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Archaeological Data Recovery Associated with the Mt. Hope Project, Eureka County, Nevada BLM LIBRARY DF LAND MANAGEMENT 88000270 Archaeological Data Recovery Associated with the Mt. Hope Project, Eureka County, Nevada Charles D. Zeier CULTURAL RESOURCE SERIES No. 8 1985 BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT NEVADA CULTURAL RESOURCES SERIES No. 1 The Pony Express in Central Nevada: Archaeological and Documentary Perspectives . Donald L. Hardesty (1979). 175 pp. * No. 2 A Cultural Resources Overview of the Carson & Humboldt Sinks, Nevada . James C. Bard, Colin I. Busby and John M. Findlay (1981). 214 pp. * No. 3 Prehistory, Ethnohistory, and History of Eastern Nevada: A Cultural Resources Summary of the Elko and Ely Districts . Steven R. James (1981 ). 387 pp. * No. 4 History of Central Nevada: An Overview of the Battle Mountain District . Martha H. Bowers and Hans Muessig (1982). 209 pp. * No. 5 Cultural Resources Overview Carson City District, West Central Nevada . Lorann S.A. Pendleton, Alvin McLane and David Hurst Thomas (1982). Part 1, 306 pp., Part 2, tables. * No . 6 Prehistory and History of the Winnemucca District: A Cultural Resources Literature Overview . Regina C. Smith, Peggy McGuckian Jones, John R. Roney and Kathryn E. Pedrick (1983). 196 pp. * No. 7 Nuvagantu: Nevada Indians Comment on the Intermountain Power Project . Richard W. Stoffle and Henry F. Dobyns (1983). 279 pp. No. 8 Archaeological Data Recovery Associated with the Mt. Hope Project , Eureka County, Nevada"^ Charles D. Zeier (1985). 298 pp. * Out of print Bureau of Land Management Post Office Box 12000 300 Booth Street Reno, Nevada 89520 Archaeological Data Recovery Associated with the Mt. Hope Project, Eureka County, Nevada Cultural Resource Series Monograph No. 8 Published by the Nevada State Office of the Bureau of Land Management 300 Booth Street, P.O. Box 12000 Reno, Nevada 89520 December, 1985 FOREWARD The Mt. Hope archaeological project was funded by the Exxon Minerals Company, Houston, Texas, as part of the Bureau of Land Management's compliance with cultural resource protection mandates. The importance of this volume lies in the diversity of types of archaeological resources which were intensively investigated. Past activities studied include: Middle Archaic lithic reduction; Pre-Archaic occupation; prehistoric hunting strategies; recent pinyon nut roasting; transportation in the early American frontier, including Chinese work camp habitation; and, an Italian charcoal production industry of the late 1800s. Also addressed are methodological issues such as effects of post-depositional processes on archaeological remains and the interplay of archaeological and archival research, as well as other topics. Though these sites did not, in conclusion, individually contribute a great wealth of information, the investigation yields substantial information useful in developing data recovery plans for similar sites in the future. Richard C. Hanes Nevada State Office Bureau of Land Management Reno January, 1986 M ARCHAEOLOGICAL DATA RECOVERY ASSOCIATED WITH THE MT. HOPE PROJECT EUREKA COUNTY, NEVADA by Charles D. Zeier with contributions by C. Lynn Furnis Dave N. Schmitt Donald L. Zerga Prepared Under the Supervision of Robert G. Elston, Principal Investigator ARPA Permit No. N-40970 (10/10/84) Prepared by Intermountain Research Drawer A Silver City, Nevada 89701 &* Prepared for -0s & c*. Exxon Minerals Company *& . ^oSr fjflP P. 0. Box 4508 ^V<V°o * " Houston, Texas 77210 V\A& „ Cr* &* September 1985 BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT LIBRP Denver, Colorado 88086276 ABSTRACT From 1983 through 1985, Intermountain Research conducted archaeological investigations on behalf of the Exxon Minerals Company Mt. Hope Project, Eureka County, Nevada. The present report documents surface collection and excavation conducted at two prehistoric sites, five historic sites, one site with both periods represented, and one of uncertain assignment. The work was undertaken in fulfillment of the Mt. Hope Project cultural resources data recovery plan. The prehistoric sites were diverse in character and geographic location. Site 26Eu790 was a Middle Archaic period, early stage biface reduction site in Garden Pass Valley. Located in a sand drift deposit, the site has undergone pronounced post-occupational transformation. Much smaller in size, site 26Eu983 appears to have been a location at which resources were extracted. Both a pre-Archaic and a Middle Archaic component were present, allowing limited comparisons. Site 26Eul011 was an intercept type hunting camp located in a high saddle. Bighorn sheep was the most likely target animal. Middle stage biface reduction was also in evidence at the site which dates from Middle Archaic through Numic times. Site 26Eu982 was a pinyon roasting feature which, unfortunately, was