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<br />The:Denver Pr.rtJTht'llday,!
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<br />Mud slide's-neareSt _it~1ghbOrs
<br />watch as it ooooooozes closer
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<br />8y John CollOn
<br />Sp<<lIl"'n..c.o.....rP\:>sl. .
<br />De BEQUE'. - _Todd and Tracy
<br />Bncket1caJ1stl.lillhekltchi>nol
<br />Uwtr-randl bouseand Ilo<l.ttbthe
<br />~'muda1ldetnstalehistory
<br />a.sitmovestowardthem. _.. ~
<br />'''JberutfllStitw.ureaUypret,-
<br />tytrlghtening, when it....'Ull1O'.1ng
<br />fast," BradrettsaidofUlemiJe.
<br />1oog,mas!(I[-mudbeariligtr'Ns"
<br />bolildII!n-alld o1.berdebr1s. He' saki ,
<br />tt"''Utnvelingat-anleof4ltfeet
<br />perday..'benitstartedUlree'
<br />-uagn. a
<br />Buttbe Bracketts, \l.hooperate
<br />. bone and cattle ranch. recently
<br />said tbeydon1fHIgrt>aUyendan_ .
<br />~'bytheslide.,si!lceUll'lr
<br />house lsabout ISO feet iln UJe north
<br />~ or Roan creek aDd stighlly
<br />uphIIl.'IbesUdelsZllfeetonthe
<br />ot.IltTslde of the ttt'('k.
<br />\Ne\-ertbeless, Garfleid County
<br />and stale autborttlrs are watctung
<br />tbe!1lde'smowlnelItandhave.seol
<br />upelrcttonlemonltoring/1evicato
<br />tbe Brackettsof IllY sudden mlJVl.'o
<br />metlllntbes1Jde'sSO-fOOl-bigh
<br />fr'ontwaD. ',."
<br />.'1t"$'gel:tingda>pere\1!~.w
<br />said tbe-%ll-year-okfBt3do:eU. not.
<br />!ngthat-,the"1./lOO-foot.widefnlnt
<br />wall of thesUde hasgrown !rom 10
<br />f~ndgb to 50 fect in. matttr of
<br />days,'_
<br />He alsonoled that thnoe ponds
<br />hn"e formed bcllindthesllde,fed
<br />by spr1ngsand soo",melt.
<br />~1btre's not any logical reason
<br />wily the slide sIiouJd stop,"}je.Sild.
<br />e~(earthattheI5mi[ljon
<br />cubie feet of mater1al could blod
<br />lbeaeek.'
<br />The re!l.llt COU)cl be the fonna.
<br />tion ofa stiII targer1akethat could
<br />ulUmatelycause;seriou.sfloodtng
<br />Olr his and-, other down.slrl'am
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<br />AltbougbbedotsnotfN!lperson-
<br />aIIy~bytberunorfand But. hesald.poiDtin&.tocncb tngfroml3.200toSI1!J,ooo.
<br />thepolell!1at{loodJr.g,Brackelthas in eartli masses that adjoin the 1'be C'Ommiss1oner5 ....ere wor.
<br />takPrl tbe precaution of rrlO\ing slide area, "We just.- don't know tied aboUt the lmpact of the disa.s-
<br />some equtpment to t:lgher ground what it's going to do." tel" ded3nUOn on tourtsm, an eco-
<br />on the Tallch, w!Uch IS :!O ml!es Meanllo1li!e Monda.v, Gatfleld noIl'lk: nwnstay of thl! area. Com-
<br />northll.'tst.ofDeBtque. County commlsslo~ declared misslonuBobRJcbarl1sonsaidthe
<br />Dt>scnbingtheslide'shislol)\he U1ecoUlllyadisaslerare:atnabJd county decided to makl! the re-
<br />said it otalm'd so slowly that he for statl! and fedenl aSSlStaJ\coe in quest despIte that reason. Comrnis-
<br />and hls....1fedldnotf!1)liceitunUlit repalring about smJlOO in road sloll('1'f1a\'enCerlse.whohasbeen
<br />breadledafl"llrehneacro.sslhe damagecallSedbymudsJides.. i.:' ontbeboatdsmcel978,noted,that
<br />ae.ek from their house. l1l13 is the third \'ear In a row tbe county has expenl!nced Mthree-
<br />Since the waD cf mud became that higlJ spring nmOU bas caused extremely .....et ~1'ars. I don't think
<br />baslcaDy s:aUonary a few da~'s massive damage lei the county's the COllDty has e\'er seen slides hke
<br />ago.. be has felt less wonied, but roadS}'S1em.a1I.bcughurllerprobo we'rehanngntl'W,"
<br />the buildup In height Mhas kind of terns ~ by I100dmg rather th.:llt Cerise s:ud he 6ptCts the state,.
