CLASS III CULTURAL RESOURCE INVENTORY OF THE PRIVATE FUEL STORAGE PROJECT IN SKULL VALLEY, TOOELE COUNTY, UTAH Cultural Resources Report 5126-02-9909 by Daniel K. Newsome "•,.•.. _/ l. Site 42TO1187 A Temporary datum Low Transportation Corridor oenterfine o Low Tranmportation Comdor 1 centedlne c point Rock 0 T 25 e Rock accurjmjabon ydo Intemittent drainage Contour interval: 3.0 ft F Photo point P-IIIASSOCIATES, INC. 0 9910260199 991019 PDR ADOCK 07200022 B PDR CLASS III CULTURAL RESOURCE INVENTORY OF THE PRIVATE FUEL STORAGE PROJECT IN SKULL VALLEY, TOOELE COUNTY, UTAH Cultural Resources Report 5126-02-9909 by Daniel K. Newsome Submitted to Stone & Webseter 7677 East Berry Avenue Englewood, CO 80111-2137 by P-Ill Associates, Inc. 2759 South 300 West Salt Lake City, Utah 84115-2932 July, 1999 Work completed under Department of Interior Antiquities Permit 98UT54616, State of Utah Antiquities Permit U-99-PD, and State of Utah Project-Specific Permit U-98-PD-0213bi Table of Contents Section Page List of Figures ................................................... iii L ist of T ables ....................................................... v Introduction and Project Description ..................................... 1 Environm ental Setting ................................................ 25 Regional Prehistoric and Historic Overview ............................... 28 Literature Review and Records Search ................................... 31 Field M ethods ...................................................... 33 Inventory R esults .................................................... 33 Summary and Management Recommendations ............................. 37 R eferences C ited .................................................... 38 Appendix A . Site Form s ...................................................... A -i B . Isolated Find Illustrations ........................................... B-i ii List of Figures Figure Page 1. Small-scale topographic map showing the general location of the project parcels in northern Skull Valley, Tooele County, Utah ................... 2 2. Small-scale topographic map showing the general location of the project parcels in southern Skull Valley, Tooele County, Utah ................... 3 3. Topographic map showing the location of the Intermodal Transfer Point in Sections 1 and 12 ofT. IS, R. 8W; and Section 7 ofT. 1S, R. 7W ....... 4 4. Topographic map showing the location of the Low Transportation Corridor in Sections 17, 18, and 20 of T. IN, R. 9W; and Section 13 of T. IN, R .IO W . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5. Topographic map showing the location of the Low Transportation Corridor in Sections 21, 22, and 27 ofT. IN, R. 9W ........................... 6 6. Topographic map showing the location of the Low Transportation Corridor in Sections 27 and 34 of T. IN, R. 9W ............................... 7 7. Topographic map showing the Low Transportation Corridor in Section 34 of T. IN, R. 9W; Sections 3 and 10 of T. IS, R. 9W; and the location of cultural resource site 42TO1 187 .................................. 8 8. Topographic map showing the Low Transportation Corridor in Sections 10 and 15 of T. IS, R. 9W; and the location of isolated find IF- 1 ............. 9 9. Topographic map showing the location of the Low Transportation Corridor in Sections 15 and 22 of T. 1S, R. 9W ............................... 10 10. Topographic map showing the Low Transportation Corridor in Sections 27 and 34 of T. I S, R. 9W; and the location of isolated finds IF-2 and IF-3 ..... .11 11. Topographic map showing the location of the Low Transportation Corridor in Sections 3 and 10 ofT. 2S, R. 9W ................................ 12 12. Topographic map showing the Low Transportation Corridor in Sections 15 and 22 of T. 2S, R. 9W; and the location of cultural resource site 42TO709. 13 13. Topographic map showing the Low Transportation Corridor in Sections 22, 27, and 34 of T. 2S, R. 9W; and the location of cultural resource .......... 14 site 42TO709 14. Topographic map showing the location of the Low Transportation Corridor in Sections 27 and 34 of T. 2S, R. 9W; and Section 3 of T. 3S. R. 9W ...... 15 iii Figure Page 15. Topographic map showing the location of the Low Transportation Corridor in Sections 3, 10, and 15 ofT. 3S, R. 9W ............................. 16 16. Topographic map showing the location of the Low Transportation Corridor in Sections 15, 22, and 27 of T. 3S, R. 9W ............................ 17 17. Topographic map showing the location of the Low Transportation Corridor in Sections 27 and 34 of T. 3S, R. 9W; and Section 3 of T. 4S, R. 9W ...... 18 18. Topographic map showing the Low Transportation Corridor in Sections 3, 10, and 15 of T. 4S, R. 9W; and the location of isolated find IF-8 .......... 19 19. Topographic map showing the location of the Low Transportation Corridor in Sections 10, 15, and 22 ofT. 4S, R. 9W ............................ 