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Mitigation Measure
1.
Limit- All <road cuts to 2 ft: and reseed with native grasses.
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2.
Limit fibs to 2 ft.maximum except where neededfor culvert"
cower,.
3.
Note on map: All groundwater must be potable and too", the
requirements of Safe Drinking Water :Act..:
4.
Note on map: Offset. impacts t6 ;fire` 'ser rices "in'clud i ny, but
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not limited to, installation of ';2500�gallon hank on each
p arcel,,. pressurized water, or, interior sptinklers'on all
residential structures.
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5.
Construct turnouts along Round Valley Ranah Road every
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500 feet for passage of large trucks,.
6.
Meet the requirements of Cal"Trans including installation of a
public road approach at the intersection of Round Valley
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Ranch Road and Highway 191.
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7,
Limit homesIte'construction to areas of 20t slope or less.
IV. 'ENVIRONMENTAL
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planatio'ns 0 a: "maybe" answer, arp,require.
'on attached shee't,(
YES"
MAYBE:
EARTH." "'Will"the p,roposa .result in signidant
a.-_Unstable
,•earth conditions or in changes':, in
geologic sub, s t, r"u. ct u r e s?
S;ruptiohs dtspla "'Ment5�,compaction o. : r'
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ovn ,
erpOverig, of-t the; soiA?
4.
Change t -
,,, in - bgr ground
xelefvfeatuxes^
'totli-ff&ation
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De8truc. L,on,,- ..cqv'e,`Lnigor of any
unique 900 pgic- or physical featUres?,.,
'.'in
Incio'iii *in& or water,.� �' erose of S61
ether onj.
:.or -,sltol,?.
Changesf. d", in, eppsli
Lon of.drosipfi_bf beach,
andsot changes in Ai depoSLiti
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or eto which may modifyOf a -1 : i
SILon,:W C the, Channel 4
a river or stream or. the ;bLs f ocean or',
Aor lake.
any..y.
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- . a -rod_i_e
to-ss o�t prime �., griCU; tUrally :,p cx t, v ;soils
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Ut s ta designated urban areas,?
h.
P"Xpos.ui,-el..,o,f,.,,p,,eople, or ip"Toporty to ge,o)log:Lc
ha:zards*'such_as eAith4uakes, landslidos,,mud-
s
-slides, ground f4i:lute or similar hazards,?
Z. Alk., Will t4p, proppsal, -result, in,, stb,pstantial,.'
:a
Air', emissions or deterioration of ambient
Air quality,.?
b.
The creation Ql'Objectionable -odots:, smoke
or fumes?
C.
Alteration of air zoveni,eiit,, moisture, or
P�
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temperature 6 tany t hanire, in climate
.1odally, or reg-iona y..q
3,WATER. Will the proposal ta ntia-
r pos"lresult in subs
7,Changes
'iri currents bTthe,course or
di TJa et 10 A, bf',Water movements: iftelth.OT-
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Tftarine,, or Iresh waters?
b.
ChOge§: in: absorpiion !rates drainage pattern's,
or, the rate znd''amlpiuint of t'uTfdce runoff?
mprove"
Neede 's surf, � or osit 'f, 'e drainage, improve-
me I nt s including _
ments,inc ngv&I
ege . 4 3. on remov
iiatibn or'CUPV'elrt iftstAllatibn?
d,
Alterations to th.e_courge or flow of flood,
waters?
e.
Cljan�', the
Change in amount of surface: Water ih,ny.A
;water body,';):'
f.
Discha"rge into surface waters, '' 0 in any
alteratibri 6 L surface water i
including
quality, ng
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b:
toLLtemperature,
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,dXyg 'o r tUtbjdity?L
g.
AlterationO,f the ditettioft6'rr rate:,, of flow
grotnd, waters?; aLte rs�'
ange. Or.
ift. jh6 �4U t" quality ty
L. groundwaters,
either- through dire' t_ Al T�I
C� ad
..t t ot:' of ,
er __i
drawals,to,r trhtou' an,
gh' In L
aqui fer bY'r CUtS or OXCAVat:ions
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,OT 6t'h erwi''SO
Reduction In te,amount0watl
public b Water supplies?
