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### Mr. TimWood, Director Oregon Parks and Recreation Department Attention: Mr. Roger Roper, State Historic Preservation Office 725 Summer StreetNE, Suite C Salem, Oregon 97301-1266 Re: Determination that No Historic Properties are Affected Pursuantto the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended. DearMr. Wood: The National Historic Preservation Act, as amended, (NHPA), 16 U.S.C. 

### §§ 407 et seq., requires each federal agency having direct or indirectjurisdiction over aproposed orfederally assisted undertaking in any state to 

### take into account the effect ofthe undertaking on any district, site, building, structure, or object that is included in, or eligible for inclusion in, the National Register. EPA reviewed its proposed undertaking, an action to designate two Siuslaw River Ocean Dredged Material Disposal (ODMD) Sites, to take into account any effects ofthe undertaking on districts, sites, buildings, structures, or objects included in, or eligible for inclusion inthe National Register under the NHPA and its implementing regulations codified at 36 C.F.R. Part 800

­ ProtectionofHistoric Properties (see Figure-I). The proposed undertaking, the designation ofthe North and South Siuslaw ODMD Sites, is an action to betaken byEPA to designate sites in ocean waters northwest and southwestofthe entrancechannel to the Siuslaw River along the southern Oregon Coast for use as disposal sites for dredged materia1. TheproposedNorth Site is located in ocean waters approximately 0.75 nautical miles (nm) northwest ofthe entrance channel, overlapping a location that has been used historically for the disposal ofdredged material. TheproposedNorth Site dimensions are 4,800 feet in length by 2,000 feetin width, with site depths ranging from approximately 30feet at the shallowerend to 115 feet at the deeper end. The primary site user overtimehas been the U.S. Army Corps ofEngineers (Corps) for the disposal ofmaterial dredged as part ofthe Corps' navigationproject to maintain the Siuslaw River navigation channel. The proposed South Site is located in ocean waters approximately 1nm southwest ofthe entrance to the Siuslaw River, in a location that overlaps an area used historically for the disposal of dredged material. Theproposed South Site dimensions are 3,000 feet in length by 2,000 feet in width, with site depths ranging from approximately 80 feet atthe shallowerend to 125 feet at the deeper end. As with the proposed North Site, the Corps is expected to be the primaryuser ofthe proposed South Site.


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### EPA has determined thatno historic properties are affected, or would be affected, by the

_proposed designation ofthe Siuslaw River ODMD Sites. This determinationis madepursuantto the

regulations at 36 c.F.R. Part 800, with particular emphasis on 36 C.F.R.§800.4(d)(I). EPAhas not found any historic properties present in the area ofpotential effects ofthe undertaking. The "area of potential effects" is defined at 36 C.P.R. §800.16(d) to mean "the geographic area or areas within which an undertaking may directly or indirectly cause alterations in the character or use ofhistoric properties."Forpurposes ofEPA's undertaking in this instance, the area ofpotential effectsincludes the footprints ofthe proposed Siuslaw River ODMD Sites and the immediate vicinity around each Site. Eachproposed Site includes the seafloor and overlying water column as shown in Figure 1 below. EPA'sdetermination that no historic properties are, or would be, affected by the proposed undertaking is based onEPA's review ofthe National Register ofHistoric Districts in Oregon, and the Oregon National Register list. In addition, EPA,jointly with the Corps, preparedan assessment ofculturalresources, Cultural Resources, SiuslawRiver, Oregon 

### (2009), which evaluated the

. probability ofcultural resources occurring within the area ofpotential effects. That document is enclosed as Appendix A. 

### Because the area ofpotential effects is locatedin offshore ocean waters, and has always been a submerged area, it is presumed that no historic properties other than shipwrecks could be present. The area ofpotential effects was surveyedusing side-scan sonar, primarily for environmental purposes, but with the secondarypurpose ofreviewing the proposed site for evidence ofthe presence ofshipwrecks. No shipwrecks or evidence ofshipwrecks was observed. In addition to side-scan sonar, several comprehensive databases ofshipwrecks were consulted. These databases are documented in the enclosed CulturalResources 

### document. None ofthe databases consulted indicated the presence ofany shipwrecks within the area ofpotential effects. Consequently, EPA concluded that no historic properties are presentin the area ofpotential effects or surrounding vicinity. We would be happy to have staffmeet with you, or teleconference with you, to discuss this determination. We are also inviting the Confederated Tribes ofthe Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw, the Coquille Indian Tribe, the Cow CreekBandofUmpqua Tribe ofIndians, the ConfederatedTribes ofthe Grand Ronde Community, and the ConfederatedTribes ofSiletz Indians to consult with EPA on the proposed Site designations. Ifyou have immediate questions or concerns related to this determination, please contactJustine Barton at (206) 553-6051, or for legal questions, please contact our staffattorney, Mary Stroh Queitzsch, at (206) 553-0145. We appreciate this opportunity to share this determination with you. Sincerely,

Michelle L. 

