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t- ~ C'! Coal mines are common in the Grand Hogback over a distance of man,y miles and Ii mine can be opened up almost anywhere in such formation at small expense. The coal is of fair quantity. The total estimated cost of acquiring all land improvements and coal rights required for project development is $60,000. The reservoir would flood about 4 miles of roads, the principal part of which is the highway leading through Rifle Gap to Rifle State Park on East Rifle Creek. A second minor highwa,y leaves this road at the head of the Gap and runs up West Rifle Creek. A relocated state Park Highwa,y would cross Rifle Creek about one mile below the dam, climb the east side of the Gap to the top of the dam and continue on . .....ef1>-I_.~~ the east side of the reservoir whiea ie above high water --.a. for a distance of 2 miles where it would cross East Rifle Creek and join the present road. There are two alternate routes for the road up West Rifle Creek. One route would leave the new main rQad at the east end ~ II.... ~ of the dam, whiSH it ~eelQ ep88~, then continue up the west side of the reservoir for a mile to the present road. The other route would leave the new main road where, it joins the present road above the reservoir and would continue on west above high water level for a distance of 2 miles to join the present West Rifle Creek road. The "'~ .:~, I estimated cost of road relocation is $103,000. Reservoir Cost Estimate Cost estimate based on 1940 prices for reservoir complete including allowance for right-of-way, road relocation and power and telephone . ~2.s.".b-"~f AL.-~~ line relocation is $1,189,000. Prinil; nwnbe~254-D-411is a schedule ~ ----' '~t: '.)~:t" ~ ~ Q9t~' i e6"tz0s~ ';';~t..". ,/i7..:L- J c.-A ~.,... "t ,