Apache County (County) (Geographic Keyword)

DOCUMENT Full-Text James E. Bradford.

Acting as an archaeological consultant under contract with Salt River Project, the Museum of Northern Arizona, Department of Anthropology, has prepared and submitted this report as part of the total input to the Federal Environmental Statement for the Coronado Generating Station Project. Information contained in this report is based primarily on Museum investigations conducted in 1974-75 during various phases of the Coronado Generating Station Project while under contract with both the Bechtel...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Richard S. Sims.

On October 10, 1979, the Museum of Northern Arizona conducted an archaeological survey of one drill hole location (G-17) and proposed access roads for the Salt River Project Coronado Generating Station Project. No archaeological or historic sites were observed, and clearance is recommended. This is a final report.

DOCUMENT Full-Text A. Stanley Granger.

On August 22, 1977, the proposed Patterson Wellfield Transmission Pipeline right-of-way was surveyed by the Museum of Northern Arizona. One site, NA15,313 was located during the survey; it is a small sherd and lithic scatter of the Cibola Anasazi culture dating from the Pueblo II or Pueblo III periods situated on a small knoll top in a juniper-sage covered area near the southern end of the right-of-way. It is recommended that the routing of either the proposed right-of-way or the easement...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Gale McPherson.

At the request of Dames & Moore, consultants to Salt River Project, the Museum of Northern Arizona, has conducted an archaeological impact study of a proposed railroad in eastern Arizona. The study is designed to characterize the archaeological resources in the project area, providing Dames & Moore with information to evaluate potential impact of the project on the resources. The alignment, designated "D-2", is one of two proposed routes for a coal haul railroad from Coronado Station near St....

DOCUMENT Full-Text Mark B. Sant.

On November 11, 1976, at the request of Salt River Project, an archaeological clearance investigation of the Barlett Well location and associated access road was conducted by the Museum of Northern Arizona on private land in Apache County, Arizona. During the investigations, one archaeological site was observed, recorded and site boundaries flagged off. A brief description of the archaeological investigations, site description, as well as specific clearance recommendation is given.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Mark B. Sant.

In May 1976, at the request of the Salt River Project, an archaeological clearance investigation of 16 20-acre mining claims on Bureau of Land Management land and a quarter section of state land south of St. Johns, Arizona, was conducted by the Museum of Northern Arizona. 18 archaeological sites were located and recorded. A brief description of the investigations, the project area, and the archaeological situation encountered is given.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Mark B. Sant.

In September 1977, at the request of Salt River Project (SRP), an archaeological clearance investigation of three sub-ballast borrow areas along the SRP-Coronado Railroad Line, was conducted by the Museum of Northern Arizona. During the course of investigations 12 archaeological sites were recorded. A brief description of the investigations, the project area, and archaeological sitaution encountered is given. In addition, as a consequence of the preliminary results of the survey, archaeological...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Claudia Nissley.

The Museum of Northern Arizona conducted an intensive survey for cultural resources at the proposed site of the Concho Pipeline Booster Station and an adjacent access road located north of St. Johns, Apache County, Arizona. Although the area is overlain by abundant pebbles from the Shinarump conglomerate member of the Chinle Formation which would provide lithic resources, no artifacts or sites were found. Archaeological clearance is recommended for the area of proposed action.

DOCUMENT Full-Text James E. Bradford.

The Museum of Northern Arizona has conducted archaeological investigations in areas selected by Salt River Project for subsurface testing for the proposed Coronado Generating Station Pipeline. A total of 18 such locations were inspected and the results and recommendations of these archaeological investigations are presented in this report. This file includes related correspondence.

DOCUMENT Full-Text James E. Bradford.

At the request of Salt River Project, the Museum of Northern Arizona conducted archaeological investigations in two 200 ft. wide corridors east-northeast of St. Johns, Arizona. Archaeological survey was conducted in order to determine if any archaeological material would be negatively impacted as a result of drilling operations related to tests being conducted for construction of an evaporation pond associated with the Coronado Generating Station plant site. An extensive historic and prehistoric...

DOCUMENT Full-Text James E. Bradford.

During the period of September 1974 and March 1975, the Museum of Northern Arizona, at the request of Salt River Project, conducted various archaeological surveys on private lands being considered for development in association with the Coronado Generating Station plant site and related facilities. In all, 22 drill hole locations and one tract of land scheduled for construction of a stock watering tank were investigated to determine the presence of any archaeological materials which might be...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Claudia Nissley.

The Museum of Northern Arizona conducted an intensive survey of the proposed Coronado-Concho Wellfield Distribution transmission line in two phases: 1) a preliminary survey of the entire line (0.75 mi.), and 2) a specific inspection of over 18 pole locations. Three sites have been recorded within the project area. The direct impact of the proposed construction is insignificant; however, the indirect impact of vehicular traffic is considerable. Provisional clearance is recommended.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Steven G. Dosh.

At the request of the Salt River Project the Museum of Northern Arizona conducted an archaeological survey of State of Arizona lands to be impacted by the construction of the proposed Coronado Brown-Greer Wellfield access road approximately 8 mi west of St. Johns, Arizona. Only that potion of the proposed access road transecting State land was intensively surveyed. Since no archaeological or historic sites or materials were observed during the investigation, archaeological clearance can be...

