncheshigh on the west. The slabhasbeenattached o its rock foundationbysections f rebarpoundednto the rock. Four3/o"tlueaded crewsextendup three nches rom theslab o form a rectanglemeasuring ive feeteast-west y one foot north-south.

Surrounding he slab,but also embeddednto the sandstoneedrock,are hemetal supports or whatwasprobablya wood frame superstructure easuring ine feeteast-west y six feet north-south.Thesesupportsare ormedof vertical segments f nvo-inchpipewith crudelyarc-cut4" by 5"flanges ormed of %-inchsteelplate. Nearbyon the ground s a sectionof a 6' by 9' frame wallfabricated rom 2" by 4"s. Artifacts in the vicinity includesanitarycans,an enamelwashingmachine,anda truck tire. It is unlikely that theseartifactsare associated ith the feature,which isprobablya support or a diesel-powered enerator.A nearbypolemay havesupported distributionline.

Feature9 is a small secondaryfash depositnear he eastend of the siteon theedgeof theminedump. This location suggestshe trashwas deposited ear he end of the site'sactiveminingperiod.The hash dump measures pproximately20 feeteast-west y 30 feet north-southand s comprisedofapproximately200 items. Thesenclude cut-up50-gallonbarrels, ubberhoses,ragmentsof sheetmetal,chickenwire, fragmentsof dimensional umber,window screen ragments, aneglassfragments, ry cell batterycores, engthsof Yz-inchwire,an belts, nrck and automotiveparts,andmany fragmentsof clearand blue bottle glass.Onebottle basehasa 1962Owens-Illinoismark.Many cansare alsopresent.Approximately70 are bayonet-opened5 sanitarycans. Othersare 12aluminumCoorsbeercans,eight2-7/8" by 3-7/8" evaporatedmilk cans hatdate rom between1950and hepresent,wo one-gallon uel cans,and hree obaccocans. The featureappearso havebeenthe resultof clean-upeffortsfrom elsewhere n the site.

Feature 0 (4256709HO1)s a mine adit measuring even eet wide by five feethigh with anassociated ump. The nterior of the adit is fully box cribbedand extends or anunknown distanceinto ointed sandstone.The portal s formed rom postsand2" by 10"s. The dump,which is located40 feet o thewestof themine adit on the floodplain of theGreenRiver, measures 0 feet across,s15feethigh and containsapproximately1400cubicyardsof fill. A setof mine rails connectsheinteriorof themine to thedump and adjacent oad-out acilify (Feature ). The road hat descends

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Spring Canyonand follows the GreenRiver accesseshe featureon theriver (west)side of thedumpand below the oad-out acility. This area s now partiallycoveredby a tamariskandwillow thicket.

Feature l (4256710HO1)s a mineadit measuring ine feet wide by nine and one-half eet highwith anassociated ump. Both are ocatedon the southside of Hey JoeCanyon. The interior sunsupported nd extends or anunknowndistance nto fractured,ointed sandstone;he mine sflooded rom a point 60 feet from theportal. The adjacentdump measures 0 feet acnoss,s 35 feethigh andcontainsapproximately300 cubicyardsof fill. A roadaccesseshe feature.

Feature12(4256710HO2)s a mineaditmeasuring ine feet wide by nine feet high with anassociated ump. Both are ocatedon thenorth side of HeyJoeCanyon. The interior is unsupportedand extends or 50 feet nto the purpleshaleof the Moss Back memberof the Chinle formation. Theadit slopesdown at 15oon a 9obearing. Theadjacentdump measures 5 feetacross, s two to threefeet high,and containsapproximately25 cubicyardsof fill. A road accesseshe feature.

Feature13(4256710HO3)s a mineaditmeasuring even eet wide by nine andone-half eet highbut with no associated ump. Themine is locatedon thesouthside of Hey Joe Canyonand appearsto connecton the nteriorwith Feature14. The nterior s unsupported ndextends or an unknowndistance nto highly fractured,ointed sandstone.A roadaccesseshe feature.

Feature14(42567I0HO4) s a mineaditmeasuring even eet wide by six feet high and with anassociated ump. The mine is locatedon the southside of Hey JoeCanyonand appearso connecton the nterior with Feature13. The nterior s unsupported nd extends or at least 15feet ntohighly fractured,ointed sandstone.A dump,which probablyalso receivedspoil from Feature13, slocatedapproximately150 eet o the eastof theadit. The dump measures 00 feetacross,s ten feethigh, andcontainsapproximately500-800cubicyardsof fill. A road accesseshe feature.

