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LOCATION <br /> ` CORTEZ PIT - NIELSONS <br /> The Cortez Pit is located approximately four (4) miles <br /> southwest of Cortez in Montezuma County, Colorado. It lies <br /> on a sandstone shelf above McElmo Creek. The pit area is just <br /> North of Nielsons Inc. office and shop and may be more accurately <br /> described as part of the NW14 of Section 5, T.35N. , Range 16 West, <br /> N.M.P.M. , to wit: <br /> Beginning at a point in the NWU of said Section 5 from which <br /> the west one-quarter corner of said Section 5 bears S69030'W a <br /> distance of 2066 feet. <br /> Thence S890E a distance of 360 feet <br /> Thence N020E a distance of 595 feet <br /> Thence N340301W a distance of 585 feet <br /> Thence N790W a distance of 436 feet <br /> Thence S34030'W a distance of 564 feet <br /> Thence S74030'E a distance of 587 feet <br /> Thence S140E a distance of 548 feet to the point of beginning <br /> Containing 15.1 Acre± ri <br /> RECEIVED � <br /> DEC 2 9 1976 <br /> RECLAMATION SECTION <br /> Colo. Dept of Natural Resources <br />