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FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY DI FORM 1926 (June 1988) Date Received:_________________ OMB No. 1024-0037 Sent for Review:________________ Approved through 6/30/91 Control No.:____________________ UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR APPLICATION for a FEDERAL PERMIT under THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESOURCES PROTECTION ACT approved October 31, 1979 (P.L. 96-95; 93 Stat 721; 16 U.S.C. 470aa-II; 43 CFR 7) or THE ANTIQUITIES ACT approved June 8, 1906 (P.L. 59-209; 34 Stat. 225; 16 U.S.C. 431-433; 43 CFR 3) Instructions: Complete and return two copies of this application form and attachments to each state or regional office of the land managing agencies involved. All information requested must be completed before the application will be considered. Use separate sheets of paper if more space is needed to complete a section. 1. Name of Institution: 2. Address: (include zip code) Gray & Pape, Inc. 1705 East Main Street Richmond, VA 23223 (804) 644-0656 [email protected] 3. Type of Permit requested: (check appropriate box) a. Surveys and limited testing/limited collections of lands identified in No. 4. b. Excavation, collection, and intensive study of specific site areas described below in No. 4. 4. Lands of the United States for which a permit is requested: The survey to be conducted is on the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge, Chincoteague, Virginia, more specifically delineated in exhibits B-1 and B-2. On behalf of John Amrhein, Jr., Gray and Pape proposes to conduct limited underwater archaeological remote sensing investigations in support of Mr. Amrhein’s efforts to locate and document the location of the wreck of the Spanish warship, La Galga. It is believed that the remains of La Galga lie near in the remnants of a former inlet at Assateague Island south of the Virginia-Maryland border. See also Exhibit A. b. Attach a copy of a map, sketch, or plan showing specific sites or areas for which permit is desired. See attached figures B-1 and B-2, and B-3. 5. Nature and extent of the work proposed, including how and why it is proposed to be conducted: For this phase of the project, the proposed survey will be a non-invasive study using remote sensing technology. No subsurface excavation will take place as part of this phase of the project. The remote sensing equipment selected for this work is the Geometrics 858 cesium vapor magnetometer with a GPS interface. (See Exhibit C) The overall goal of the survey is to verify magnetic anomalies in an area believed to be the remains of the Spanish warship La Galga. These features are contained with the waterfowl impoundment known as Old Field’s Pond (see attached location map A-2). The survey will consist of covering the project area along spaced transects set at distances of no greater than 25 feet apart. The transects will correspond to a grid which will be established at the outset of fieldwork. Initial sweeps of the project area will be conducted along the transects forming the north-south axis of the grid. If anomalies are detected, they will be more closely examined with the sensor by closing the distance of the survey grid as well as utilizing the east-west running transects of the grid. If the concentrated anomalies are located, the survey will be extended outward to identify any debris field associated with the wreck. The GPS interface on the magnetometer unit will precisely record all readings with their location. The survey will be conducted in two areas. One is the area believed to contain the wreck, and if it is found to be in the proposed area, then the adjoining area to the west that most likely contains shipwreck artifacts and cultural material left from the 200 crew who camped here for three days following the wreck will be mapped. See Exhibit B-2. After the raw data is recorded into the magnetometer console it will be downloaded into the computer of the consulting archaeologist and processed with Surfer for Windows which will prepare a map of the area showing the grid lines of the survey and the resultant magnetic field readings and anomalies. This data and resulting map will be evaluated by the Gray & Pape archaeologists and the results will be incorporated into a technical report detailing the project results as well as recommendations for future testing and research. 