42Gr3531CottonwoodMine GroupThis site s the ocation of the Cottonwooduraniummine and s locatedon the steepcanyonwall onthe eastsideof the BowknotBend of theGreenRiver (Figure7). 42Gr3531 onsistsof two mineaditswith associated umpsand aportablecompressor.To the west of these eatures nd o the eastof the dump, a roadwayhad beenbladed o form a 50 by 350-footplatform.

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Feature (4256725HO8)s a mine adit measuring even eetwide by eight feet high and with anassociated ump. The interioris unsupported nd extendsor an unknown distancento highlyfractured,ointed sandstone. ust nside heportal the adit opensup into alarge stopedarea hatwasusedon the north sideas a tool room. Within the tool roomare ramedwork benches, rates orexplosives HerculesCo.), tools, dimensional umber,50 gallonbarrels,and oil cans. Justpast hisstopedarea headit splits,with one unnelbearing23" and he otherbearing120o. The dumphasbeendrasticallyerodedby a wash hat runs ust to the southof the adit. Adjacent o thiswashandpartiallyembeddedn the dump arepiecesof debris, ncluding6" by 6" beams, ires, barrels,fragments f dimensional umber,and segments f3/o"wire rope. The remainsof the dump are argeand containmore han 100cubicyardsof spoil. A roadaccesseshe featurebetween he adit and hedump.

Feature (4256725HO9)s a mine adit measuring ightand one-half eet wide by seven eet highandwith an associated ump. The nterior s unsupported nd extends or an unknown distance ntohighly fractured,ointed sandstone.The adjacentdump s difficult to measure ecauset hasbeenheavilybulldozed o provide heroadandplatform n front of the adit. The dump contains n excessof 100cubicyardsof fill.

Feature3 is a portablecompressorhat had beenabandoned t the extremesouthernend of the site.The vehicle,which hasa HerculesEngine,had beensold by the Shaw Salesand ServiceCompanyofCalifornia. The vehiclesupports ChicagoPneumatic ir compressorwith a7-4X5 SimpleteValveengine.

Artifactson the site ncludepiecesof fusecord,rubberhoses, rill bits, 6' split retentionbolts,segments f l8"-wide galvanizedmineduct,many engthsof 3/i'wire rope, blastingcap boxes,andfragments f dimensional umber.

42Gr3532Larry Mine GroupThis site s the ocationof theLarry uraniummine and s locatedon the steepcanyonwall on the eastside of the Bowknot Bendof the GreenRiver (Figure8). 42Gr3532consistsof two mine adits,aportablestructure,and a bulldozedplatformthat measures pproximately40 feetby 70 feet.

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Feature (4256736HO1)s a mine adit measuring even eet wide by seven eet high and with anassociatedump. The interior is supported ndextendsor an unknowndistancento highlyfractured,ointed sandstone ndshale. The cribbing s four feet wide by six feethigh on 6" postsandcaps. Threesetsof square etsarepresenton seven-foot enters. Twenty feet nside he adit is adoublepair of woodendoors abricated rom 2" by 10"s. Theadjacentdumpmeasures 0 feetacross, s 60 feethigh andcontainsapproximately840 cubicyardsof fill. Feature2 alsoshares hisdump. A roadaccesseshe featurebetweenhe adit and he dump.

Feature2 (4256736HO2)s a mine adit measuring en feet wide by eight feethigh and with anassociated ump. The nterior is supported nd extends or an unknown distancento highlyfractured,ointed sandstone nd shale. Thereare wo setsof 6" by 6" cribbing with 2" by 12"laggingon ribs. Thesearemostly n goodcondition,althoughportionsarepartiallycollapsed.Theadjacent ump measures 0 feet across, s 60 feethigh andcontainsapproximately840 cubicyardsof fill. Feature also sharoshis dump. A road accesseshe featurebetween he adit and he dump.

Feature3 is a framebox madeof 6" by 6" and 2" by 6" plankswith a roof madeof 2" by 4"s. Theentirebox formsa five-foot cube. This may havebeenused n the mine to provide protection or theminerswhile working on themine face.

Artifactson the site nclude ragments f dimensional umberand segments f fuse cord.NRIIP ELIGIBILITY ASSESSMENTSOf the six recordedsites, our (428m3346,428m3348,42Gt3531,and 42Gr3532)are ecommendedas neligible for listing on the NRHP. Eachof thesesites s approximately50 yearsold, possiblydating o between1953and 1957. However, he sitesare small andprovideno evidence,eitherhistoricalor archaeological, f everhavingproducedmarketable re. The adits are shallow, he spoilpilesaresmall and hereare no pennanenteatures ther han hose mmediatelyassociated ith themine itself. Because f their age hey have ittle or nopotential or subsurfaceemainsand hisrecordinghas exhaustedheir surfacemanifestations.

