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destroyed by forest fire. The present stands of Ponderosa and Lodgepole <br /> pine as well as the Engelmann and Blue spruce generally came in after <br /> 1900. The pine trees in this area are greatly overgrown, with as many as <br /> five and six hundred Ponderosa and Lodgepole pine trees per acre on <br /> most of the southern hillsides of Left Hand Creek. <br /> Limber pine and Blue spruce are also present in isolated trees or in small <br /> stands. Scattered stands Rocky Mountain juniper and Quaking Aspen can <br /> be found in the areas between Left Hand Creek and the Times Mine. <br /> Quaking Aspen, Narrowleaf cottonwood, Mountain Alder, and Rocky <br /> Mountain maple are found along the banks of Left Hand Creek and Akins <br /> (Lick Skillet) Gulch. <br /> In addition to the trees found in this area of the Gold Hill Mining District, <br /> various species of grasses are present, including Slender Wheat-grass, <br /> Mountain Mulhy, Parry Oat-grass, and Thurber fescue. A complete listing <br /> of the native vegetative species — grasses, forbs, and shrubs — known to <br /> exist in the Gold Hill area is contained within the Permit No. M-1983-141 <br /> file. The present surface vegetation at or near the Gold Hill Mill Pipeline is <br /> relatively undisturbed, aside from several relatively small areas where <br /> trees have been cut for forestry management near the access road to the <br /> Alamakee Mine. <br /> Soils <br /> The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Soil Conservation Service has <br /> mapped this area as the Junget-Rock Outcrop Complex. Small areas of <br /> Peyton soils near drainage-ways and a few small areas of Allens Park <br /> soils are included in this soil series and rock outcrop complex. A detailed <br /> description of the Juget-Rock Complex and the Peyton and Allens Park <br /> soils was contained within the previously submitted application for a <br /> limited impact permit for the Cash Mine operation. The majority of the land <br /> surface affected by the Gold Hill Mill Pipeline consists of Juget-Rock <br /> Outcrop Complex on gentle to steep mountain slopes. <br /> (2) Man-Made Structures near Permit Area <br /> There are three structures within two hundred (200) feet of the Pump <br /> Station location on the South side of Left Hand Creek. All three of these <br /> are located on the patented Mammoth Millsite. They are small wooden <br /> frame structures apparently built for seasonal use. One of the three is <br /> believe to be an outhouse. None of them are shown on the Boulder <br /> County Assessor's list as improvements. The occupied residence on this <br /> property is situated 408 feet from the site of the Pump Station. There is a <br /> single home, several sheds, and a small barn with a wooden fenced <br /> enclosure located on the Eureka patented millsite. The home is located <br /> Exhibit B— Site Description 2 <br />