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# Appendix A Cultural Resources Siuslaw River, Oregon

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## Cultural Resources Siuslaw River, Oregon
Introduction This appendix evaluates the cultural resource potentialofthe Siuslaw River ocean dredged material disposal sites (ODMDS) study area. The study area was set as an arc transcribed 1.5 nautical miles out from the mouth ofthe Siuslaw River and ends both north and south at the beach (Figure D-l). The proposed action consists offinal designation ofthe proposed North ODMDS and South ODMDS located approximately 1mile offshore ofthe entrance to the Siuslaw River. For both sites, the disposal site, placementarea, and drop zone are idel).tical. The proposed North ODMDS is 4,800 feet by 2,000 feet with an average depth of90 feet (depth ranges from approximately 30-115 feet), and has the following**coordin~tes** [North American Datum (NAD 83)]: 440 01' 31.03"N, 124° 10' 12.92"\V 44° 01' 49.39"N, 1240 10' 02.85"W 44° 01' 31.97"N, 1240 09' 01.86"W 440 01' 13.45"N, 1240 09' 11.41"W Theproposed South ODMDS is 3,000 feet by 2,000 feet with an average depth of 100 feet (depth ranges from approximately 80-125 feet), and has the following**coordinat~s** (NAD 83): 44° 00' 46.72"N, 124° 10' 26.55"W 44°01' 06.41"N, 1240 10' 24.45"W 440 01' 04. 12"N, 1240 09' 43.52"W 44° 00'- 44.45"N, 1240 09' 45.63"W 

## PrehistoricPotential Two archeological surveys have been conducted within the lower estuary ofthe Siuslaw River. These surveys were project specific; one survey was conducted for upland disposal sites along the Siuslaw River and the other survey was conducted forhighway improvements along the northern bankofthe Siuslaw River. Neither survey resulted in the location ofprehistoric orhistoric cultural resources (Oregon State Historic Preservation Office site files in USACE 1992). An unconfirmed but substantial prehistoric occupationis most likely present near the estuary of the Siuslaw River. This potential is based on an archeological investigation conducted immediately to the south ofthe Siuslaw River. South ofthe estuary along the shoreline of TahkenitchLake is an archeological site with a prehistoric occupation extending back as far as 8,000years before present with cultural markers indicating an intensified occupation between 5,200and 3,000 years ago. This site is located approximately 2 miles inland from the active beachline. The site contains substantial faunal information that indicates the use ofmollusks and fish from the marine environment, upland game such as deer and elk, and the use ofwhales as food sources. Absence ofartifacts that indicate a technology may have been used to hunt whales, as well as a historic tradition involving scavenging ofwhales, suggests that the prehistoric inhabitants took advantage ofstranded whales rather than procuring them through hunting.

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- November 2009 D-2The site also provides information on the geomorphology and paleoenvironment ofthe coastal setting of5,200 to 3,000 years ago. Analysis ofgeomorphic data, although not conclusive, suggests: (I) the site was on or very near an active shoreline with the characteristics of an estuary rather than the shoreline of a fresh water lake; (2) paleo-pollen studies indicate vegetation changes overtime attributed to the destmction of nearshore forest environment as dunes spread inland; (3) marine faunal remains (shellfish) are ofthe type that are characteristic of a interior bay; and (4) the presence ofarticulated whale skeletal remains (the whales COllld not have be carried from the beach to an inland site 2 miles away). Hypotheses explaining this environmental change range from tectonic uplift to increases in sea level with the ending ofthe effects of Pleistocene glaciations (Minor and Toepel 1986). 

## Cultural Resources from the Historic Period With the arrival ofexplorers, fur traders and settlers, the historic record (notes, diaries and journals) provides a glimpse ofthe range ofhistoric Siuslaw Indian occupation. Historic records indicate that the Siuslaw Indians occupied an area focusing on the Siuslaw estuary extending south to Five Mile Lake, north to the Yachats River, and inland along the Siuslaw River into the Coast Range, although one informant extended their range, "

...as far east as Eugene City" (Beckham et aI., 1982). At least one major village site is reported on the south shoreline ofthe lowerportion ofthe estuary. The Siuslaw subsistence pursuits included exploitation ofthe anadromous fish mns, marine resources ofthe nearshore ocean environment and the estuary, deer and elk ofthe uplands, and the floral resources ofthe wetlands and upland meadows (Beckhamet ai., 1982). 

