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Show Contract Team Stabilizes BLM Historic Sites Basic stabilization of three historic sites in Utah has now been completed under the supervision of the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management, announced announc-ed Paul L. Howard, BLM state director in Utah. The three sites are Fort Pearce, southeast of St. George in Washington Coun-, ty; Starr Ranch, south of Hanksville in Garfield County, and Swasey's Cabin, west of Green River in Emery County. The first two are on the National Register of Historic Places and Swasey's Cabin has been nominated to the National Nation-al Register. The work at all three sites was done by Anasazi, Inc., of Mancos, Colorado. Richard Fike, archaeologist in the BLM Utah state office, explained that "basic stabilization" is -doing what is necessary to stop further structural deterioration 'and to provide protection from Slvandalism and natural de-jj de-jj Istructive forces. j Fort Pearce, a rock struc-lj struc-lj iture, was built during the j; iBlackhawk War of 1865-68, a i period of conflict with Ute 'Indians of central and southern south-ern Utah. During this period, Navajo Indians raided southern south-ern Utah settlements, using i Fort Pearce Wash to approach the settlements. The fort was J! built in 1866 to keep out J Navajo raiding parties. No ! battle with Indians was ever jj I fought at the site, t ' Starr Ranch, also a rock j structure, was built by Al Starr in 1890 and was the first k permanent ranch in the i, southern end of the Henry JJ Mountains. Starr operated a cattle ranch but abandoned the site in 1900 after prolonged drought. Swasey's log cabin was built in the early Twentieth century in connection with livestock activities in the San Rafael Swell area. |