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rte !. !. t~ 1 5'r' G !'(':~ 9' R,; i ~~~ IIIIIIIIIIIII III }.": 1. i.r~ ~l~r~, i 1. 1 !f: a ll:; rl(~: P~.re • 1 r 2 F; sss Phone SUS-2'I~-5'75 Coal View Ghost Ranch is located P, miles east of Hayden at old Bear River on U5 Highs+a•y q0. This federally funded, littered, stinking, rock-strewn "r•owpatYi" is the only east- west route through these Rocky P1ountains for 1G0 miles, The scenic colors of this area are marred by beer cans and rotting game carcasses, killed by pollut7n}; traffic. This rock-strewn patched steer trail is made dangerous by trees that shade the icy potholes. A greater prohlen~ in tY~is area is the so-ca]led r•ec7.ama- tion of coal. mines, Our ranch is ruined h,y Sun Coal Compan•y's practices dictated b•y the Col eracie N~ined ]sand RecJamaticn Trivision. CP1LRD The destruction of our excellent road is ~,nolher example of their imaf,inative stupidit.,y. The CMLRD directed Sun Coal to rip up }ral.f the road and install ditches, 1' deep X. 15' wide, every 150' at various angles across the road. 7'he road provided industrial type use 1br 4 VP.r'.r5 anc, by enntrnr•L, was to rema7n "ac is" except LO so7.ve drainaJ,e prob]ems. Singe cattle and wildlife were and ar.e being kil]ed in eroded trenc:};es well away from the road, why tear up the road? }iow do you plc,w snow and maintain a road that has G" of top soil 15' wide on tPie raisod outer edge? flow can CMI~RD detr:rmine i.f any ditches are useful if the roads arc net maintained? George kobinson (I:ng7neer) and Carl BlnmquisL testified in court that they used the roads daily ~:t ;n:~cd~ of q0 mph. Is Ch1liHD prepared to pr. •y accrued damages ni' u~•rrl,y $1'170,000.00? And, who will. pay the ~J'S00,000.00 ,: ,,?r„i Lo rebuild the road and stoi; erosion? Why destroy our r ~,=.7. estate? 'P}n:n there is rec].amati.on of the mined areas. Why is CN!LP,D ~~I~Pre,vin~ the compaction of the mined slopes to cause erosion ;~ncf L~rcnches that ki71 wild].] fe and livestock? Why aren't we t ;:,~r<~.• i npr as thousands of ,years experience has proved to be the L~ rL n~irl lo~•~est cost methods of restoring the environment and ~: ~!uir~f= moisture where it fails? Berms to contain 100 ,year. ~•;: i ns on outer r.dr;es of Lerrar es with the origi nal brush and rui:b.Lr= hlr~ced on the steep slope: would Noon foster tree growth, The ll,ii Led States (;fL'ice of Surface N~ini.ng (CSM) and the CP"LHD hr~a ronCined to ignore 2nd beli.tt].e; land owner's desires. ;'hey and Sun Coal. !;i].led 5 deer, 5 calves, 1 row, injured 1 man and enr.l:~nt;ered 2 children. }•ihy wer.en't the ditches filled? I was jailed because of attempts to use my water for livestock and wildlife, as were atLor.~pts to repair roads to plow snow and stop erosion. Their, operations were not affected in any manner b,y my actions. The Ron:Lastic laureaucratic Blunderers are at it again! Sug„estions anc] law chan,es for a better environment are needed, 1•JeLcume to n orado's "Front Yard", clear and clean air so far! You all work. hard a•id Sh1ILE, llease write er call, JGHN A. EIliTS ~' ~ ~ ~ i ~~ t