Sites42Em3347and 42Gr3530arerecommendeds eligible for listing on theNRHP. 42E;rrF347with its still-standingmining buildings and extensive rashscatter s eligibleunder criterionD for itsinformationcontent. 42Gr3530s similarly eligible undercriterion D but alsoundercriterionA, forits contibution to our understandingof Cold War-era uranium mining.

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ASSESSMENT OF IMPACTS AND EFFECT RECOMMENDATIONSAbandonedminescan be closed n a varietyof ways. Relativelyshallowshaftsareusuallybackfilledwith adjacent poil or fill brought n from elsewhere.This canbe donewith powerequipmentor byusing hand ools. Deep shaftscanbe pluggedwith rock, concrete, oncrete oam,polyurethaneoamor coveredwith steelbars set nto concreteootings. Horizontal openings, uchas heones ecordedfor thisproject,areoften sealedwith a rock or soil plug,or a bulkhead s constructed f native stone.Occasionally, track hoe s used o pull down unconsolidatedill from around hebrow of the aditand use hismaterial o bury the opening. If necessary, steelbat gate s constructed o thatbatscancontinue o use he nterior.

No specialprotectionmeasures re recornmendedor the 13closuresat 42Em3346,42Em3348,42Gr3531,and42Gr3532 ince hesesitesare recommended s not eligible for listing on the NRHP.Of the two sites ecommended s eligible for listing on the NRHP, 42Em3347 ncludes ourmineopenings lated or closureand42Gr3530ncludes ive mine openings lated or closure. DOGMplans o employ closuremethods hat would not adversely ffect the characteristicshat contribute othesesites' significance.

At 428m3347eachof the four mineopeningswould be handbackfilled usingmaterial rom theadjacent poilpiles. The fill would only beplacedon the nterior of the adits so he brow of the aditwould still be visible. At 42Gr3530,which seesa largeamountof visitationandrequiresmorepermanent losuremethods,eachof the five aditswould be closedusing solid concreteblock wallsplacedapproximatelyour feeton the nside he adit. This would allow the openingof themines oremain visible while preventingentrance.

Sinceno surfaceaspects f thesiteswould be affectedby the closureacfivities, t is recommendedthat the action would result n "no effect" to historicproperties.

CONCLUSION AI\[D RECOMMENDATIONSThis report wasprepared y the Utah Division of Oil, Gasand Mining (DOGM) to provideevaluations f thehistoric valuesof 22 abandoned ine openings.The propertiesare all in thevicinity of the BowknotBendof the GreenRiver,approximately30 miles west of Moab Utah. Themines equiresignificanceevaluationaswell as assessmentsf potential mpacts rom reclamation

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activities. Each s locatedon landunder he urisdictionof the Bureauof Land Management's(BLM) Priceand Moab field offices.

Approximately35 acresof land wassurveyed t six locations, ncorporating22mine openings.Sixarchaeological iteswere dentified. Four of thesesites,428m3346,428m3348,42Gr3531, nd42Gr3532, avebeen ecommended s neligible for listing on the National Registerof HistoricPlaces. Two of the sites,42Em3347and 42Gr3530, re recommended seligible but will besubjectedo closuremethods hatdo not diminish thecharacteristicshat contribute o theirsignificance.We recommend,herefore, hat heprojectwould result n'ho effect" to historicproperties.

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Mining Conference, anuary23-27, 1989,Death Valley NationalMonument.Bennett,Lee.2002 CottonwoodMining #3. Blue MountainShadows. ol 27lSummer2002.Coffin,R.C.l92l Economicgeologyof carnotiteand ts relatedores.Radium, Uranium,and VanadiumDepositsof Southwestern olorado,Bulletin 16.JamesBrothers,StatePrinters,Denver,Colorado,150-53.

1954 History of radium-uraniummining in the Plateau rovince.Guidebook o the Geologtof Uah, No. 9, UtahGeologicalSociety,Universityof Utah,SaltLakeCity,l-7.Cohenour, .E.1967 History of uraniumanddevelopment f ColoradoPlateauoreswith noteson uraniumproduction n Utah.Guidebook o the Geologtof Utah, No. 21. Utah GeologicalSociety,Universityof Utah,SaltLake City,12-22.Fischer,R.P.1942 Strategicminerals nvestigations, 942. VanadiumDepositsof Coloradoand Utah,Bulletin 936-P.United StatesGovernmentPrintingOffice, Washington,DC,364-65.Francaviglia,RichardV.l99I Hard Places:Reading he Landscape f America's Historic Mining Districts.University of Iowa Press,owa City.Hardesty,DonaldL.1990 EvaluatingSiteSignificancen HistoricalMining Districts. Historical Archaeologt,zaQ):42-sr.Hawley,C.C.,D.G. Wyant,andD.B. Brooks1965 GeologyandUraniumDepositsof the TempleMountain District, Emery County,Utah. GeologicalSurtteyBulletin 1192.Prepared n behalfof theU.S.Atomic EnergyCommission.Keane,Melissa,andA. E. Rogge1992Gold and Silver Mining in Arizona 1848-i,945. amesandMoore, Phoenix.Submittedto the Arizona StateHistoricPreservationOffice, Aizona StateParksBoard,Phoenix.Moore,R.B.1954Uranium and vanadium.TheMineral Industry: Its Statistics,Technologtand Trade.McGraw-Hill BookCompany,nc.,New York, 7ll-17.