## Historical Settlement Historical settlement ofthe Siuslaw River drainage began in the upper reaches ofthe Siuslaw River. The lower reaches were, for a time set aside by treaty as part ofthe Siletz Indian

. Reservation. Following the termination ofthe reservation period the lowerportion ofthe drainage was openedfor settlement in 1876 (Douthit 1986). Hudson Bay Company employees underAlexander McLeod entered and trapped along the Oregon Coast in 1824. References made to the SiuslawRiverindicate the difficulty ofcanoe travel on the Siuslaw, even for the trappers. TheIndians on the Siuslaw advised McLeodthat the preferred access to theWillametteValley was up the Umpqua River (Dicken and Dicken 1979). The historic development on the Siuslaw River occured quickly with a definite economic purpose and more recently than the settlements ofthe other Oregon coastal communities. Consequently, an early**settl~ment** history with coastal schooners supplying a slowly growing pioneering group does not characterize the study area. Settlementwas motivated by the economic pursuits of salmon packing and lumbering. Theprocessing and canning ofsalmon was

## afounding economic enterprise in the lower Siuslaw. Walling notes that Florence, "

...was founded in 1876by Duncan and Co., who established a cannery and [by] AJ. Moody, a store." In '1882, there were three houses in Florence. A succession ofdevelopments followed with a cannery located in Acme (Cushman) established by O.W. Hurd in 1882, a cannery on Bay street in Florence in 1884 (Douthit 1986), William Kyle's cannery (1884) and lumber mill in the 1890s (Beckham et ai., 1982), and the Rose Hill Cannery: A shipyard was located near the Rose Hill Cannery (USACE 1889) where small schooners where built (Dicken and Dicken 1979).

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- November 2009 D-3Catching and processing salmon provided seasonal income for many ofthe residents. Local residents spent, "

...many hours weaving nets, building traps, or working the seines in the estuaries." Chinese laborers brought in by the cannery owners and operators provided the seasonal labor for processing and canningthe salmon (Beckhamet al., 1982). Examination ofshipwreck data tends to indicate that the Siuslaw estuary was not a destination point for the maritime trade until after 1880. The only shipwreck occurring before this period was the Fawn in 1856, bringing supplies to the military at Fort Umpqua (Beckham 1969). Moreover, much ofthe inbound trade brought supplies for the canneries rather than goods for a pioneering ordeveloping community (USACE 1889). Shipwrecks of vessels supplying the Siuslaw settlements started to occurafter 1880. The first shipwreck in 1880, the Olivia Schultze, was carrying salmon and barrel staves (for barrels ofsalted preserved salmon; West no date). 

## Navigational Improvements At the urging oflocal residents, the Siuslaw area was evaluatedby the staffofthe USACE Portland District to determine whetherthe construction ofnavigation improvements was warranted. Followingthe first survey in 1886, Captain Powell recommended against improvements because ofthe small population and isolation ofthe area. In 1889, a more positive review ofthe areas economy and trade resulted in a studyprocess, design and eventually the construction ofthe North Jetty which was finished in 1901 (Willingham 1983). Records associated with these reviews describe the Siuslaw community developing around the canneries,**lumbering'~nd** small-scalefanning. In 1889, canned salmon, livestock, wool, furs and hide, and lumberinvolved a trade valued in the neighborhood of$200,000. In-bound trade primarily supplied the canneries (USACE 1889). 

## Siuslaw River Shipwrecks The majority ofbackground research has been directed.at documenting the presence ofhistoric cultural resources, specifically shipwrecks within the Siuslaw ODMDS study area. This documentary effort forms the essential background for evaluatingpotential effects on cultural resources by defining the most likely cultural resource(s) within the area. Based on USACE investigations ofPorts along the Oregon Coast including studies at the mouth ofthe Columbia River, Yaquina Bay, Coquille River, Chetco River, and Tillamook Bay, historic shipwrecks are the most likely cultural resources present

### in the Siuslaw offshore area. A shipwreck database was developed from the information compiled during background research. The Siuslaw shipwreck database covers an area extending7 miles south, 10 miles north,**~d** within 0.1 mile or less ofthe entrance. In addition, two shipwreck sites in the Siuslaw estuary are included in the database. Forty-one documented shipwrecks have occurred within this area. These shipwrecks are listed in Table D-l. These shipwrecks have the following distribution:

• 21 shipwrecks (51%) have been deposited on the beaches. • 10 shipwrecks (24%) in the surfzones. • 4 shipwrecks (10%) on the bar at the mouth ofthe Siuslaw. • 2 shipwrecks (5%) offshore. • 2 shipwrecks (5%) in the Siuslaw estuary. • 2 shipwrecks (5%) on thejetty.