K
t t 0 dater
XPOSUre O'L :peop e, orr pr pe'r
, a r -h Las
related , h, z a such flood ng"'
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YES h'N
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LATE. 1�i� 1 the 4 x.o osal result' in subs tan ial'3
P' P
.:PLANT,
a. :Change i the diver" ty o,f 'sp.ecies.$ or numbe+r
of any! sg"e.dies o plants (' nclud%ng'trees,
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shrub ,..gxass ;" crop's and ; ;aquati.,c_ plants) ?
b. Reduction of; thenumbers b anyunaqe,,,are,
or'endangered species of plants?
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c. Tntraduc..tion` oF. new ;species "of plants into an
area., or in, a UarrIer: to the normal replenish-
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nen of �exist.na." spec�..es.'?- . ,
d. heducti.ot. in acreage; o,f any agricultural .crap?
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ANIMAL LIFE., Will the proposal result in substantial:
a. n ,the dig aTsi y' of .species;' ;ox 'numbers
bf ;any, species o,f aniinals (bi.r`ds. , land 41111 mal,
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�ncl�tding, rep tiles , :f�.s'sect and slier` dish',
benthic uxgani says or 'rise tSIT,
b. 'Reduction. In t,�e numbers 0 any uni,que',; rare
or endangered specibs. of aninials?
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c.;° Tntrgductioxi of new's'pecies a.f' ,an1mals into
''result in b4rri�'r to` the 'migr''ation
an �a.rea or a
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or movement' of animals?
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d."eteriar'atioxi to e�cista:nga sly ox Asa ldlife
hail
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NOISE. S1iill the proposal xesult" in gulbstanti,al:
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a Increases in existing noise levels?
b Expasure of people to severe "noise levels?
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LIGHT AND GLARE: Will the proposal produce
sign ,zcant lig 't acid glare?:
8.,.
LAND USE. 11111 the proposal result in A
su staritial altexation "af the present ox' P. annecl
land use o,f an area,?
9.
NATURAL 'RES:C)URGES.: Will the. proposal `esu t in
substantial:
A, Increase in , the rate of us.e", d4, any, natuiral
resources'?
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b. Depletion, ofany non-r,e, ewabl:e natural"
-esources7
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RT;SiK CSF .UPSET.: Will the proposal involve,:,,
a �q s -off enc losion or the r,ol ase of ,'hazard-
P
ous substances ( _., d' .bu't not lima ted to,
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o%1.,- �est�:ca.des, chemicals or nada anon) in the
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event of an accident! ar upset conditions?
X►.
b Passible interference with an emergency
respoitise plan or.emer'geney evacuation plan?
ll.
PdP,ULATION �'Ji;l,1 the pxaposal alter the 16ta'tion,
stridensity, or growth rate ofthe human
Population'?
1%.
ROUST., 'Will the proposal affect oxisti.ng housing,
or cre t.e .a dotand for additi,ona Housing,?'
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YES
11AYBE NO
�f 13. ,TRANSPORTATION/CIRCULATION"
"Will' the prbpvsal
result "in:
a. Generation of substantial .additional; vehicle
T ovement?'?L
b. Effects' existing parking facilities, or
.on
demand for new parking?
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c. Substant%al impact on ex1sting transportation
sys hems ? -.-
cl. Significant alterations to present patterns
. p p` and/or
of ca"rculatiunor,movementof elle
.,;goods..
e. Alteations, to waterborne, rail, or air traffa ?
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f. Increase in traffic hazards to motor veli�.cles;
bicyclists or' ped"est'rians?.
14,
PUBLIC SE'R'VICES. Will the proposal have an effect
upon, or result in a need :for new ar altered
governmental services:
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a. Pire pr otecton.
b. Police protection's .—
c, Schools?
dq Park's a� other recreational fac 7.it, es?
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e. Djainte hancer of public facilities, including '
roads?
f. Other governmental services?,
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ENERGY. Wil] the proposal result in:
a, Use of Substantial amounts of fuel ,or energy?
b.`, Substantial increase in demand upon; eXi8tin9
sources of energy, or,requre the development
of'new sources of energy?
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UT3LITIES.. Ijill the pr.aposal result i.n a need for
nPW systems, or substantial a]ter.ations to the
following:
a+ Power or natural gas?
b Coinmunicaticns systems?.
