Lean-To Field Notes
- Generally open area, conifers some 15 ... 20 feet apart
- Most of these conifers range from 8 ... 18 inches in diameter
- No large stumps in the area
- A few sporadic aspen in the immediate area
- Large aspen thickets 100 ... 200 feet away to the southwest and northeast
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- The lean-to is a collection of peeled poles leaning against a horizontal pole
- The horizontal pole runs geographic north-south between two large conifers
- Those conifers are 75 inches apart
- The northern conifer is 14 inches in diameter
- The southern conifer is 11 inches in diameter
- The northern end of the crosspiece is 88 inches above the ground
- The southern end of the crosspiece is 74 inches above the ground
- Both ends are wedged over old dry limbs
- Dry limb on the south side is only 1 1/2 inches and probably dangerous
- The leaning poles are 1 1/2 ... 3 1/2 inches in diameter with straight grain
- There are some 30 poles on the west side, leaning at about 70 ... 80 degrees
- The west side poles extend out some 12 inches from the center line
- The north - south horizontal ground spread of the west poles is 85 inches
- There are some 30 poles on the east side, leaning at about 40 ... 50 degrees
- The east side poles extend out some 115 inches to the east from the center line
- The north - south horizontal ground spread of the east poles is 110 inches
- There are seven poles laying on the ground inside the lean-to
- There is a lack of poles, possibly an entrance, on the south side
- There are no obvious cut pole ends, no axe marks, no nails
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- There is a small fire circle 12 paces, 28 feet, to the west of the lean-to
- Outside diameter about 24 inches
- No charcoal obvious down to some 3 inches
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- There is a large fire circle 26 paces, 60 feet further west
- Outside diameter 36 ... 40 inches
- Charcoal on the surface of the ground inside
- Remains of several peeled poles surrounding it
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- There is a pile of 5 peeled poles some 30 paces, 70 feet, to the north of this fire circle
- By two large conifer trees 12 and 14 inches in diameter and some 6 feet apart
- Two of these poles have sawed ends
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- August 28, 2003
- E, Stiltner
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