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Noble,BruceJ., Jr.andRobertSpudel99l Guidelinesor ldentifying, Evaluating, and Registering Historic Mining Properties.U.S. Departmentof the lnterior, National ParkService,National RegisterBulletin,Washington,DC.Ringholz,R.C.

1989 UraniumFrenzy.W.W. Norton& Company,New York.Shumway,Gary (Ed.)2001 CottonwoodMining. BlueMountainShadows. ol25AMinter2001.

2002 CottonwoodMining #2. BlueMountainShadows.Vol 26lWinter 2001-2002.SouthDakotaStateHistoricalSociety1987 Proceedingsof the Worleshop n Historic Mining Resources:Defining theResearch

Questionsor EvaluationandPreservation.StateHistorical PreservationCenter,SouthDakotaStateHistoricalSocietv.Stokes,W.L.1977 Subdivisions f the majorphysiographic rovinces n Utah. Utah Geologt 4(1).Taylor,R.W.andS.W.Taylor1970 UraniumFever.The MacmillanCompany,New York.The Uranium Institute1988 Thehistoryofuraniumuptotheearly20thentury.Unpublishedpaper.he(JraniumInstitute, London,April 1989.Utah GeologicalSociety

1954 Summaryof events n the ColoradoPlateausince1924.Guidebooko the Geologt ofUtah,No.9, UtahGeologicalSociety,Universityof Utah,SaltLake City, 8-l l.1973 Reportof investigationnumber 111:Hey JoeProperty,Grand County,Utah.Unpublishedmanuscripton file at theUtah GeologicalSociety,SaltLakeCity.

Webb,Roy1986 If WeHad a Boat: GreenRiver Explorers,Adventurersand Runners.University ofUtah Press:SaltLakeCity.Wormington,H.M.1957 AncientMan in North America.PopularSeriesNo. 4. Denver MuseumofNaturalHistory, Denver.

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StateNo:AgencyNo:Temp.No:

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County:Emery5. ProJect AbandonedMineReclamation*6.ReportNo. U-04-EL-1283b*7.SlteName Propefi Name Alleen ndBowknot endmineproperties8. Glass f- l Prehistoric lvl Historic I Paleontologic l_l Ethnographic9. Slte Type uraniummlne ollplex*10.Elevation*11.UTlt cdd*12.

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*29.Slope 98 (Degrces)'30. Distanceo PemanentWaterType of WaterSource (B)RiverNameof WaterSource GreenRiver

*31.GeographlcUnlt (CAS)GreenRiverDesert'32. Topographic Location -seeGuideoradditbnatnfomation

PrlmaryLandform (G)CanyonSecondaryLandform (F)ClitrDescribe The site s located na near-verticalliff of the GreenRivel'sLabyrinthCanyon.Portions fthesiteare alsolocatedon he evelareaat thebaseof the cliff butstillsomedistance tom he river.

*33.Onalte lleposltional Context (B)Talus, H)AlluvialPlaDescribe Thesite smainly andstonealusandexposed edrock omprisinghe Labyrinth anyon all.Alluviumspresentnthe latsat the baseof the cliff.

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PartC- HistoricSites Site No.(s) 42Em3346_LC-AMR-2

1.SlteType uraniumminecomplex*2.HistorlcThemes (MN)Mining/Mineralxtraction

CULTUMLAFFIU,ANON DANilG ilEII{OD CULTURAL FFILIATION(EA)European/American (l) HistoricRecordHistorical ecordsndicatehe mineswereoperated yEuro-Americans.

