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Ms. Campbell Bell 2 December 5, 1997 <br />Stone Gravel Pit Permit No. M-97-089 <br />posted by BLM, may have been previously removed by BLM personnel. <br />It is possible that additional markers exist in the SW quadrant of the proposed permit area <br />than were placed by BLM. Additionally, survey ribbons may have been removed by <br />livestock and/or wildlife, adding to the uncertainty of the area(s) previously delineated by <br />survey ribbon. <br />Apparently, BLM had delineated specific area(s- with survey ribbon and pin flagging <br />(possibly removed). BLM had supervised the excavations referenced in DMG 11/21/97 <br />inspection report. Please direct inquiries regarding the proximity of the excavations to <br />the specific area(s) delineated by BLM, to the BLM. <br />Inquiry: /have walked this /and many times and /have found more than five test <br />trenches. The trenches /have located are approximate/y ten (10/ feet long <br />and three (3) feet wide. Some of these trenches had been left open and they <br />measured nine (9/ feet deep. /have photographs of the open trenches that / <br />wou/d be happy to share with you. They were fi/led in aher /notified BLM <br />that /had discovered open trenches. You a/so made no mention of the fact <br />that a blade had been dropped and quite a few new roads had been made in <br />a random fashion... Can /assume that you did not wa/k a large portion of the <br />permit area since there is no mention of the larger trenches and the roads <br />that have been cut? <br />DMG inspection included much of the proposed permit area and surrounding areas. <br />Observations made by DMG, during the inspection, are recorded in the referenced <br />inspection report. The proposed permit area encompasses approximately 158 acres of <br />rolling sage brush lands. Additional disturbances may exist, but were not observed by the <br />DMG inspector. <br />Thank you for offering photographic evidence of disturbances, not observed by DMG. <br />Please note that photographic evidence must be dated and show sufficient detail to <br />identify the location and nature of the activity. <br />Comment: A/so, one of these roads ran across the top of the cultural site and its <br />midden. <br />Please note that in these proceedings DMG authority is limited to enforcement of the <br />Colorado Land Reclamation Act for the Extraction of Construction Materials, Section 34- <br />32.5-101 et seq., C.R.S., and the Construction Material Rules and Regulations of the <br />Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board. Possible damage to archaeological site is a non- <br />