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Int-aduc~ian <br />Oa October 9 and 10; 1976, an archaeological su=~ey vzs conducted <br />by the principal investigator and an assistant of a potencial~coal n'=..^g <br />~ site is Sections 30 and 31 TSN R85A in P.outt Coua Colorado °. <br />I , , cT, (c_ Figure <br />~~ 1), The ssrvep, which covered as area of a?proxi=aze?y SOO acres', :ras <br />Conducted according to the specification outlined is a letter of afire°.yenL <br />dated Septenbe= 30, 1476 frrnn 3R Corporation. <br />Before conducting the field s.:rvey, the site stL-veil files of the <br />Colorado State Archaeologist were esa~ined. No sites had bey recorded <br />is the su_~ep area. The nearest recorded site is 53T8, Iocat=? ia, the <br />RAl., NEB, Section. 16, TSN, E83W about three niles northeast of the survey <br />azea. The. site consists of several pictograpes vb=c:i, actor ~~~ to the <br />i opinion of tae investigator reports=g the site, cese lade by IItes. The <br />J Natinaa.i IZgister of Eistar_'c ?2aees ?ists as si_ces is t`~e survey area or <br />~~ adjacent area. <br />j Eavironnent - - <br />J ~ Tha su:~vep azea, vaich ranges in elevation betae~ 7400 gad 7885 ft., <br />Mies beereea Eapdea.Gu.Ich and Dovden Gulch. Fapdea Ge:Ich, which Les co <br />the northwest of the stx.-vep area; is•.an iaternitteat s„ez= crane Docaen <br />.Gulch, to the south, contains a pp*~~~eat cater course. Access to Dowdea <br />~Gul~h froca the surveil area is Diced by a 600 ft..escarpaeat. <br />• _Bedrac5: is the area consists of sediaentarp roeccs of the TraublesoQe <br />•~ <br />- - <br />foraatian. Topsail depth is v~.rtable, berg deeper at the Inver elevations <br />is the worth part of the survey area gad shal,lavest oa the high ridges to ' <br />• the southern part of the area. CoLluviatiaa is occuria~ at a relatively ' <br />,~ slow rate evesgvhere ia•the survey area escept on the steep southern <br />~. <br />e~cposures above Docden Culeh. • ' <br /> <br />