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i i <br /> EXHIBIT I <br /> SOIIS INFORMATION <br /> Soils on this site are primarily of three types. However, only <br /> two can be considered as important to the reclamation work as the <br /> third is rather poor as it is primarily composed of large boulders <br /> and rock outcrops. As is usually true along the hogbacks each soil <br /> series is actually rather poorly represented. Erosional outwashes, <br /> old alluvial fans, and many other geomorphic features greatly <br /> modify the soils to the point where related soil series become <br /> almost indistinguishable. Such is the case here. <br /> The Stony Steep Iand occupies the upper portions of the hogback <br /> and is characterized by an abundance of rocks that range from a few <br /> inches to many feet in diameter. Rock outcrops and cliffs dominate <br /> the view. Plant growth as well as developed soil follows cracks, <br /> fissures, and narrow ledges. The vegetation is dominated by Mountain <br /> Mahogany. The soil is thin, excessively drained in most areas, <br /> and is of insufficient quantity or quality to even consider for <br /> reclamation salvage. <br /> The Newlin/Satanta complexes occupy the lower slopes of the <br /> hogback and the more level outwash plains east of the hogback. <br /> Soil depth and type gradually change across this broad zone. In <br /> examining cuts in the soil produced by ongoing soil salvage operations, <br /> no clear boundary between the different soils could be seem. Rather <br /> there was a gentle change over the large distance of about 350 feet. <br /> Depth increased from a matter of inches near the transition between <br /> the Newlin/Satanta complexes and the Stony Steep Land to a matter <br /> of at least 5 to 6 feet as the eastern boundary of the affected lands <br /> is approached. Current salvage operations found that the soil depth <br /> varied greatly and there was no clear indication of subsurface changes <br /> revealed in surface topography or vegetation. If the amount of soil <br /> found on areas yet to be worked is even remotely similar to what has <br /> already been found, then there should be little problem with <br /> insufficient soil quantities for reclamation. <br />