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<br /> <br />coloRaDo <br />HISTORICAL <br />SOCIETY <br />• iii iiiiiiiiiiiiii~i <br />999 <br />°~r:Fll/ED <br />~U~ z 2 ~sss <br />D+Vr510~. ,,. ,..,,,u,u,n ~ uuuiu9Y <br />The Colorado History Museum 1300 Broadway Denver. Colorado 80203-2137 <br />July 18, 1996 <br />Anthony J. Waldron <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />Division of Minerals & Geology <br />1313 Sherman Street, Rm. 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Re: Bowie No. 2 Mine (Permit No. C-96-083) <br />Dear Mr. Waldron: <br />This office has reviewed the cultural resource report prepared by <br />Grand River Institute for the Bowie No 2 Mine. <br />The townsite of Bowie, 5DT122, was determined eligible to the <br />National Register on June 25, 1979. While it has lost much of its <br />integrity due to the removal of most of the buildings and <br />equipment, we find that it still retains a sense of place since new <br />buildings have not been constructed within its borders. We concur <br />that it remains eligible. <br />We concur that 5DT1053, the King Mine, is eligible to the National <br />Register. While this site has also lost many of its buildings, <br />several of the major ones are still standing and retain sufficient <br />integrity to warrant eligibility. <br />Prehistoric site 5DT1050 is not eligible. This small lithic <br />scatter has no diagnostic artifacts, features or subsurface <br />potential. It will yield no further information important to <br />prehistory. No further work is necessary at this site. <br />It is our understanding that the home garage at 5DT122 is to be <br />demolished. We recommend that it be recorded to Historic American <br />Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record (HABS/HAER) <br />Level II standards. While the other buildings at 5DT122 and those <br />at 5DT1053 will not be directly impacted during work under this <br />permit, we recommend that these buildings and any equipment at the <br />powerhouse be recorded to the same NABS/HAER standards. Impacts <br />from mining operations may in all probability damage these <br />important resources that are linked to Colorado's industrial <br />activities. Contact Joseph Bell (303-866-3035) with our office to <br />determine what should be completed for the Level II documentation. <br />