6. Name, address and institutional affiliation, if any, of persons in “a” and “b” below: a. Individual(s) proposed to be responsible for conducting the work (i.e., in direct charge of field work): Include evidence of qualifications (vitae) in accordance with Section 7.8 of the Final Uniform Regulation (43 CFR 7). Bradley McDonald See CV at Exhibit D and E b. Individuals proposed to be responsible for carrying out the terms and conditions of the permit (i.e., in general charge): Bradley McDonald See CV at Exhibit D and E 7. Proposed date field work will begin: 8. Proposed time of performance: April 2008 No more than 2 days of fieldwork 9. University, museum or other scientific or educational institution in which the applicant proposes to store all collections and copies of records, data, photographs and other documents derived from the proposed work: (The application must include a written certification, signed by an authorized official of the institution., of willingness to assume curatorial responsibility, and to safeguard and preserve these materials as property of the United States or, in the case of an application on Indian lands, in the event the Indian owners do not wish to take custody.) See Exhibit F. Because no subsurface excavation will occur as a result of this phase of the project, it is anticipated that no artifacts will be recovered. Curation of field notes, photographs, and other materials generated during the course of the project will be coordinated with the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge 10. Proposed outlet for public written dissemination of the results: The results of the remote sensing survey will be presented in a technical report that will be made available to the management staff of the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge and Region 5 of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. No other’s except for those described in Item 9 above will receive the report with permission of the Fish and Wildlife Service. Evidence of the applicant’s ability to initiate, conduct and complete the proposed work, including evidence of logistical support and laboratory facilities: see attachment 12. Signature of individual in general charge: 13. Date of application: February19, 2008 Bradley McDonald, Senior Manager Paperwork Reduction Act Statement This information is being collected to conduct archeological studies on lands under the jurisdiction of the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge. This information will be used to ensure that the proposed studies meet statutory and regulatory requirements. Response to this request is required to obtain a benefit. The public reporting burden for this form is estimated to average one hour per response. including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining data, and completing and reviewing the form. Direct comments regarding the burden estimate or any other aspect of this form to the Information Collection Clearance Officer, National Park Service, Washington. D.C. 20013 and the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs. Office of Management and Budget. Washington, D.C. 20503. Table of Exhibits Exhibit A …………Description of Proposal 3 pages Exhibit B………….Proposed Survey Area 1 page Exhibit B-2………..Enlarged Survey Area 1 page Exhibit B-3……….. Aerial Photo of survey area 1 page Exhibit C………. ….Description of Survey Equipment 5 pages Exhibit D…………..Statement of Qualifications for Gray & Pape 11 pages Exhibit E. ………….CV Bradley M. McDonald, Gray & Pape 23 pages Exhibit F…………...Curation Agreement 1 page Exhibit A Proposal for verification of a site believed to be the remains of the 18th century Spanish warship La Galga located on the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge Submitted by Brad McDonald Gray & Pape, Cultural Resources Consultants On behalf of John L. Amrhein, Jr., Maritime Historian February, 2008 Background On August 18, 1750, six Spanish ships and one Portuguese vessel cleared Havana, Cuba for Cadiz, Spain. On August 24, they encountered a hurricane off of the north coast of Florida and were propelled by the Gulf Stream and hurricane winds up the coast of North America. Three vessels were lost on the coast of North Carolina, two made it into Norfolk, Virginia, a zumaca called the Nuestra Señora de Mercedes ran ashore six leagues north of Cape Charles, Virginia and on September 5, 1750, the 56 gun warship, La Galga, who was the escort to the treasure ships, drove ashore on Assateague Island, Virginia. La Galga came to rest in shallow water partially submerged. Her first deck of guns was covered with two feet of water. Fortunately no one was lost at sea but five individuals drowned while attempting to swim ashore. Don Daniel Huony, the captain of the ship, was told that they were on Assateague Island, near the Maryland-Virginia border, and on the Virginia side. The captain and crew left the wreck three days later for Snow Hill, Maryland, and then on to Norfolk, Virginia where they remained until December 31. In early November, he received word that the shipwreck had been determined to be “two ship lengths” inside of Maryland based on a recent survey. No record of this survey exists today, but it is this clue that guides the researcher to ascertaining the location of the shipwreck. The applicant has written in detail about the history of the ship, the storm, and his conclusions on where the 1750 boundary line would be in evaluating the probable location of the wreck site.

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