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The historic district of Haybro was identified within the portion of the Oak • Creek expansion project which lies along Oak Creek. The following paragraphs describe those features of the district visible within The study area. By agreement with the Colorado SHPO's Office, no attempt has been made by Grand River Institute to break the district into sites or to make evaluations as to National Register eligibility. The assignment of site numbers to the various features and their nomination to the National Register of Historic Places will be performed by the SHPO's Office subsequent to their evaluation of the data presented herein. Haybro Town is located in the WZ WZ N!2 SW4, Sec. 17, T4(`I, R85W. The ex- isting remains of the town and mine complex are approximately three miles by road north of the intersection of State Highway 131 and Twenty Mile Road, and occur along both sides of the valley of Oak Creek, up to approximately 300-400 feet to either side of the creek. The majority of the ruins lie within the survey arec, on the west side of Oak Creek; they extend for nearly one-half mile north of the current tipple and office of the Edna Mine (see sketch mop, next page). Most of the remaining structures are located in the floodplain of Oak Creek, some ruins occupy terraced hillsides above and west of the creek. Several structures lie east of State Highway 131, in a small flat area above the valley. At least one historic structure, • a head-frame used for rock dumping, remains on the hillside west of Oak Creek, outside the survey area, and approximately defines the northern and western limits of the district. The precise boundaries of old Haybro are indistinct, having been obliterated by later mining activity, abandonment of the town with the close of the Haybro Mine, and typical montane structural deterioration. Conversations with former inhabitants indicate the town extended south of the current Edna tipple and extended further up the hillsides on both sides of the creek. The rooming houses were two-story affairs and were located above the old showerhouse. In Haybro's heyday there were at least 25-30 houses on both sides of the hill and down along the creek (F. G. Whaley 197°, personal communication). The district includes the grade of the D&RGW Railroad, portions of Haybro siding, and portions of the track known as the Edna load track. The mainline has changed little, if any, from its location when constructed as the Denver, Northwestern, and Pacific in I°08; however, the precise locations of switches, length of sidings, and length and number of spur tracks have changed to accommodate mining activity and needs over time. Structural remains consist of concrete • foundations in situ, several of the original buildings. and scattered remains of mining