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### Table D-l. Shipwrecks 

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......**fi!<~_\i''r/t:!,t ~{,**  ""'!:**b't;)iJ6f.v~s~f i~;;~f;**  :,rShlowreck'"**t:'.:f.r1'~~';::-~"~ b'f,,;~~J**  Albion Estuary Schooner No The West 2/1/1895. 1/'??1l895 Alice Kimbal So. Beach Two-mast No Gibbs 1957, 10/1211904 schooner West, no date. Anvil No. Beach Gas schooner No 4/1111913 West. no date. Augusta Beach Steam schooner Refloated West, no date. 1112711888 Berwick Beach Schooner Refloated TheWest2/9/1900. 2/511900 Berwick Bar Schooner No The West 3/20/1908. 311311908 Charles Nelson Offshore I Steam schooner Yes West, no date. 11108/1903 Del Norte 

# E Schooner Refloated TheWest 611711904, 6111/1904 The West 7/111904. Emma Utter Schooner Yes West, no date. 12/18/1886 Fawn Beach Brig No Gibbs 1971. 11/21/1856 Frederick Jetty Barge No 4/3/1914 The West 4/10/1914. FreeTrade Beach Sailing schooner Yes The West 116/1892. 12/3[/1891 George H. Chance Beach Steamer Refloated The West21261l892. 2114/1892 Grace Dollar Beach Steel steam Refloated 9/5/1915 schooner TheWest9/10/1915. Harrison Beach Steamer No The West 9/9/1892. 9/211892 Hugh Hogan Surfzone Three-mast Yes TheWest 511/1914, 4128/1914 schooner 5/8/1914.
I HumboldtWoodsman i 8118/1960 Jetty Barge No West, no date.

Klihyam Surf zone Tug No Oregonian 9/28/1950. 9/27/1958 L. Roscoe Beach Steamtug Yes West, no aate: 1112/1907 " ' Maggie Surfzone Steam.tug Refloated TheWest 2/911900. 21511900 Mayflower , , 8/1511908 Su Schooner Yes West, no date. Mischief", 

# E Scowschooner Refloated West, no date: 61??1l887 Nettie Sundberg**Two~mast** No The West 111711902. 1116/1902 schooner NettieSundberg Bar Schooner No Gibbs 1957, 12/2811902 Marshall'1982. Nora Beach Gas launch 21??/1908 No West, no date. Ocean Spray Estuary Schooner No TheWest 11110/1903. 11/171 OliviaSchultze Beach SC,hooner Yes Gibbs 1957, 51111880 West,no date.

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.... P.S. No. 91 Offshore Unknown Yes Gibbs 1957. 11??/1952 Ranger Beach Gas boat Yes West, no date. 121??11911 Record Surfzone Steamer refloated West. no date. 5/??11891 Restless Bar Streamer Yes West, no date. 1011311919 Robarts Beach Steam tug Refloated The West 1I31l902. 12/28/1901 Robarts Beach Steam tug Yes The West 111811907. 111211907 Robert & Minnie Surfzone Schooner No The West 1118/1907. ??I??!???? S. Danielson Surfzone Two-mast Refloated The West 1111511892. 111611892 Schooner Coos Bay Times 2112/1907. S. Danielson Surfzone Two-mast Retloated West, no date. 10/611894 schooner S. DaI}ielson Bar c Two-mast Refloated The West 31211900. 2/2411900 schooner W.H. Harrison Surfzone Steamer Retloated West, no date. 9/2/1893 W.H. Harrison Beach Steamer Yes West, no date. 10/??11900 Wing and Wing Surfzone Two-mast Yes West, no date. ??!??!???? schooner
The 2007 edition ofthe Northern Shipwrecks Database (Northern Maritime Research 2007) was reviewed for any entries within the Siuslaw River study area. This database includes information compiled from the annual reports ofMerchant Vessels ofthe United States, containing shipwreck reports dating from 1868 to 1968 (these reports were the basis ofBruce D. Berman's 1972 book Encyclopedia of American Shipwrecks), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Automated Wrecks and Obstructions Information System (AWOIS), the United States NonSubmarine Contact List (NSC), war losses from World Wars I and II and the Civil War, and directories such as Lloyd's Register ofShipping. No new information was found to augment the list ofknown shipwrecks in the area. 