DOCUMENT Full-Text James E. Bradford.

On January 14, 1976, the Museum of Northern Arizona conducted an archaeological reconnaissance of the proposed primary construction locations in the Coronado Generating Station Ash Disposal area. Nine archaeological sites were located during this reconnaissance.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Kathleen Gratz.

On December 1-3, 1975, a Museum of Northern Arizona archaeologist conducted clearance investigations at the request of the Salt River Project. The project encompassed four test areas where drill borings are to be taken in anticipation of determining the exact location and dimensions of a proposed ash disposal evaporation pond, retaining dam, and borrow pits. This project is part of the construction program for the Coronado Generating Station. The results of the survey and recommendations for...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Steven G. Dosh.

At the request of Salt River Project, the Museum of Northern Arizona conducted archaeological surveys for proposed test drilling locations in the proposed ash disposal area of the Coronado Generating Station. Since no archaeological sites were recorded at these drilling locations, archaeological clearance can be recommended.

DOCUMENT Full-Text A. Stanley Granger.

Between July 10 and July 15, 1977, 3.88 miles of right-of-way expansion was surveyed along the Coronado Generating Station Coal Haul Railroad approximately 18 miles north of St. Johns, Arizona. One prehistoric site was found, a large sherd and lithic scatter of the Cibola Anasazi culture. It is recommended that the portion of the site within the expanded right-of-way be mapped and recorded.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Donald R. Keller.

Two alternate alignments for the Salt River Project Coronado Generating Station Concho wellfield C7 collector pipeline were surveyed for archaeological resources by the Museum of Northern Arizona in September, 1976. One previously unrecorded archaeological site was discovered. A project description, a site description, and archaeological clearance recommendations are given.

DOCUMENT Full-Text William S. Marmaduke.

On September 22, 1977 and October 12, 1977, the Museum of Northern Arizona conducted clearance surveys in the Patterson Wellfield adjacent to the main plant site of the Coronado Station. Well sites P-10 and P-3, and an access road between them, were inspected thoroughly. A proposed well site P-9 and an access road from it to well site P-10 were partially covered in reconnaissance. The Museum recommends clearance only for well sites P-10 and P-3 and their access road.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Richard A. Brook.

Since May, 1975, the Museum of Northern Arizona, Department of Anthropology (hereafter "Museum"), has conducted archaeological investigations for the Salt River Project - Coronado Generating Station, Coronado-Dinosaur Transmission System, North End Project. This work, supported by contractual agreement, has consisted of an intensive archaeological survey of the proposed right-of-way, from Sta. 0+00 - Sta. 3874+21, and a realignment around Sta. 1748+30 to Sta. 2375+50, and the analysis and report...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Richard A. Brook.

Between January 19 and 23, 1976, the Museum of Northern Arizona conducted archaeological investigations for the Salt River Project - Coronado Generating System - Coronado-Dinosaur Transmission Line, North End Realignment. The work, supported by contractual agreement, has consisted of an intensive archaeological survey of the proposed realignment right-of-way, around Tower 111 (Sta. 1748+30) and Tower 150 (Sta. 2375+50), and the interim report preparation associated with data collected during the...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Charles M. Hoffman. Jennifer Levstik. Donald Irwin. M.L. Brack. Keith Knoblock.

In late March 2000, Lone Mountain Archaeological Services, Inc. conducted archaeological Phase I data recovery investigations at three prehistoric sites to assess the presence and extent of buried cultural materials and determine if there would be adverse effects that would result from a proposed Salt River Project well field expansion project located near Concho, Apache County, Arizona. This project involves the construction of a pipeline and three well field pads that will supply water to the...

DOCUMENT Full-Text William S. Marmaduke.

The Coronado Station Archaeological Project is studying the variation in prehistoric economy and economic structure over space and through time. The station — a 1050 megawatt, coal-fired electric generating plant presently under construction for Salt River Project — dominates the horizon northeast of St. Johns, Arizona. - Corridors for transmission lines, water pipe lines, and a railroad spur radiate north and west from the main plant site, crossing in their passage most of the environmental...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Alan Dulaney.

At the request of the Salt River Project, the Museum of Northern Arizona conducted an archaeological clearance investigation of a proposed additional access road to the Coronado Generating Station near St. Johns, Arizona. Bettina H. Rosenberg, Archaeological Administrator for the Salt River Project, requested this survey in telephone conversation on March 2, 1978. This file includes related correspondence.

DOCUMENT Full-Text C. Marshall Hoffman. Richard W. Effland, Jr.. Donald Irwin.

Archaeological Consulting Services, Ltd. (ACS) conducted a cultural resource survey north of St. Johns, Arizona, at the request of Ms. Judy Brunson of Salt River Project (SRP). The survey, was performed in order to provide an inventory and assessment of the cultural resources that might be affected by the widening of a currently existing railroad right-of-way across State and private lands. Eleven prehistoric sites, two prehistoric artifact scatters, and five prehistoric isolates were identified...