Cr Water availability:
d. Serer or septic tank?.
e.` Storm water drainage?
Solid 'waste and dispo
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14m, 1 HEALTH,. Will proposal result i"ri:
" reit—n of any healtx hazard or potent' a1
health }iaz:ax;d '�exclt d'ip menta health)
b . Exp,osure of 'peopled. potential health
ha;zards;?
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AE5THETZ'CtS. iNill the proposal result in "the
o" struts.on; of any "Scenic vista or vi ear open toy
the pubs ic, o"r Mill -the proposal result s..n the
c`r"eation of ll aesthetically offensive'site open
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to pub;iVleW?
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�i YES
MAYB'E''NO
=RECREA'i'TON. Wil I'' th'e ,prhosal result 'in arz impact
upon` Che duality or ;auanit.y of existing zecxeatao�na�
unit es?-
,ppor
20Ct7LTURAI; RESOURCES ,.
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a°7. ?Ni11 t F .pro osa] °xesult{; Vin. the alt era ;�G�.a;n f
p
off+ or, the de.s,tructior of a prehistoric; p,r
historic archaeological .sate?,,
b.:
Will the proposal. resu�.t in• adverse phys2cl
ox aesthetic effects`'to a;prehistoric or
historic building, structure ax object?
c. Does the p:roposail have the potential to
ratiso
a p.hysi.cal change which would affect unique
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ethnYcs0ultural values?
d.;. Wi l,l fihe prr�;posal res'tric eacst3ng e1.gzos`
or sacred uses within the potential Impact
area?
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INTRODUCTION
A: land-use permit is being sought from the Butte County
Planning C'ommissiom for the purpose of splitting 40 aer'es of land
ae'ar Paradise into three rea�identiaX' p"areels 0 tw.o of W Ich will
be 10 acres, a'nd one of 'which will be 20 acres.
The Gali,tdrnia Environmental Quality Act(CEQ"A) contains
provisions that ,require arehaeo'logical surveys, and inventories
for those undertakings o4 privately he"l,d ;lands` in California
,that
have the potential to affect ouitural (i. e. arehaealogical and
historic) resources: The parcel in question `li-1 in a relatively
rich arehae"ological district; a:nd thereF,ore" was' considered b;y
Butte Coun"t"y Planning Department to be potentially senst3v:e with
respect to cultural re;sour.o.es Accordingly, acting on the
pr'cvis3ons'of CEQA-and 1oca1 ordinance; the Planning Deaartmerit
reaommende:d that an ardihaeologic;al study be 'performed in
00hJunetion with the application for the use-permit.
Acting on behalf of the landowner, Sie"r;r,a ,:est Surveying,
Fa:radise", C�alifornI'd , contracted-.withProfessi:onalArchaeological
Services (PAS), also of Paradise, to:)undertake tri archaeological
records search and on-foot systematic archaeological survey of
the property and to prepare this report of the results of the
study.
All work under the contract was performed by thea uthor
."between October 22 and 24, 1986:
CULTORAL AND EN9'IRONMEETAL:CONTEXT
Geographic Environmental.
and Setting
Tpe parcel is located in the western foothills of the
northern Sierra Nevada Mountains a rox`imatel two'mile;a.south of
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Paradise, Califor,ni'a; and occupies portions of ,the .southeast -
quarter of;SOation 340Township 22N, Range 3E o#` the Cherokee
7.5f J;Sl1S (1970) topographic quadrangle (see Map 1, Projeet
Loeaticti):
Elevations on the parcel range frobi about 1,350 feet, (411 11
meters ), to just 1
under 00' feet (335 meters) abov-e; mea-n sea
level. These elevations lie below the yellow pine that
,forests
blanket much of tht, western slope of'the northern Sierra M, dA
and" place t'he. ,parcel an'd the surrounding
vici:hit! YL, taithin the
C7pper S,onor';an li-zone. ` The biotic community ,enco'tnt
f"e: ered within
th n zone; is the' Foothill or Digger Pine-Chaparral Belt.