not associated with either prehistoric or historic artifacts. Radiocarbon dating indicates the feature is probably historic in age. Four of the studied historic sites were at one time associated with the production of charcoal, an industry that flourished in the Eureka area between the early 1870s and the late 1880s. Site 26Eu988 was a remote structure inhabited by Italian Carbonari around 1880. Sites 26Eu923 and 26Eu994 were isolated charcoal lenses where charcoal was produced. Present at site 26Eu787- B was a structure apparently inhabited by a group of teamsters involved in the transport of charcoal to Eureka. With the decline of the charcoal industry in the late 1880s, occupants of 26Eu787-B appear to have shifted to ranching. Two historic period sites were associated with the Eureka and Palisade Railroad which passed through the project area. Site 26Eu790 was occupied for a brief time by Chinese work crews involved in the 1875 construction of the railroad. Site 26Eu787-II is the location of the Mt. Hope station, operative between 1890 and the 1930s. Archaeological evidence suggests that a box car body was present at the site, probably during the 1910s and 1920s, and that it was used to house maintenance crews temporarily. TABLE OF CONTENTS Page ABSTRACT i LIST OF FIGURES viii LIST OF TABLES x ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS xii Chapter 1. INTRODUCTION 1 Project History 1 Class II Archaeological Survey 1 Class III Archaeological Survey 1 National Register Considerations 3 Data Recovery 3 Report Structure 5 Chapter 2 . PROJECT AREA DESCRIPTION 7 Geomor phology 7 Geology 7 Paleoenvironment 8 Flora 9 Fauna 9 Chapter 3. CULTURAL SETTING 11 Prehistory 11 Pre-Archaic 11 Archaic 13 Numic 14 Ethnography 14 History 15 Exploration 15 Transportation and Communication 15 Mining 17 Charcoal Production 18 Ethnic Populations 19 Chapter 4. RESEARCH DIRECTIONS 21 Prehistory-Related Research Problems 21 Site 26Eu790 - Prehistoric Component 21 Problems 21 Discussion 21 Methods of Investigation 22 Site 26Eu982 22 Problems 22 Discussion 23 Methods of Investigation 23 Site 26Eu983 23 Problems 23 Discussion 24 Methods of Investigation 25 Site 26Eul011 24 Problems 25 Discussion 25 Methods of Investigation 26 ii Page History-Related Research Problems 26 Site 26Eu787-B 26 Problems 26 Discussion 27 Methods of Investigation 27 Site 26Eu787-II - Mt. Hope Station 27 Problems 27 Discussion 28 Methods of Investigation 28 Site 26Eu790 - Historic Component 29 Problems 29 Discussion 29 Methods of Investigation 29 Site 26Eu988 30 Problems 30 Discussion 30 Methods of Investigation 31 Charcoal Production Sites 31 Problems 31 Discussion 31 Methods of Investigation 31 Chapter 5. RESEARCH METHODS 33 Site Mapping 33 Surface Collection Techniques 33 Excavation Techniques 33 Field Documentation 34 Laboratory Activities 34 Lithics 35 Historic Artifacts 35 Archival Research Methods 37 Chapter 6. HISTORIC SITE 26EU787, FEATURE B 39 Site Description 39 Archival Information 42 Artifact Descriptions 46 Clothing 46 Footwear 47 Adornment 47 Medical and Health Items 47 Indulgences 49 Pastimes 53 Furnishings 53 Food Storage 53 Food Preparation and Consumption 54 Portable Heating 54 Sewing Items 54 Structural Material 54 Structural Hardware 54 Hunting 56 Railroad Construction/Maintenance 58 Media of Exchange 58 Wood Cutting 58 iii Page Handicrafts 58 Mining 58 Miscellaneous Tools 59 Vehicles 59 Draft Animal Equipment/Maintenance 60 Unknown It ems 60 Discussion 62 Terrace A 62 Terrace B 64 Artifact Distributions 64 Terrace A 69 Terrace B 71 Evaluation of Research Goals 72 Dates of Occupancy 72 Site Associations 74 Chinese Occupancy 74 Lif eways 75 Chapter 7. SITE 26EU787 FEATURE II 79 Site Description 80 Archival Information 83 Artifact Descriptions 85 Personal Items 85 Medical and Health 87 Indulgences 87 Pocket Tools and Accessories 88 Furnishings 89 Food Storage 89 Food Preparation 95 Food Consumption 95 Portable Illumination 96 Portable Waste Disposal and Sanitation 96 Portable Heating 96 Yard Maintenance 96 Structural Materials 97 Structural Hardware 97 Fixed Illumination 98 Vehicles 98 Draf t Animal Equipment 98 Hunting 98 Railroad Operations 99 Media of Exchange 99 Communications Systems 101 Unknowns 101 Discussion 102 Feature A 102 Feature B 104 Feature C 105 Artifact Distributions 105 Evaluation of Research Goals 108 Periods of Use 108 Functional Assessment 110 Nature of Site Occupancy Ill iv Page Chapter 8. HISTORIC/PREHISTORIC SITE 26Eu790 113 Site Description 113 Prehistoric Component 113 Artifact Descriptions 116 Projectile Points 116 Stage I Blfaces 118 Stage II Bifaces 122 Stage III Bifaces 122 Scraper 124 Assayed Cobbles 124 Core Tools 125 Flake Tools 125 Fire Altered Rock 125 Groundstone 125 Battered Cobble 127 Debitage 127 Faunal Remains 129 Evaluation of Prehistory Related Research Goals 130 Components Present 130
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