<br />st.arttdmebelngalittleconcerned rnur:lslides. fUlld to beexhallSted by rt'qllest.s
<br />ag;aill." Attmling to a !lit compDed by from oUltr 1oaJes: ~1 think,., he
<br />Bract:ettsaJdheba!DOp1ansto tbeCOll1Ily'ssenior roadssuper1n- said.''tJwl entlrl! Wer;1eroSlope1S
<br />rTlO\1' unless tlllngs gel sa bad be tendell1.:O slidts lhroughOllttbe gomg to be \ery ~'UlnerabJe t1\rs
<br />hastlllchoict. .' coll!rt,h.a\-et'a:useddama:~,ra.ng.._)'ear.~_."
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<br />Minturn Titskforc~ set to "t'ackle
<br />'7 scenarios in "disaSter exercise
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<br />B,CralgK.e.ko, ";'. .bfa~dam~~tingtn~
<br />.Sr*lallon..o.--""", .' f'Vat'Ualion;-of -Il'Sidents.do.....n.
<br />.. MIXTUR:-l_'Ibe smpt could strea:rntoGjp5um.;Y ....
<br />have mme'from HoJlywood: a ':The- .-Miaturn_TaskfO!'t'e
<br />rnas'live mud'slide blocks. m1'r compriSed of state dlsastff'om.
<br />atal:ingadamthalbadtsuptbe ciaIs. Department of Nat1lr.l1
<br />~lIter fOlt'tllgthe enctlatlon of ResoiltteS. PubliC Vlillty Com-'
<br />3to\\-1l. ,'. mis:s1oa and IoeaJflU!Cials'-wiIl
<br />'That is one of UJe'scenario:'; respond. to:the,-scen.artols from..
<br />that stale and toeal disa.o;1er om- four communications cmtm in,
<br />OaIs....1Dconfrontlnanel{erdse Minlum;;Eagle;:and at Battle
<br />Wednesday. fHPOlKllngto a po- M01lllIai..'I-HlgllSc:bool inEag1e--
<br />tel!tialmJJd sUde;alo!lg U.5:':24 Van. ;'-, .' ';1 .~__
<br />bet'Wf"en Drowt1! JllIICtion and "Iaa&titionto'theemeq:;ency."
<br />Mlnn1nI near Vail ~ respcrnsee:<<'rti<;e"the-SUtealsO,
<br />'"ThIslsliJceafiredri!l."safd htsstl!JlPl'dupmonJ!onngatthe'
<br />John Reld.the stafe geologist Meadow '~rountaln landslide'
<br />and dlrector of'the._Ctllor:aM area. the Dowds Jundlon 8lide'.
<br />Goological Survey. "You'don't ari!anearUJejIlnctiOlloftbeEa_.
<br />have a fire dri1Iartd'. ttre:' g1efUver:indGoreCr'tekwest
<br />1be alklay ~r exert:isl! of\'all'and irnmed1:ately west on
<br />....iD mwlve state, Eagle Cou.nty 1-70 at the \l.-biskey Creek slid!'
<br />and Minturn emerg-enty pre- area.
<br />pamtness offidals,. ',SlIld ~Jim . Reld.-sakl. monitoring at the
<br />Se:iVff. a.Colorado Divlslon.of ..UIn>e slles.wulncrea&'d after
<br />Dtsa.<Ur Emergt'ncy setvices ,UJnOe to sllc lndles ofrTlO\"('ment
<br />pbnoer. ., wu-dele<ledIast....'t'ekatalOO-
<br />The dlsaster cftldals, dllbbed yard-wiele,by 4Ol).yard-long part
<br />the MIn1urn Tasldortl',_ W!ll . of the Meadow Mountain slidl!
<br />makededslollSreacting;to.5e\'- 'ana... _
<br />endlffert'llt mud-s1Idl! seenarios. ':'If 'Il'e .....eren't ruI concerned
<br />said5e3\'t'I'"_ :II -.. ablnrtit..we.....ouldn'tbedoingaU
<br />-Seaversaidthe~narioS....i1l tlilil....'Ork.~hesaid
<br />\'!I.ty from !.be i:llmnt siluation . Rold sald the ..Whiskey Cret>k .
<br />of mlnor mud-slide mo\'~ment at :slide area 15 2Y.l miles long and
<br />theMeadowMoWllalnlanchlide ~m11I!Wide.J1e.added.itistwo-
<br />area along Us. 24 betWf'lin Iii- and-one-half lirrieJ l:argt!r than
<br />ll't5tate 7D arid ""mlom to a the slkle area thaI sbd in U'Ie
<br />ll'IaSSIvelandsIide that.....ould sprlngofl9s.l-aDdresulll'din.-
<br />blodt. the- Eagle fUo.1'r' bad1ng :4G-foot-mgb natural dam a('f'OS.!
<br />upwaterand'-requ.inngapartlal Spanish'Tort. Rlwr.iDUndat1ng
<br />~"3cualionorMint\ltllfollO\lled tbetoWll-of'J'hisUEo.Ulah.
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