## Siuslaw ODMDS Study Area Evaluation A percentage ofthe shipwrecks included in the Siuslaw shipwreck database have occurred within the ODMDS study area. The study area is defined as that area within a l.5-mile radius ofthe mouth ofthe Siuslaw River. Ofthe 41 shipwrecks in the Siuslaw shipwreck database, 38 have occurred within the ODMDS study area. These shipwrecks have the following distribution:

• 20 shipwrecks (56%) have been deposited on the beaches. • 10 shipwrecks (28%) in the surfzone. • 4 shipwrecks (11 %) on the bar. • 0 shipwrecks offshore. • 2 shipwrecks (6%) in the estuary. • 2 shipwrecks (6%) on thejetty.

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- November 2009Further analysis indicates that a substantial portion ofthese shipwrecks were salvaged or refloated after their event. Twenty-four shipwrecks have been abandoned within the Siuslaw study area. These shipwrecks have the following distribution:

• 14 shipwrecks (58%) have been deposited on the beaches. • 4 shipwrecks (17%) in the surfzone. • 2 shipwrecks (8%) on the bar. • 2 shipwrecks (8%) in the estuary. • 2 shipwrecks (8%) on thejetty. The disposal ofdredged material in the Siuslaw ODMDS study area will not affect any ofthese shipwreck sites. Two disposal sites are proposedfor the material dredged from the Siuslaw River (see Figure D-1). Based on the studies and research in this appendix, there are no known shipwrecks offshore ofthe Siuslaw River mouth. Undocumented shipwrecks are also possible within the nearshore environment at the Siuslaw. Earth Sciences Associates and GeoRecon International evaluated the study areausing side-scan sonar(USACE 1986). Although the side-scan sonar was effective enough to locate small objects thought to be crab traps and remnants ofcommercialfishing nets, no side-scan signatures were noted which might indicatethe presence ofan undocumented shipwreck. Based on these results, it seems unlikely that an undocumented shipwreck exists in the Siuslaw ODMDS study area. 

## National Historic Preservation Act Compliance The above information was shared with the State Archaeologist ofOregon through telephone conversations. Because there appears to be no significant accumulation ofmaterials overthe seabed resulting from previous use ofthe area for disposal ofdredged materials, it was concluded that there would be no historic properties affected within the Siuslaw RiverODMDS study atea by the continued ocean disposal activities. A letter with a determination of"no historic properties affected"has been sent to the Oregon State Historic Preservation Office for concurrence.

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- November2009 D-8USACE (U.S. Army Corps ofEngineers). 1889. Annual Report to the ChiefofEngineers, Report ofMr. Gwynn 

### A. Lyell, United States Engineering Office, Portland, Oregon, November 23, 1889 and W. Young, Captain ofEngineers, Survey ofSiuslaw River and Bar, Oregon, United States Engineer Office, Portland, Oregon, November 25, 1889 51st Congress, 1st Session, House ofRepresentatives, Ex. Doc. No. 71 Examination ofSiuslaw River and Bar Oregon, Letter from the Secretary ofWar, Transmitting Reports upon the survey and preliminary examination ofSiuslaw River and Bar, Oregon. USACE. 1986. Siuslaw River Disposal Site, Geologic and Seismic Investigations ofOregon Offshore·Dredge Disposal Sites. Prepared by Earth Sciences Associates and GeoRecon International for the Portland District. USACE. March 1992. Siuslaw Ocean DredgedMaterial Disposal Site Evaluation; Final Report. Portland District. Walling, A.G. 1884. Illustrated History ofLane County, Oregon Compliedfrom the most Authentic Sources. Portland OR. West, V. No date. Shipwrecks ofthe Southern Oregon Coast, 8 Volumes. Typescript available, Southern Oregon Community College, Coos Bay. Willingham, W.F. 1983. Army Engineers and the Development ofOregon. A History ofthe Portland District, U.S. Army Corps ofEngineers. Government Printing Office. Wright, E.W. 1967. Lewis and Dryden's Marine History ofthe Pacific Northwest. Seattle, Superior.

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