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• <br />NORTH CHIEFTAIN - Jefferson County <br />Vegetation: (Continued] <br />Blue grama, Buffalo grass, Indian Ricegrass, and native Bluegrass. <br />Common Forbs are winterfat, Sma11 Pod Vetch, Fringed Sage and <br />Arnica. Shrubs are Snakeweec~, Rabbit Brush, Yucca, Mountain bIahogany, <br />Prickly Pear, Fringed Sage and Arkansas Rose. <br />Soils: The surface layer is a very dark grayish brown clay <br />loam about five inches thick. The subsoil is dark grayish brown <br />clay and about two feet in depth. The underlying layer is olive <br />gray clay loam extending to a depth of five feet or more. In <br />some areas this is a stony, well drained soil and other areas water <br />intake is slow and surface runoff is high. <br />EXHIBIT E - Reclamation Plan <br />The overburden is used to reclaim the <br />the pit. When this operation is completed <br />have been reclaimed to its natural state. <br />by the Soil Conservation Service sloping t <br />and leave slopes rough enough to hold top <br />possible for revegetation purposes. <br />land as we advance with <br />most of the land will <br />We will follow recommendations <br />he areas to 3:1 or flatter <br />soil and water where <br />The following seed mixture was recommended by the Soil Conser- <br />vation Service. <br />Type of Plant Bulk Seed per Acre <br />Western Wheat "Barton" 4.8 lbs. <br />Pubescent Wheat "Luna" 5.4 lbs. <br />Crested Wheat "Nordan" 4.0 lbs. <br />The bulk seed per acre should be doubled when Broadcasting. <br />We will use a high nitrogen high phosphorous content fertilizer <br />at the rate of 1 1b ./1000 square feet. The exact acreage to be <br />reclaimed will be determined when the mining operation ceases. <br />We have no future land use plan because this property is owned <br />by the Rooney Estate and o-re only have a perpetual lease to mine clay <br />EXHIBIT F - Proof of Local Government Approval <br />See letter attached from Jefferson County Planning Director. <br />EXHIBIT G - Source of Legal Right to Enter <br />See Notarized letter attached. <br />- 2 - <br />