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JLG
<br /> 1/Karen L. Lesser
<br /> RECEIVED
<br /> P.O.Box 522 FEB 13 2018
<br /> LaPorte,CO 80535
<br /> 970-412-7930 DMSION OF RECLAMATION
<br /> MINING AND SAFETY
<br /> February 7, 2018
<br /> Jared Ebert
<br /> Department of Reclamation, Mining and Safety
<br /> 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215
<br /> Denver, CO 80203 f »\d,E _
<br /> Dear Mr. Ebert: Re: Permit#M-2017-036 Site Name: Knox Pit
<br /> Living in a rich historical community for nearly half of a century, my family has enjoyed
<br /> and respected the innumerable natural resources of the area. Filled with deer, bear, hawks,
<br /> Bald Eagles, Golden Eagles, Red Foxes, Osprey, raccoons and numerous other wildlife, our
<br /> home was constructed where they say you used to be able to see the teepee rings of the
<br /> indigenous Native Americans who called this their home. There is still a site nearby where
<br /> rocks are charred from the furnace of the blacksmith who forged iron in what was called "Camp
<br /> Collins", which was later relocated to the present day Fort Collins after the Cache La Poudre
<br /> River had flooded in 1864 and destroyed the military camp. Our street name was derived from
<br /> one of the early French fur trappers, Antoine Janis. In 1820, the French trappers, caught in a
<br /> fierce snow storm, were forced to bury part of their gun powder along the banks of the river to
<br /> later return and retrieve it. Thus, the river's name--Cache ' a la Poudre, which in their language
<br /> translated "cache of Powder".
<br /> Yes, things have changed, you say, and are continuing to change. Fortunately, some
<br /> visionaries in 1996 designated the Cache la Poudre River Corridor as a National Heritage Area,
<br /> the only one in Colorado. And before, in 1986, as the National Wild and Scenic River Systems,
<br /> so that our children and their children's children could enjoy the beauty of Colorado's pristine,
<br /> and fleeting natural resources.
<br /> We are"the Gate"to these consecrated treasures. More than 3,000 people call this
<br /> small community home. It is where we live and work--raise a family--grow a garden--attend
<br /> school--worship in our churches--recreate and contribute to a neighborhood. Our businesses
<br /> include, a grocer, a gas station, a post office, a fire station, a pub, a water district office, a
<br /> wedding venue, a veterinarian, a laundromat, a doctor, a number of restaurants serving Asian
<br /> food, coffee, pastries, and famous cinnamon rolls, an auto shop--a real estate business--a
<br /> garden greenhouse--and many entrepreneurs and artists.
<br /> We are La Porte..."the Gate" in French.
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