Dominant plant.species �incl:ude, dig er
gg pine' (Pin °' abiniana)
i,riter3or live oak and blue oak (Quer.cus _wislizeni!i :,and
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do.u' lasii); manzar a (Arctostanhvl"os. sp.), a;nd Ceanothus
(Burcham. 1981:76, Storer andUainger: 196.3:23=34).` Other"1ant
ss pecie. obs;erve'd on the parcel include densegrowths 'of poison
oak (Toxicodendr'dhdiversilob.um Cf'ormeriy Rhus diye'rsiloba])
yel16 ra star thistle (Cen"t'aurea soastitialis), and grasses.
This reg on dominated geologically,: by steep rivor canyons
that have cut through basaltio. lava flows. These immense flow
of black basalt, began some 1.5 to 20 . mill o years ago, and ran
down major streams to form flat-bottomed 'valley floo'rs;. As, the
flows ,became fragmented "'by erosion, mainly by rivers and their
tr butaries, so'ffie of the basalt proved ;o be 'somewhat resistant,
to ,er.osion. Nov, some �of these old valley f�.00rs,; consisting of
sandy gravels topped by flat caps of hard, basalt, stand high
above the s°urr.ound3ng landscape that has eroded away. Oroville!s,
Table Mountain is ore o ' the hest, known of these flat "tati'lesn',
in this region, the basalt. fIows comprise what is called the
TuscanFormation (Al+t and. Hyndm�n- 1975:95.; Macponal;:d 1966371..)_.
In the southern one-third of the study area, t:h'ere is little
soil lopmon.t and" , basalt 1i�es at or
near the round surfacensegThetlWestteathero
t g, _ Branch of C311 ear Creeks a
minor; ,intermittent watercourse, flows diagonallythrough the
'small
southeastern cD'r.ner of `the prap;ert.y The sides :Df the
Qanyon formed by this drainage are somewhat steep, and densely
vegetated with chaparral interspersed by Dake, and: digger pines.
Th,.e northern portions of the parcel are less ateep; but 40
densely vegetated as t'e be nearly impa'ssab;le.
Ethnographie Ba4kga-ound `
The, project area lies within the.territor formed held b`
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the Northwestern Maidu'.or Konk`ow Indians. Several, groups of
people who spoke dialects of the Northwestern Maid' language
inhabited much of the Sacra-ento Valley ;east of i the Sacramento
River, and adjacent portions of: the Sierran foothills from about
Sutter Buttes in the south to a point several miles, north of
Chico (Riddell 1978:370-372). The Konkow aro linguistically
related to the' N'ortheastern' or Mountain 'Maidu who lived in the
upper Feather 'River drainage basin as f'ar east as the Sierran
crest, 'and the Southern Maidu or Nisenan who occupied portions of
mountains and the central valley to the south N
theithin the
Re°ar, Yuba, and Ameriean`,River drainage basins (.Riddell 1.978',370-
309; Wilson and Towne 19.78:387»388). eoliectively, these three
Maiduan-speaking divisions comprised one. of five ling,--I tie
families within. the California Pe,nutian linguistia'stock (R cidell
1978:370; Shipley 1963).'
Kroeber (1932) and Merriam (1966) further divide the
N orthwestern Maidu into local bAnds ' or "tribeletsft. Trib elets
are, defined a,s, consisting of one, or more federated" vil ages
united undera; single ' headman `'who 'teas ; ofte,n assisted in his
of�f3ee,by' 1e16ser offioials and a eoune�il sof elders Most
trbelet leaders "ruled► byr virtue `of' their. wisdom, experience;
gh a,
andlevel 'of respe;;et.. rather than- throu n real autho.r3ty
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tiibelet,s. were distinguished• on the basis of location minor
variations °in, dialect, and ,internally porceived sociopolitical
differentiation>. The Kohkow t,ribelcen led the 16th lls
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�Ithin the upper Butte Creek and portions "of, t -h eFeather, .River.'
drainages (K' eb'o 1'925:392)r while 'the Miohopdo "(also called
'Miehoopda) claimed portions of the valley around the present-day
oity of '' Chico, a`nd are believed to have foraged" within'the
foothills a, ft, miles east: of Chica 3ncluding,the ].ower reaches
of Butte Creek (Merriam 1.966:315).` The two groups; may; have
spoken 'slightly different dialects, bu,t were likely to 'ii ave beep
interrelated by iilood.and marriage.
