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As a point of reference, a number of nearby structural remnants can be used to help locate the observed fire features. Two upright steel I-beams painted a blue green color aze situated approximately forty-five feet west of Feature 1. Also, two expanded metal straps are attached to a sandstone outcrop approximately thirty five feet upslope of Feature 1. Feature 2 is a small venting fracture measuring about eighteen inches in length, by about one inch wide. It is located approximately sixty-five feet south east of Feature 1, and about fifteen feet downslope of the same sandstone outcrop that the expanded metal straps aze anchored in. The perimeter of the fracture is noticeably wet. Ground surface temperatures at this feature did not exceed 105°. Likely this feature emits noticeable steam during cold weather. Feature 3 is a lazge, active, triangulaz shaped vent. The vent, which is visible in photographs taken from Highway 133,. is about four feet by two feet; and:is.open-for approximately ten feet, as it slopes downward into the mountain. At about ten feet depth, the feature constricts to a tight vent. Creosote staining is apparent on the rocks within and immediately outside of the opening. Ground surface temperatures of about 200° were measured within the. feature. This feature is located uphill of the sandstone outcrop that the expanded metal straps aze attached to, and is immediately south of Feature 1, but about thirty feet higher in elevation. Many fractures are appazent on the slope between Features 1 and 3. These fractures, which aze pazallel with contour, aze generally located at 38° 55' 35"; 107° 27' 47.1". These fractures are cold, not.exhibiting temperatures above ambient conditions. Feature 4 is a series of parallel fractures approximately twelve to fifteen feet in length. These fractures occur parallel with contour, and generally on-strike between Features 1 and 3. Ground surface temperatures at this area vary between 250° and 450°. Evidence of scorched roots of various grasses and annual weeds was observed in the vicinity of the fractures. Feature 4, located at approximately 38° 55' 35.2"; 1070 27' 47.2", is located on contour, about ten feet east of the expanded metal straps fixed to the sandstone. It is difficult to draw definitive conclusions about an underground fire from observable surface features. However, some fire related chazacteristics maybe inferred from surface observations. Features 1, 3 and 4 all appeaz to align with each other, approximately perpendicular to contour. These features appear to vent the C seam, and appear to be located near the described location of the Bear Number 3 entry. This observation suggests that a relationship between the entry and the fire exists. One way to help ascertain which mine and associated seam aze involved in the fire may be to determine whether this alignment coincides with mapped mine entries. When evaluating the underground maps, care should be taken to determine whether the apparently mined seam is connected to other seams byway of interconnecting rock tunnels. The higher temperatures observed at portions of Feature 1 and at Feature 4 suggest a relatively nearby heat source. A subsidence failure at Feature 1 may serve to confirm this theory. This is not to say that other portions of the mine aze not be burning, however.