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18. I talked to Deputy Fred McKee, who was not the one who did the initial investigation, <br />and he said that the Delta County sheriff's office had not received any other complaints <br />about the blast. <br />19. I talked to Bazbaza at the Terror Creek Loadout. She said she had not heard from anyone <br />there about anything unusual at the time of the blast. She said two drivers, Kevin Little <br />and Chris Sickles, were in the shop that day. They weren't there at the time so I said I <br />would call later. <br />20. At night, I talked to Doug Frazier and he told me there was a house closer to the mine site <br />than the Rugh house. I asked Frazier if he could send the Division another fax, but with <br />only first-hand information. <br />21. At night, I talked to Bill Carter and asked him to go to the mine site and, also, to talk with <br />the residents of the house that is located near the Rugh house. <br />Thursd~..Tuly 24, 1997 <br />22. Bill Carter inspected the blast azea at Bowie No. 2, and also talked with the Martinez's <br />who live in the house near the Rugh house. <br />23. I got the second faxed letter from Doug Frazier. <br />24. At night, I talked to Deputy Allen Scheetz, who did the initial investigation of the blast, <br />and he said that he didn't see any rocks on Old Highway 133. He said he didn't go to the <br />Rugh house. <br />25. At night, I talked to Bob Barnes (970 929-6181), a neighbor who lives about one-quarter <br />mile to the east of the Rugh house. He said he was outside at the time and heard the blast, <br />but did not notice any debris. He said he did see his neighbor who was "looking for <br />someone at the mine site to chew out" because of the rocks on the road and that some <br />rocks hit the house. He said there were two houses closer to the mine site. Both were <br />occupied by the Kuretich's. [I later called Mrs. Joseph Kuretich (970 527-5156) but she <br />said [hey don't live near the Bowie No. 2 mine and the other Kuretich (Martin) no longer <br />lived there.] <br />26. At night, 1 called Terry Rugh and got permission from him to use his letter publicly. <br />27. At night, I talked to Doug Frazier and he said that, on July 18, there were rocks on the <br />Old highway 133, in front of the Rugh house driveway. He said the rocks were golf-ball <br />sized and he had to drive around them. He said no one was working in the orchard at the <br />time of the blast. He said he has three other tenants but two were gone at the time of the <br />