*4. Oldest Date c. 1953 RecentDate c. 1958How Determined (l) historicalecord5. SiteDimensions 503 m X

DATINGTET}IOD"3. Culture

Describe

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None A)GrabSampleB)

(BB)bucket(MD)metaldrums

'Arca 30,024 sq. mDesigned ampleC)CompleteCollectionD)

mtrnn"7.EstimatedDepthof CulturalFlll M SurfaceA) n ZO 100cm (C) E Fillnoted utunknownE)n O- 20cm(B) I tOO m+ D) I DepthSuspected,utnottestedF)

How Estimabd Thesite dates o the mid1950sna locationwhere here svery ittlesoil deposition.t

(ff TesH, show ocation n sitemap)*8. ExcavationStatus n ExcavatedA) E Tested B)TestingMethod N/A

M UnexcavatedC)

*9. Summary of Artifacts and Debris (Refer o Guide or additional ategoies)(WD)dimensionalumber(IP) tarpaper

(Wl)wireropeDescribe: seeattachment

10.CeramlcArtifacb

(TK) ruckparts

Paste Glaze/Slip Decoration Patteln VessolForm Count

(PH)air compressoripe(MT)shaft adder(ME)metalfragments

a, EstimatedNumberof CeramicTrademarksDescribe:11 .Glass Count Trademark Decoration

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PartC-Histor icSites Slte No.(s) 42Em3346N/ALC-AMR-2

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5 ore dumps MT)1roadsystemCIR)Describe:seeattachment

*15.BuildingsandStructures locateon site map)Type

Describe: see attachment16. CommentslContlnuationsPleaeemakenoteof any Hietoric Recoldsearchespeilomed (County ecods,Gercnl LaN Offie, Historic oclety, andManagementAgencyecolds, rclHistories/lnteruiews)Uraniumminingbegan nthis area n 1953and developmentf mostminesendedbetween 957and 1962when he ederalgovemment ndedmostof theirpurchasestomsmalloperators.

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CONTINUATIONHEET42Em3346Bowknot Bend andAlleen tine GrcupaFeature (251723HO1)s a mineaditmeasuringixandone-halfeetwideby seveneethighandwith an associated ump.A large oadout acility Feature ) isalsoadJacento the adit.Thdinteriors unsupported nd extends orapproximately0 feet nto riablesandstone. he adjacentdumpmeasures 0 feetacross,s 50 feet highand contains pproximately75cubicyardsof fill.In hevicinity f themineaJenumerouscraps f dimensionalumber,arpaper, ipes,wire ope,anda hand-madeadder.A roadaccesseshe eaturebetween he aditand hedump.On the evelmesa op northof Feature1 is a dispersed catterof trashand equipmenthatincludes crapsof cut metal, ragments f dimensionalumber,and herearaxelassemblagefroma compressorruck.A 1.5"pipelineorcempressedir crosseshemesa op.Testdrillinghadbeenconducted t vaiious ocations cross he op of the mesa nto he areabehindhe adit.However, iven henatureof the enain t is notclearhow heequipment as ransported rremovedrom hemesa op.Feature is anorechute hat ransported re romnear heportalof Feature1,50feet o theflatsat the baseof the mesa.Theouter rameof the chute s constructedrom 8" by 8' beamsthat ormhorizontal nd vertical upports, ' by 8' beams hat orm horizontralnd diagonalsupports, nd some4" by4" beamsproviding upplementaryertical upport.On the nterior,hefloorof the chute s linedwith3" by 12"planksand he wallsare ormedof 3' by 12"plankson thelower wo eetand2" by 12"plankson top.Thedownhill ortion f the chute s supported y oursetsof vertical upports lacedive eetapart.The portionof thechuteat the bottomof the hillformsan A-frame18 eet acrossat the boftomand 6 feet acrossat the op. Theppening t thebottomof the chutemeasuresour eetwideby wo eethighand hasgrooved ides oaccommodatesliding oor.Thechute s ngoodcondition.At thebaseof the hillbelow he orechute sa large,dispercerashscafter.This ncludesmanyfragments f dimensionalumber,12"by 12' beams,poles, anels, segments f %"pipe,oilcans,and a galvanized ucket.Feature (251723HO2)s a mineadit measuring ix feet wideby ourand one-halfeet high.Themine s locatedwithina culde-sacof thecanyonwall near o Feature . The nterior sunsupported ndextendsorapproximately 00 eet ntohighly rqctured,ointedsandstone.There s noassocieted ump.A roadaccesseshe eature.Feature (251723HO3)sa mineadit measuring ix feet wideby ourand one-halfeethighandwithan associated ump.The mine s locatedwithina culde-sacof thecanyonwallnear oFeature . The nteriors unsupportednd extends oran unknown istancentohighly ractured,jointed andstone. headjacent umpmeasures 5 eetacrossi s 25 feethighandcontainsessthan 100cubicyardsof fill.A roadaccesseshe eaturebetweenhe adit and he dump.Feature (251723HO4)sa mineaditmeasuringour eetwideby sixandone-halfeethighandwithan associated ump.The nteriors unsupportednd extends or approximately5 feet ntohighlyrac'tured,ointedsaniJstone.headjacent umpmeasures 0 feet across,s two eet hickand contains nlya smallamountof fill.A roadaccesseshe eaturebetweenheadit and hedump.Feature (251723HO5)sa mineadit measuringour eetwideby six eet highandwith anassociated ump.The nteriors unsupportedndextends or approximately0 feet ntohighlyfractured,ointedsandstone. headjacent umpmeasure$ 0 feet across, s two eet hickandcontains ess han20 cubicyardsof fill. A roadaccesseshe eaturebetweenheadit and hedump.


