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<br />r-- <br />~1 <br />...... <br /> <br />his tipple and other improvements. This lease should be acquired. <br /> <br />Total production since 1931 has been 11,875 tons, of which 1,190 <br /> <br />tons were mined in 1939, Such mines are common in the Hogback <br /> <br />over a distance of many miles, as a mine can be opened up almost <br /> <br />anywhere in that formation at small expense. The coal is of fair <br /> <br />quality. <br /> <br />Total estimated cost of acquiring all land, improvements and <br /> <br />coal rights required in the reservoir is ~60,000. <br /> <br />The reservoir would flood about four miles of roads, principal <br /> <br />of which is the highway leading from the Rifle-Meeker road through <br /> <br />Rifle Gap to Rifle State Park on East Rifle Creek. A second minor <br /> <br />highway leaves this road at the head of the Gap and leads up West <br /> <br />Rifle Creek. The relocated state Park Highway would cross Rifle <br /> <br />Creek about one mile below the dam, climb the east side of the <br /> <br />Cap to the top of the dam and continue on the east side of the <br /> <br />reservoir just above high-water level for a distance of about two <br /> <br />miles where it would cross East Rifle Creek and join the present <br /> <br />road. The West Rifle Creek Road would leave the new main road <br /> <br />61 <br />