20 20. Topographic map showing the location of the Low Transportation Corridor in Sections 22, 27, and 34 of T. 4S, R. 9W ............................ 21 21. Topographic map showing the location of the Low Transportation Corridor in Section 34 of T. 4S, R. 9W; and Sections 1, 2, and 3 of T. 5S, R. 9W ..... 22 22. Topographic map showing the Low Transportation Corridor in Section 1 of T. 5S, R. 9W; the Private Fuel Storage Facility Area in Sections 5, 6, 7, and 8 of T. 5S, R. 8W; the Exploratory Trench location in Section 7 of T. 5S, R. 8W; and the location of isolated finds IF-4 and IF-7 ............ 23 23. Topographic map showing the Private Fuel Storage Facility Area in Sections 8 and 9 of T. 5S, R. 8W; and the location of isolated finds IF-5 and IF-6 .... 24 iv List of Tables Table Page 1. Project sum m ary .................................................. 26 2. Summ ary of isolated finds .......................................... 34 v Introduction and Project Description Between May 7 and June 10, 1999, P-I1I Associates, Inc. (P-Ill Associates), performed a Class III cultural resource inventory in Skull Valley, Tooele County, Utah. The inventory was executed in anticipation of the development of the Private Fuel Storage Project, which would store spent nuclear fuel in dry storage casks on the Skull Valley Goshute Indian Reservation. The work was conducted on behalf of Stone and Webster Engineering Corporation (SWEC), and was necessary to fulfill various laws and regulations that require the identification, consideration, and protection of cultural resources on public lands. These legal responsibilities are mandated by legislation such as the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the Archaeological Resource Protection Act of 1974, the Federal Land Policy Management Act of 1976, Executive Order 11593, and the Utah State Antiquities Act. The project was conducted under the provisions of Department of Interior Antiquities Permit 98UT54616, State of Utah Antiquities Permit U-99-PD, and State of Utah Project Specific Permit U-98-PD-0213bi issued to P-III Associates. The project consists of four study areas (Figures 1-2). The first is the Intermodal Transfer Point, which is 1.8 mi west of Timpie Junction, between Interstate 80 and the Union Pacific Railroad (Figure 3). The Intermodal Transfer Point covers approximately 17 acres of private land and 23 acres of public land administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). The second study area consists of the Low Transportation Corridor. The corridor extends from the Low Interchange on Interstate 80 southward to the Goshute Indian Reservation and covers approximately 1593 acres of BLM land (Figures 4-22). The third study area consists of the Private Fuel Storage Facility Area. This parcel is located on the Goshute Indian Reservation and covers approximately 1000 acres (Figures 22-23). The fourth study area is an Exploratory Trench located along the northern base of Hickman Knolls, on the Goshute Indian Reservation (see Figure 22). The parcel covers approximately six acres. The cultural resource investigations were initiated with a Class I overview (Bright and Schroedl 1998) of the project to determine if any cultural properties had been identified in the area. The Class I overview revealed that no cultural remains had been previously recorded within the parcels. However, the Class I did yield evidence that an historic trail, the Hastings Cutoff, crossed through the general project area (the Class I report incorrectly reported multiple crossing of the Hastings Cutoff in the project area). The subsequent Class III inventory (the subject of this report) confirmed the presence of the Hastings Cutoff in one location in the project area, and resulted in the discovery and documentation of an additional site and eight isolated finds. The Hastings Cutoff (site TOOELE, UTAH 1953 Contour Interval 200 Feet Scale 1250,000 0 5 10 15 2: Miles 0 5 10 15 20 25 3D Kilometers Figure 1. Small-scale topographic map showing the general location of the project parcels in northern Skull Valley, Tooele County, Utah. 2 FI ý.VV.\>*5?C2.-./U 1:P` 7' ,2.•1.• 71C C) Low Transportation Corridor -1 I % : -1 L62Xi RI J =1 t Ranch . J J i/h' 000 0 cn 'I. 0 / 7- U ig " ! ¢cc noll / , ' _] ri4•] l ,"/ Private Fuel Storage Facility Area / S LL 9L Exploratory Trench Location , 6 N TOOELE, UTAH 1953 Contour Interval 200 Feet Scale 1:250,000 0 5 10 15 20 Miles 0 5 10 15 20 25 3D Kilometers Figure 2. Small-scale topographic map showing the general location of the project parcels in southern Skull Valley, Tooele County, Utah. 3 4, Ai [11- I 80 (D 7 42 1ý 1671 + a;27 TIMPIE, UTAH PROVISIONAL EDITION 1985 Scale 1:24 000 1 n3 1 1 - 5- 0 Miles 1 .5 0 I- I- 1- F- I- I~ _ 1 F-j F-71 F771Kilometers Figure 3. Topographic map showing the location of the Intermodal Transfer Point in Sections 1 and 12 of T. IS, R. 8W; and Section 7 of T. IS. R. 7W. 4 Location Diagram N LOW, UTAH 1973 rU I Contour Interval 20 Feet Scale 1:24 000 1 .5 0 I - I - EI- --E ýI I.