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To: Young, Doug (Mark Udall); Boller, Carolyn (Mark Udall); Ellison, Carter (Mark Udall); Sample, Paul (Mark Udall) <br />Subject: Mary McKinney Mine /Gravesite <br />I got a letter yesterday from a woman named Janet Kunz whose son fell down a mineshaft in Cripple Creek in 1986. His <br />body could not be recovered, and the mine was one of several in the area that were reclaimed by the state. <br />Investigators were able to send a camera down the shaft and confirmed that the young man's body was at the bottom, <br />and the state lists the shaft on their graves registry. Apparently Gary Hart planted a tree there, and the family placed a <br />memorial plaque nearby. <br />The family has just learned that the land has since been sold back into private hands, although the mine itself remains in <br />the hands of the State. Here's the problem: the Cripple Creek and Victor Mining Company is planning on building a <br />leeching pond at or very near the mine and plans on removing the memorial plaque. The company apparently told the <br />family that the land was their property, and they would do as they pleased on the site. <br />Ms. Kunz is requesting that we help block the leeching pond OR help to have her son's remains recovered prior to the <br />construction. She has been in touch with all kinds of people in the OSME, and a Vernon Maldonado from the Denver <br />office directed her to us. She's also sent a letter to Arlen Specter. <br />Any advice on what we can do? <br />