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The Ko"nkow, pre'ferr'ed to locate their major villages atop the
crests of` ridges high above the rivers, or part of the way down
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the, walls of the canyons on. mid -slope benches,` par.tioularlyWhere
there were springs (Dixon 1905:175)• From the a villages or base
camp's,, they exploited virtually every environmental niche
available to them.
Arohaeolo ;gidal Bad kground
prehistoric• sequence that ostensibly represents -Maid
Prehistory,, has been developed frgm excavations in two ocalities
in the western foothills of the Sierra Nevada. On the basis of
investigations within the Oroville Locality, (Olsen and Riddell
1963; Ritter 1970)t a five -phase sequence was suggested. Tb.e
most recent phase is :represented by the Ristori'e Complex that
elear'ly exemplifies the ethnographic NorthwesterO Maidu.'The
Orovlle complex occupied, the pro"tohistoric period from about
A.D, 1830 to '1500: The Sweetwater Complex predates the Oroville
Complex from about A.A. 800 to 1500'. The Bidwell Complex dates
from about A.D. 1 to 800. Preceding the Bidiwell Complex is the
somewhat enigmatic Mesilla.comp[lex (Ritter. 1970:173
.s
The'Mesilla Complex has been eo"mpared to'the eontonp6raneou
Martis Complex of the' Sierra Nevada Mountains on the basis of
similarities in litho technology, although 01sen and Riddell
(19 3:11 52) still find sufficient d, eren:ees t1 o consider the
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Mesiila and i�iartis Complexes to be d3stinet,
�y
Markley ,(1978) and Ritter:(1970) agree that there appears to
be .an. u:nbrok;en culturalsequence for at. least the last 2,00;,0
years in the Oroville Locality, suggesting that ;all four of the
post' -Melilla Complex expressions might be ancestral to the, 'Maidu
or a closely related culturalgroup:
Humphreys (1969)-` described a three' -phase sequence ,for the
Hullards Bar area located to the south ;of the Orovil1e Locality
in ,what was formerly Nisenan territory Bu.11,a'rds Bar h
represents the earliest phase, and seems equivalent in ag.e and
character to the ;Martis and Me"siilaComplexes. Bullards Bar, hI,
dated r-�o'ugh ybetween, and. `100=1500; seems o be
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somewhat. a uivalent to the Sweetw
q at"er Eomple"x of the Or'oville
Locality. Bil,lards Bar IL7 is the most recent expression, and is
presumed to 'repre sent .the ethnagrap"hie Niseban.
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R!eeen t1Y,, Farber : ' (1982x, 198<2b) has presented. w"h;at he
believed to b:e
ey`cienee that tha; Martis Complex, is.aorrfine.d
exe,lusivel,y to the eastern slopes 'of the (Sierra 'Nevada;. that
and
during this earl d of preYiistory"', tki,ase
y Pero tures that
Odcupi;ed the western, slopes were more closely `related t'o th;1.
Mesilla Complex, e
of the Oroville Locality than the Martis COMPI
Fa.r,ber also" speculated hat the Mesi''lla Complex
might' represent
an ancestral Maiduan Qultu're or a closely) related; penutian:-
Speaking group: Othle:r� researchers (ef., Clewlow et a1. i984;
E1;ston et ial. 7984;
Peak and ,Assooia>tea. 1983,). have regarted the
results of'site excavations . on western scopes
.the of t"he Sierra
Nevada that apparently a:upport these speculati-ons".i,_
Finally,, A 41should be mentioned that' the Melilla Cam 1e�C is
named after ar;ebaeol,ogical assemblages reoovered,:from Messilla
Va'iley located, just five
milea south . and east of the project
area.
Areal Histor,r,
Among "the initial penetrations of the upper Sacramento
Valley' region. by Europeans was that
of the Spanish explorer
Gabriel Moraga, who in 180$, explored.the lower reaches of
Feather River, perhaps as fa'r north as Sutter BU l:es_.
