|
. ~_.
<br />
<br />UTAH INTERHATIODtAi. COAL LEA5E
<br />• .,..`; On ttov~er 70. 1977 a six weer crew {Ronald Kainer -Crew leader,
<br />Paul Vazter. Pe+my•Price. 6aiy Saaith. Tom Levi, and Halcyon LaPoint} fran
<br />= •~ `:~.,~~::`,::~.•~tl~e Labaratory. of Public trzfs=eotagy. (CQPA}.Colorado Stata~University.
<br />~'_+~:.`r,;?.:.~-i. :•':t`~`,~'~';r:•°-pt"r":~'+.L.`i:.d.:;:'»:.i-~,:='`.y,1K'~;},t,.,.. _...,~^:'-.:.:,:.,~J:-w.%,.~•.~,;
<br />..IJ-.'. .,s~. S ~ !'
<br />•: CGxtd:tC:"d yn ~-t}f;.-grours~recennaissance of the propoied eacpansion area
<br />` "- ~ ^'~for teal".stri s+inin by L4e Trappar time-Utah international Inc.. Craig`-•.
<br />;,>c;,;:~:,; ~"~j~Pro3ect~(~LO~A~Pro,ject J1-34}, ;.Tt;e survey;.+~as coridacted under.,~e Depart-:=
<br />~sc ' ~~ !~7it of. Intei•ior.:.nti.quities~Act Pen:1t_ ito: 77-CO-446:'. -,,;~:, - _,~?;~,;.'3, _
<br />'il:-,area of.e:p a~proxi°atel•~~254,to`-2~0'ac-.in Sec~•.9t:~,`
<br />.;;'~ ;.••,•__ . ;:;~;•:,'';, ~~~'~~ arisicn~covers.. ,. Y _ .~:,.•- _ -
<br />;.._ ,:~,~~~,:;; ~': ;-;,.,:: _ ~?, :-~' ,~:~~:. _..,.; '~_~;~ ~i~ri`iti`tS-~~surv area;is.~e~ti.
<br />,..,
<br />...
<br />. ~...
<br />':. ';;'75:,;`~Iw~,(:ee btt:chedrap7: n , o~'rvugh.' erf~ ... _ , _ aY,' _
<br />~. _~ ~ ~pcsed. of . #.4e ,sDULMestern_Extr~sittes•. o= ~~~ northeast=seuihhzst ~trendinq, _•:
<br />,• ^. ridges.^a ssaTl seg~nL of sage-covered bottomland located•ai~,the south-
<br />- x'estern tsase of t}-A eastern.~st ridge and, tvo`separated portions_~of land o~~:
<br />the east and srst sides of a~6eep, steep-sided"iiratnage ahtcti..btsects,U:e;,i,~
<br />_ _
<br />i •;; . ' ~ ytioned rid es. _ *:. ~s" :°~>:~~,`.
<br />,.. above'-gin 9 ;,..,:~,`:.<~- ~~:
<br />' ~ The eastern ridge is Covered with thtck•stands~.of Gar~bet'S oak~bs aell'
<br />f': .:,:.. ....
<br />as sparse stands of pinyon and suniger, The steep sides of the drainage s";
<br />port Gmrbei's oak, mountain roahogarty. serviceberry. shorE.grasses; and prick
<br />• pear cactus. The xestern ridgetop is covered with short grasses And occa- .
<br />stonal snail stands of pinyon and juniper, Ground visibStity within the
<br />groves of Gambel's oak was almost completely obscured, In areas not coverr~
<br />by Gambel's oak, approximately SO percent of the area surveyed. ground visi~
<br />6liity was reduced ty 25 percent to 50 percent. The best ground visibility
<br />~~~ was on the gross-covered western rtdgetoR. •
<br />Upon arrival on mine property, contact was Wade xith Hr, Gary Stubble°'
<br />who provided infarmatian concerning access into the area to be surveyed an'
<br />i ~..-..... . -- -- ....... ...... ... ..........
<br />. _ ::~X:.
<br />
|