Management Program 



of Sweetwater County to the Green River. It 

 crosses the Green River north of Fontenelle 

 Reservoir and heads southwest into Lincoln 

 County. The trail crosses the Hams Fork and turns 

 northwest, crossing the Hams Fork Plateau north 

 of Fossil Butte National Monument and rejoins 

 the primary route of the Oregon Trail at Cokeville. 



Management of Sites 



Site SU-1 Lucinda (Linda) B. Wright Grave. The 



grave should be marked with a small, low profile 

 BLM sign. The sign would identify the grave as 

 an 1853 emigrant gravesite and, as such, would 

 contribute to its protection. The site will be 

 monitored annually. Additional management 

 measures are not warranted at present. 



Site SU-2 Green River Crossings. An interpretive 

 sign should be erected at the mouth of Steed 

 Canyon, the point where the original route of the 

 Sublette Cutoff crosses the Green River. This was 

 a major ford/ferry site and is located on BLM- 

 administered public land. Two other ferries are 

 documented but are on private land or destroyed 

 by modern structures. The proposed site for the 

 interpretive sign retains good integrity of setting 

 although an improved oil field road runs across 

 the canyon mouth. The road also provides 

 convenient access to the site. 



About 500 feet north of the ferry site, dozens 

 of emigrants inscribed their names and dates of 

 passage onto the sandstone cliffs bordering the 

 river. Natural erosion continues to erase many of 

 the inscriptions but vandalism is not a problem 

 at present. The inscriptions should be scienti- 

 fically recorded prior to placing the interpretive 

 sign. The sign should be placed off the west side 

 of the oil field road so that visitors look directly 

 west down the trail route across the river when 

 viewing it. 



The site should also be nominated to the 

 National Register of Historic Places. 



Site SU-3 Holden Hill. Holden Hill is a narrow 

 canyon between the Green River and Fontenelle 

 Creek. It was used by emigrants to record names 

 and points of origin on the canyon walls. Shows 

 no evidence of vandalism. This pristine historic 

 site needs protection to ensure that it is not 

 damaged or vandalized in any way. To adequately 

 protect it, the lands within a protective corridor 

 around the trail should be withdrawn from mineral 

 entry. The trail ruts will be closed to all ORV use. 

 No recreational development will be done at the 

 site and public access will not be acquired. Efforts 



will be made to stabilize some of the sandstone 

 cliffs which are deteriorating. The site will be 

 nominated to the National Register of Historic 

 Places. 



Site SU-4 The Pine Grove. A trailside interpretive 

 sign should be installed to identify the site and 

 describe its importance as an emigrant campsite. 

 This historic emigrant campsite should be placed 

 on the National Register of Historic Places. 



Site SU-5 Rocl(y Gap. A trail side interpretive sign 

 should be installed at this point to identify Rocky 

 Gap and to mark the beginning of Dempsey- 

 Hockaday Cutoff. 



Site SU-6 White Hill. An interpretive sign should 

 identify this as the site of an Indian massacre and 

 wagon burning. 



Site SU-7 Nancy Hill and Alfred Corum Gravesites. 



The Hill and Corum Gravesites are located on 

 Hams Fork Plateau in a fenced area with a number 

 of other graves. Both the death and grave of these 

 individuals are well documented. The Alfred 

 Corum grave should have an interpretive sign 

 installed. The Nancy Hill gravesite should be 

 managed as at present, with the interpretive sign 

 and fence. Fencing of either gravesite should be 

 commensurate with the needs; if a chain link fence 

 is needed to protect the site and prevent vandalism 

 of the grave, that should be installed. These sites 

 should be nominated to the National Register of 

 Historic Places. 



Site SU-8 Emigrant Spring (Dempsey Ridge). 



Emigrant Spring was an important camping place 

 near the point of merger of the Slate Creek Cutoff 

 with the Sublette Cutoff. Several emigrant graves 

 and a stone marker are located there. The existing 

 sign should be retained, telling of the significance 

 of the site and identifying it as an important 

 campsite. The site should be considered for 

 location of picnic facilities. Prior to development, 

 the site should be adequately surveyed and 

 recorded. This site should be examined for 

 possible nomination to the National Register of 

 Historic Places. 



Management of Trail Segments 



Segment 1, Westfall Hollow Segment. The Westfall 

 Hollow Segment is proposed for formal road 

 closure because of the .5 mile of pristine ruts found 

 there. The western end is formed by the right- 

 of-way fence of State Highway 233 (the Hams Fork 

 road) and is not now conducive to vehicle passage 

 due to a combination of right-of-way fences and 

 a large stock pond. In other words, the western 



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