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years and act as a retaining wall. The scale house that stands by the scale is used in connection with the scale for filling out tickets for truckers picking up material. This building will remain and be used in connection with the scale. The dimensions of this building are 8' x 10' x ] 0'. The scale house is wood frame, there is no foundation under it. The concrete plant will remain intact and continue to be used as such. It consists of hvo cement silos and a sand and rock bin with conveyors bringing the material to the silos. The concrete aggregate bins have been there since 1890 and will remain after mining is complete. They are now being used to store rock and sand for [he concrete plant. They will continue [o be used as such after mining operations cease. The bagging plant and box cars are on piers. There are negotiations in the works to sell the bagging plant. When negotiations are completed, the bagging plant will be removed. The bag house is wood frame with asphalt shingle roof. There is a steel I beam frame setting on two 12" x 24" concrete piers with a 8" x 3' x 14' concrete footing with #4 rebar reinforcement. The box cars will remain as they are and will be used for storage after mining is completed. The dimensions of the bagging plant are 36' x 41' x 25' high and the two box cars are each 10' x 41' x 10' high. The box cars are metal construction sitting on concrete piers. The corrugated metal building is portable and is currently being used for storage. After mining operations have ceased, the building will be offered for sale and then removed. The dimensions of that building are 16' x 48' 6" x 10' high. The corrugated metal building is wood frame with corrugated metal siding and roof. There is no foundation. The oil shed by the shop is ] 0' 6" x 21' x 12' high. It is wood frame with corrugated tin siding and roof. There is no foundation, i[ is sitting on an existing concrete slab. After mining operations have ceased, it will continue to be used to store oil for the concrete trucks. The oil shed by the masonry stmcture (future office) is 10' x 16' x 8' high. It is red brick and cement construction. There is a 10' x 16' x 12" thick concrete foundation with #4 rebar reinforcement. After mining operations have ceased, it will be used for the concrete plant. The ponds on the lower level will remain as is. There will be no recreation or any type of activity with the ponds. There have been fish in the ponds for many years and [hey will remain there. However; there will be no fishing, nor will anyone be allowed to use the ponds for boating practice. There will be signs erected that designate it as a "No Trespassing Area". We have for several years planted willows along the Arkansas river bank. We will continue to do this, that will eliminate all fishing in that area. The area north and west of the ponds that is now being used to stockpile material will remain so. It will be reclaimed at the end of mining operations the same as the gravel pit and highwall area with top soil and vegetation mixes as proposed by the area soil conservationist (John Nelson). The growth medium of fines, replaced topsoil, and manure mixture will be placed by loaders to a depth of 4 to 6 inches upon a horizontally scarified sloped (highwalls) surface. This growth medium will be spread with a small tractor with a rear blade. The low sloped pi[ floors and the creosote evaluation area will be surfaced with the screened fines mixed with manure at a 4 inch depth. The earthmoving activities in the reclamation azea - A loader will be used to spread top soil on the highwalls before a mixture of Wes[em wheatgrass, Arizona Fescue, Crested wheatgrass, and Indian ricegrass is used to reseed the area. The area soil conservationist suggested a mulch of straw. The recommended amount of mulch is 1000 pounds per acre.