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IMACS ITEFORM PartA - AdministrativeDataINTERT(ruilTAII{ANNOUMESCOTPUTERSYSTETForm approvsd or use byBLt - lrlrh, Idaho,Womlng, NevadaDlvlslonof StateHbtory - t tah, tiryomlngUSFS lntermountahRoglonNPS tltah,Wyomlng

4. State Utah5. ProJect LabyrinthGanyon bandonedMineRedamationProject

'1. StateNo:*2. AgencyNo:3. Temp.No:

42Em3347LC-AMR

County:Emery*6.ReportNo. U-04-EL-1283b*7.SlteName PropertyName WillowRosemineproperlies8. Class | | Prehistoric9. Site Type uraniumminecomplexBl

Historic ! Paleontologic f_l Ethnographic'10. Elevation 3,390 ft.*11.UTMGdd 12'12. NW of NW of.l3.Itlerldian (1)SLC Utah)

587112 m E 4273267 m NNW of Sectlon 25 T. 25S R. 17E

*14.IUlap efiErcnce Mineral anyon, tah7.5'USGS opo15.AerlalPhoto None16. Locetlonand Access

Float heGreenRiver o mile66.5.Land iverdghtandbushwtrackhrough bout40 feetof tamarisko the openareaatthe baseof thecliff.Anold road eads rom hecanyon low o theadits.*{7. land Owner (LM)BLM*18.FederalAdmlnlstratlve nits*19.Locationof Gurated tlaterlalsPrice

20. Site Descriptlon42Em3347onsists f four mineadits hatmakeup he WillowRoseminegroup.Theaditsare ocated n he steepcanyonwallon the westsideof the BowknotBendof theGreenRiver.Anaccess oadconnectshe mines.On he loodplainbelow he minesare wostandingramebuildings,wo building oundations,nd a dispersedrashscafter preadacross he lats.

*21. Site Conditlon ! ExcellentA) M cooo e) [ rair(C) n PoorD)*22.lmpact Agents (DM)Dismantling,SD)Struc.tural ecay, ER)Erosion,RV)*23.NationalRegisterStatus ( C) NationalRegisterQualityProfessionaludgment)Justify Thissiteproducedmarketableuantities f uranium re andpossessesheremnants f a uraniumminingfacitity,omplete ithbuildingoundationsnda standingoadout acilityhatdate o themid.1950s.t is eligiblefor listingon he NRHPundercriterionD (for ts nformationotential) ndA (for ts association ithpost:waruraniumminingn Utah.)

24.Photos LC-113-1625. Recordedby EverettBassett*26.SurueyOrganlzation EverettBassettor UtahDivof Oil,GasandMining27.Assisting CrewMembers AnthonyGallegos, enWyatt

*28.Suwey Date 1&Sep-20O4

List of Attachments

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*29.Slope 98 (Degrees)*30.Dletanceo PermanedtWater

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85 Aspect(Degrces)0.78 x 100Metens

State No:Temp.No:

42Em3347LC-AMR-3

*Typeof Water Source (B) RiverNameof WaterSource GreenRiver

*31.GeographlcUnlt (CAS)GreenRiverDesert'32. TOpOgraphiC LOCatiOl| - Seegurde orddi{tonatntomation

PrlmaryLandform (G)CanyonSecondaryLandform (1)MultipleSecondary andfoDescribe Thesite s located na near-verticalliffof the GreenRivefsLabyrinth anyon.Portions realso ocated nthe evelareaadjacento the baseof the cliffand on he marginof the loodplain.

*33.Oncite DeposltionalContext (B)Talus, H)AlluvialPlaDescribe Thesite smainly andstonealusandexposed edrock omprisingheLabyrinth anyon all.Alluviumspresentnthe latsat the baseof the cliffand on theGreenRiver loodplain.

*34.Vegetatlona. Llfe Zone

I ertic-npine;b. Community

PrimaryOniteSecondaryOniteSurounding Site

fl HudsonianB) E CanadianC) tr TransitionalD) p Upper onoranE) I Lo^,er onoranF)

(Q)LittleSagebrush(L)Riparian( R) Barren

Describe Theslope f he hillsides mostly anenalthoughtcontains omeblackbrush, agebrush,rickly earcactusand rabbitbrush. hesesameplantspecies representngreaterdensities n the evelportions fthe site.A thick amarisk nd willowbosque s present n the portion f the site adjacento the river*35.Miscellaneous ext none36.Gomments/Continuations

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1.Slb Type uraniummine*2.HistoricThemes (MN)Mining/Mineratxtraction

PartC-Histor icSites slte No.(s) 42Em33/.7N/ALC-AMR.3

CULruRAL AFFILIATION DANNGTEfiOO CULruRALAFHUANON DANNGlETTIOD*3. GultureDescribe

(EA)European/Amedcan (l) HistoricRecordHistoricalecordsndicatehe mineswereoperated yEuro-Americans.

