Management Program 



under BLM management. This site will be 

 managed as it presently exists, a simple minimally 

 developed interpretive site. The fencing will be 

 maintained as it presently exists. No attempts will 

 be made to advertise the site as excessive use 

 and vehicle traffic could result in vandalism of the 

 two existing stone monuments. The site is 

 currently on the National Register of Historic 

 Places as a national historic landmark. This 

 designation will be retained. 



Interpretation of South Pass will be done at the 

 roadside exhibit (Site SS-20). 



Site SS-18 Oregon Buttes. Manage the Oregon 

 Buttes as a scenic background for the Oregon 

 Trail. A small sign identifying the Oregon Buttes 

 will be placed adjacent to the trail and at the South 

 Pass (SS-17) site. Oregon Buttes should be 

 nominated to the National Register of Historic 

 Places. 



Site SS-19 Pacific Springs (private land). Pacific 

 Springs, located in a valley west of South Pass 

 was the first good water source west of the pass. 

 The site was used as a campsite by emigrants. 

 Buildings and other structures at the site are 

 abandoned. The BLM will contact the owner of 

 the private lands concerning an access 

 agreement/ easement on the trails through this 

 parcel of private land. If the landowner shows no 

 interest in such a proposal, it will not be pursued. 



In the event the BLM does acquire access 

 through the Pacific Springs site, either through 

 purchase of an easement or through cooperative 

 agreement, measures will be taken by the BLM 

 to protect and stabilize the historic structures at 

 the site. 



A sign identifying the site should be placed on 

 public lands NWy4NEV4NWV4 Sec. 12, T 27 N., R. 

 102 W. 



Site SS-20 South Pass Exhibit. This site will be 

 managed as a roadside interpretive site for the 

 Oregon, Mormon, and Pony Express Trails. 

 Existing signs will be repaired and/or replaced. 

 Annual maintenance will include repair of 

 facilities, as needed, and garbage pickup. Sites 

 to be interpreted include Pacific Springs, South 

 Pass, Oregon Buttes, the trail itself, and other 

 surrounding physical landmarks. 



Site SS-21 Pioneer Grave. The site will be 

 protected by limiting surface-disturbing activities. 



Site SS-22 Plume Roclts. Plume Rocks, a minor 

 trail landmark, are low clay bluffs east of Dry 

 Sandy Crossing. A small sign will be placed 

 adjacent to the Oregon/Mormon Trails to identify 

 Plume Rocks. 



Site SS-23 Dry Sandy Crossing (private land). The 



Dry Sandy Crossing was the first stream crossing 

 west of Pacific Springs. This stream was a source 

 of brackish water. The site is on private land with 

 peripheral areas on public land. The BLM will 

 pursue acquisition through exchange of 40 acres 

 of private land at the Dry Sandy Crossing. The 

 legal description of the subject land is NEy4NEy4 

 Sec. 29, T. 27 N., R. 103 W. This is the only parcel 

 of private land between Pacific Springs and the 

 Little Sandy. The parcel contains hand-dug 

 emigrant wells and the remains of the stage and 

 Pony Express station. 



In the event that the private lands are not 

 acquired, interpretive signing could be installed 

 on adjacent BLM-administered lands located in 

 the SEy4SEy4SEy4 Sec. 20, T 27 N., R. 103 W. A 

 second option for management of the site would 

 be the purchase of an easement through the 

 private parcel along the trail. This would also 

 satisfy the need for access and interpretive 

 facilities at the site. 



The Dry Sandy site should be nominated to the 

 National Register of Historic Places. Interpretive 

 signing should be installed. The signs would 

 interpret the site's significance in terms of the 

 Oregon, Mormon, and Pony Express Trails. The 

 signs should mention the hand-dug wells, the 

 Mormon pioneer party campsite, the Pony 

 Express/stage station, and the nearby landmark 

 of Plume Rocks. 



Site SS-24 Parting-of-the-Ways. This site marks 

 the beginning of the Sublette Cutoff, a route that 

 cut 50 miles off the route to Oregon, bypassing 

 Fort Bridger. Low profile, interpretive signing 

 should be installed at the site. It should interpret 

 the significance of the Sublette Cutoff as an 

 alternate to the main route and Parting-of-the- 

 Ways as a place of decision. It is currently on 

 the National Register of Historic Places. That 

 listing should be continued. 



Site SS-25 Little Sandy Crossing. The Little Sandy 

 Crossing provided a good source of water on the 

 road to Fort Bridger. Used as a campsite by most 

 travelers on the trail, there are numerous emigrant 

 graves located at this site. An access agreement 

 should be negotiated or an easement should be 

 obtained through the parcel of private land at the 

 point where the trail crossed the Little Sandy. As 

 the situation now exists, one may travel from Dry 

 Sandy to Little Sandy on public land but one 

 cannot cross the Little Sandy to the County Road 

 without crossing .5 mile of private land (Wh Sec. 

 28, T 26 N., R. 105 W.). Acquisition of an easement 

 or cooperative access agreement would ensure 

 public access along this segment of trail. 



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