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mately 5,000 acres, much of which is a relatively wide, flat valley 

 bordered by rugged, sagebrush-covered hills. Four camp sites, 

 marked by a thin scattering of stone artifacts and chips on the surface, 

 appear to be the result of brief occupations. None of them is be- 

 lieved to contain deposits of any depth. Several sites, apparently of 

 similar nature, are known to exist along the Beaverhead River below 

 the dam site. Among the artifacts and flakes from these sites, as from 

 some of the sites in the reservoir area, obsidian occurs frequently. 



Kelley Reservoir site. — The proposed reservoir will be on Rattle- 

 snake Creek, a tributary of the Beaverhead River, in Beaverhead 

 County, Mont. The flat valley floor is bordered by steep, pine-clad 

 slopes, and locations suitable for occupational sites are fev/. No loca- 

 tions of archeological interest were found during the i-day recon- 

 naissance in July 1950, and local residents reported having found no 

 aboriginal materials in the immediate vicinity. 



Keyhole Reservoir site. — Keyhole Dam, under construction in 195 1, 

 is on the Belle Fourche River, in Crook County, Wyo. The reservoir 

 will occupy the main valley for an airline distance of approximately 

 II miles and will drown the lower reaches of six intermittent tribu- 

 taries. Two markedly different types of terrain are found along this 

 stretch of the river. The upper part of the reservoir is flanked by 

 extensively eroded buttes and hills which support short grasses and 

 sagebrush, while the topography adjoining the river nearer the dam 

 is characterized by rugged hills and ridges covered by pines and 

 junipers. 



Twenty-nine sites were recorded during a 5-day examination of 

 the more accessible and promising parts of the area in September 

 1948. During the period October 7-November i, 1950, a 2-man re- 

 connaissance party led by Robert L. Shalkop re-examined previously 

 recorded sites and discovered 17 additional ones in the course of a 

 rather comprehensive coverage of the area. A party under the super- 

 vision of Richard P. Wheeler was in the Keyhole Reservoir area 

 from June 25 to September 25, 1951, primarily for the purpose of 

 excavating the most significant sites. During this season 13 new 

 sites were found. Most of the 59 recorded sites are open camps, but 

 two stratified rock shelters, three workshops, and a quarry site are 

 among the total. Six sites were more or less extensively excavated 

 by the Wheeler party; these included the two known rock shelters 

 and four open camp sites. 



At 48CK47 (Miller Creek site), an extensive camp on a low 

 terrace in the upper part of the reservoir, an unprepared hearth and 

 a stone hearth were uncovered in a shallow occupational deposit. The 