%. Oldest Datre c. 1953 RecentDate

25'l

c. 1958HowDetermined (l) historicalecord5. Slte Dimensions 69 m X mnn

*Area 13,602 3 q . m*6.SurfaceGollectlon/Itllethod

SampllngMethod N/AEn None A)GrabSampleB) Designed ampleC)Complete ollectionD)

*7.EstimatedDepthof CulturalFill E SurfaceA) n zO 100cm (C) n Fil noted utuhknownE)n O 20 cm (B) I tOO m+ D) I DepthSuspected,utnot ested F)How Estimated Thesitedates o the mid1950s na locationwhere here svery iftlesoildeposition.(ff Tesbd,showhcationon sitemap)'8. ExcavationStatus n ExcavatedA) n Tested B)

TestingMethod N/AM UnexcavatedC)

*9. Summary of Artifacb and Debris fiefer to Guide oradditionat ategories)(wD) dimensional umber (BB) buoket (FU) bed frame and tabte OC) sanltary ans(MO)snavingrcreamube

(ME)misc.metalpiecesCIP) ar paper (SO) ubber oot (MD)metat rums

(TK) ruckpartsDescrlbe: seeaftachment

10.CeramicArtifacts(FA) ent abric (MT) ockprobeand drill

PasE Glaze/Sllp Decoratlon Pattem VesselForm Gount

a. EstimatedNumberof CeramlcTrademarksDescrlbe:

11 .Glass Count Trademark Decoration

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PartC-Histor icSites Slte No.(s) 42Em3347LC-AMR-3N/A

Describe:12.MaximumDenslty #lsq m (glassand ceramlcs)13 .Tln Can

Typesanitaryans

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Slze8 oz regular

Modified Labelltlart Functionfoodrectangularanitary scrowcap 2 gallon

Describe: Numerous oz sanitaryansarepresent. hese ppearo date o the ate1950s r early1960s. our uelcansarepresent.'14. Landscapeand ConstructedFeatures locateon site map) - SeeGuldeoraddltionalategones

4 mining dits MN)3 oredumps MT)1 roadsystem IR)

Describe: see aftachment*15.Buildingsand Structurcs locate n site map)

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Materialframe K)

Count ilateria!ypemining uildingDO)

Typeftame K) foundationsBY)

Desorlbe: seeaftachment16.Comments/GontinuationsPleasemake noteof any Historic Recordsearchespeformed (@untyRecotds,Gene'a,landOffire,Historic ocbty,aN Manqement gencyReands,OralHistories/lnteliews)Uraniummining egan n hisarea n 1953 nddevelopmentf mostmines nded etween 957and1962when he ederalgovernmentndedmostof theirpurchasestomsmalloperators.

