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Environmznta! Planners. Scientists. and Engineers <br />November 2, 1998 <br />Wendell Koontz <br />Mountain Coal Company <br />PO Box 591 <br />Somerset, CO 81434 <br />RE: Cultural resource surveys for exploratory core holes on West Flatiron and the the Sunset Trail <br />Exploration Area. <br />Deaz Mr. Koontz, <br />Enclosed find two copies each of limited results cultural resource survey forrns for core holes AAA and <br />BBB on West Flatiron, and SST #6 and #7 in the Sunset Trail Exploration area. We inspected a large area <br />around each of these proposed locations -- essentially all of the nearby level to gently sloping terrain -- to <br />allow for work areas or adjustments to location without the need for additions) cultural resource survey. <br />The only cultural resource found was a log ferlCe north of SST #6. This fence is a post and log construction <br />style that is commonly associated in the West with "public works" projects done by the Civilian <br />Conservation Corps or Army Corps of Engineers beginning in the 1930s. However, there is nothing about <br />the materials or construction of this fence to indicate that it predates the 1950s. I consulted with Sally <br />Cnun, the Collbran Ranger District azchaeologist, and we decided that there was no curie at this time to <br />record this fence. When the opportunity arises, one of us will check the Forest Service records to see if <br />we can find a date of construction for the fence, most likely for a grazing allotment. However, if the fence <br />will not be impacted by the coring operation, there is no immediate concern. )f the fence toms out to be <br />more than fifty yeazs old, it is badly deteriorated and unlikely to be significant. No other cultural resources <br />were found, and cultural resource clearance is recommended. Copies of this report have also been <br />forwarded to the Collbran Ranger District. <br />If you have any questions or require any further materials, do not hesitate to contact me. <br />Sincerely, <br /></~ <br />Carl Spath, PhD <br />Senior Archaeologist <br />xc: Sally Crum, Collbran Ranger District, Collbran, CO <br />5231 South Quebec Street • Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111 <br />Phone (303) 850-0930 • Far (303) 721-9298 <br />