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III. Environmental Setting, Impacts,and Mitigations E. Cultural Resources sedentary people was evident. Referred to as the"Windmiller Culture,"these people included native seeds and acorns in their diet,hunted birds and mammals,and participated in extensive trade with coastal and Great Basin cultures. From approximately 100 A.D. to about 1,500 A.D., j Native American sites indicated larger villages. The Austin Rogd Landfill may have been occupied by the Chulumne and Yatchicumne,both considered to be Northern Valley Yokuts. The Northern Valley Yokuts territory ranged from the crest of Mount Diablo to the west,to the toe of the Sierra Nevada Foothills to the east, and from just north of the Calaveras River Mouth southward to the big bend in the San Joaquin River, near the present city of Mendota. The Northern Valley Yokuts were hunters and gatherers who lived in primarily permanent villages on top of low mounds or near the banks of the rivers and sloughs. Residences were scattered about the village,ranging from about 15 people to several hundred. The native groups of the lower San Joaquin River Basin were almost eliminated due to disruption by the Spanish missionaries looking for converts,the epidemic of presumably malaria,the abduction and use of Native Americans for labor, and impacts by miners. History r In 1832,French-Canadian trappers settled in what is now the town of French Camp. In 1844,the Mexican government granted William Bulnac the area to the west of the project site,including French Camp and the present city of Stockton. Agricultural practices began in 1848 and continued as the towns grew due to the discovery of gold in Coloma. In 1869 a farmer by the name of John Alexander Horn purchased a parcel of land that included the northwest comer of the project area. His homestead was located immediately north of the project site and is most likely the archeological site CA-SJo-0199H. Hay and alfalfa fields were expanded throughout the San Joaquin Valley during the 1900's and remain as the primary land use surrounding the project site to the east and west. Results of the Study in the Project Area Based on the response of several agencies and organizations that were contacted and the materials reviewed, no cultural resources were identified on or surrounding the project site that could be affected by the project. Results of the field inspection also did not identify any cultural resources on site. The records search did indicate historical archaeological site CA-SJo-199H. A field check of this location identified the archaeological site to be north of the project site. The III.E.2