Captain Lugs ArgIn l
i2el'lo led
an expedition into the foothills east
Of Oroville, and gave the Feather River its name (Yariss,
attd
Smith 18.82;1'44145)'. By 1,828,- and throughout the nekt two
decades.,
Hudson s Bay Company and America"n Fur Company tra"PAers
were active within 'Konkow tribal` territory (Wells
19'7 3:12 8) . and Ctna'mbers
Tn 18414, Mexican Governor Manuel Miche"ltoreria issued several'
land
grants, within no; thern California.Peter Lassen was awarded
a grant on Deer Creek,part
of which extended into northern Butte
County. That same y6ar, Edward A. Farwell and Thomas
Fallon
settled on the Farwell grant, the eastern ,b,oundary.;of which, cuts
through present-day Cbia0
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T;n 1847, grantee John, B3 dwell settled
on his 'Famous estate .in Chico, (Wells and Chambers 1,9 1 -'2$ '
73: 129).
In March-,Bidw
1848, ell dseov.ered gold 'on; the Feather
River, and a rush into the
area axon. ensued (Wells; and Chambers
1973:129). The Konkow were among themany valley -dwelling;
groups
of people who were affected by the 1833 malaria epidemic,tkiat
swept through t;he valley killing
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as many. as 75� of the native;
people in its path (Cook 1955(: 322) L' The ''were
Konkow never able
to reeove.r sufficiently fri this czatk teophe to effectively
resist the assault on their country by; the gold rusYers.'
The initial liostilifty between whites and the Konkow; probably
oaeurred Well before the gold rush iri 1'$4'3., when
a party of`
travelers Bred on the T'ndians (.>7idwe'll 1 g06:"75-79, [as cited -in`
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A unsu
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- tabl or mortar Dupe. _.
The h1Y a
Parts oF, the seeti
° Argperty on Which frau n g was
practio,al were' the a:,yeas
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eccuth� of, Round Valle
north of the Canyon. t Y Ranch Road and
In th�.se
areas, Parallel transe;ots, spaced
about 15 t!.o 20' meters apart„ were walked" frosm east toaest
They
were walked in zigzag Fashion to maximize ground au'rfaee
coverage. The; sla,pes bore ''were'!
moderate azd
was open grassland with:a f'ew oaks and di most of this area
Much` BEer pines iritersp:ersed.
of the
basalt, gro►and surface consisted of : expo;sed,' weathered
Sfureey Rest�l is
Twa historic isolated fea.t;ures Were noted but not recorded
No other
cultural resources were" ;obse,rved
/
One of the obsei+ve'd Fea"tures eonsis'ts o;F a rock wall. I
can be located by
starting at the:southwestern corner of the
preperty, and walking eastward along the
southern
bounddp
ary X00 fe°et. The low, unmortared wall runs 100 feetr:toward
magneto north,
t"
where it turns westwa'f�d to true north and runs an
additional 30 feet. Another, shorter stone
wall begins abo
feet 'to the northwest, and a hint of` ut 40
a p;ossi:.ble Foundation
outline lies ad jaaeat to it« I�Iowev'er, these scalls were " not
forzaaljy recorded s hoe they aiparently
,are unaosoe,iated with any
clear evidence of a structure or settlement such
foundations or fl as well-defined
,
dumps, eta.,ats, fig trees or orchard. trees,_ corrals,`aras'h
'
The abseryed lies to the north. of Round
Valley, Ranch oRoad, about. 100
yards east ofthe Wei $tern bo.undaAr'operty
Y• collapsed (idozed .e. buil )
ofs'small ,woodo,atruoture«the
remains
The building ,materials, eonstrutti.oin
methods, and th'e
eleatrie power connection box "a11<' in"
this structure ;loos dieate, that
quite modern
and recent and therefore no
his"torically signifiraant. ' t
'MANAGE ENT R9009MEND�ITIOAS:
In the absence of significant ;cultural resou,roes on the
Cusco property, archaeological clearance
is recommended.
It is 'additionally reoom,Mend'ed that ;.i:f d'evelopment. cif` the:
property reveals the
presence of archaeological or his;toria
rem"cine" not; obs:erve;a duirih the
Iire§crit survey, �rork� on" that
locus should. cease until a qualed
JIproFessi;onall
arahaeolog3st
can be consulted'to evaluate the s'ignifieanae of the resource
and'
recommend, appropriate mitiga't'3,ve measures «
�"
T
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