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CONTINUATIONHEET42Em3il7Wllow RoseMlneGroupFeature1 is a still-standingramebuildingmeasuring 6.5 eeteastwestby en feet north-south.Thewallsare 6.5feethighand he roofhasa curvedeight-inch eak onnedby bending he roofjoistsover hreespacers.The nterior f the buildings framedwith2" by 4's andsheathedwith 1"by 12"horizontal lanks.Thesearecovered n the exteriorwithgreenaggregatear paperwithverticalbaftensat the seams.There s no evidence f any nteriorwalls r ceiling.The roofsupport s fiabricatedtom variable-width/rinchsheathing;hesewereprobably overedwith arpaperbut nonenow remains.A stovepipe olehadbeencut n the southwest omerof the roof.The loor6f thebuildings unimprovedirt.A two-foothighby our-footwide ramedwindow s located n the centerof the northandsouthwalls.A framed hree-foot y six-footdoonray s located n the northend of thewestside,althoughhe door s nowmissirtg. woscreened ut unftamed penings ad beerr ut nto hewallsat a laterdate o increase irflow.Theseare a two-footwideby 1.2S-foot ighopening nthe northsideand a two-footwideby 2.s-footopening ocated n the east side.The nterior lsohasseveral helvesattached o the frameand abricatedromwooden ratesand slats.A tubeofMentholatumhaving ream emains noneof the shelves.On theeastemexteriorof the building sthe floorof a porchmeasuringen eet north-south y 12feet east-west nd s nine ncheshigh. t is constructed f 2" by 4" framingwith 1' by 12" looring.42" by 4' box constructed nthe westend of the northsidemayhaveheld uel wood.Twenty-five eet o thenorthof the building s halfof a barrel,partially uried, nd usedas a trashincinerator. pproximately0sanitary ansand ragments r meltedglassarepresent t thebottom he banel. Artifacts nthe vicinity f the buildingnclude galvanized ail,a thermos,severalS0gallonbarrels,and ragments f wooden ratesand difnensionalumber.Feature1probablyunctioned s a residence r bunkhouseor the mineworkers.Feature appearc o be the floorof a large enthouse.The eaturemeasures 2teeteast-westby 14 eetnorth-southnd s formedof 2" by 8" oistsspacedat four-foot ntervals ith heflooring omprised f Tz"by 8"planks unning orth-south. t thecenterof the sbuthside sa 2foot-square ooden toop.Surroundinghe looring re scrapsof tent material, speciallyhefoldedhemandgrommets, s well as ftagments f window creening.Otherartifactsn thevicinity ncludeires, ragments f rubberand arpaper,and a banel.Stillsifiingon the centerofthe flooring sa largedining ablemeasuringwo eet en nchwideby 12 eet ong.This eaturewas probably dinirtg ent or the mineworkers.Feature3 is a still-standinguilding,denticalo Feature ,butwith he ollowing xceptions: heexteriorof the building s sheathedwith horizontal ' by6"scoveredwithpiecesof blackand redaggregatear paper;hereare no battens ver heseams.Thebuilding asa floorconstructedfnorth-southriented1"by 6"s and he windows re ocated n thenorthand eastwallsonly.Thedoonray s located n the southend of the eastwall.Thereare noporches nd he stovepipehole s on the northeast omerof the roof.Thisbuildingwas usedas a storeroom, speciallyor the rockcores rom est drilling onductedin thevicinity f the mines.Several oodenables represent n he nterior nd hesearecoveredwithdecomposedorrugated aperboxesand manycores.There sevidencehat moretablesand someshelveshadalso beenpresentbut hesehavebeen emoved. rtifacts n theexteriorof the eature nclude crapsof dimensionalumberandpiecesof cut steelplates.Feature isa partiallyotted our-foot quare rameof 2" by 4"s ocated t the baseof a steepslope.Thismaybe the remains f a privyalthough o nterior it s visible.


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There s a largescatterof tnash roundand o thewestof Features -4.Thisrash ncludesnumercusS0gallonbarrelsncluding ne heavily onstructed anel abeledPropertyof UtrahOilRefiningCompanySalt LakeCityUtah".Otherartifacts nclude 1940s-eraruckdoor,generator,and headlight, metalbed tame, wosetsof leafsprings, heavysteel ockprobe, anitarycans, uel cans,scrapsof dimensionalumber, nd a rubberboot.Feature (251725HO1)sa mineaditmeasuring ixand one-halfeetwideby en eet highandwithan associated ump.The nteriors supported y bothsquaresetsand continuous oxcribbing nd extendsor approximately 30 eet ntohighlyractured,ointedsandstone. headjacent umpmeasures 0 feetacross,s 15 eethigh,andcontiainspproximately75 cubicyardsof fill.Atop hedumpare tagments f a rail restle, crapsof com.rgatedoofing, nda drillbit;no rails emain.A roadaccesseshefeaturebetweenhe adit and hedump.Feature (251725HO2)sa mineadit measuring ineandone-halfeet wideby ive eet high.The nteriors partially upported y woodpropsand extends or approximately0 feet ntohighlyfractured,ointedsandstonewhere t splitsandextends oran knowndistanceo both he rightand o the eft. t is likely hat t oinswith Feature .Theadjacent ump s quitediqpersed ndcontains ess han100cubicyardsof spoil.A roadaccesseshe featurebetweenheaditand hedump.Remnants f a small ail restleare presentadjacento this roadFeature (251725HO3)s a mineaditmeasuringine eetwidebynine eethigh.The nteriorsunsupportednd extendsat a bearingol270 foran unknown istance ntohighly ractured,jointedsandstone. headjacent urnp s 20 feetwide,100 eet ong,and contains pproximately630cubicyardsof spoil.A roadaccesseshe eaturebetweenheadit and he dump.Remnantsof a small ail restleand scrapsof dimensionalumberare present djacento dump.Feature (25172HO10)sa mineaditmeasuring ix feet wide by our eet high.The nteriorsunsupportednd extends oran unknown istancentohighly ractured,ointedsandstone. headjacent umpmeasures 0 feetacrossand s80 feet ong;downhillrom hespoilpile sadislodged quare rame ormedof 4" by4's, possibly portion f a small oadout bcility.A roadac@sses he eaturebetweenhe adit and hedump.


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