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• Exhibit Page 48 • <br />especially since mining activity began to decline in the late 1950s and 1960s. A small <br />ski area operated near Stoner from the 1950s and the 1980s, various camps and other <br />tourism-related operations were established (including Line Camp itself), and more and <br />more summer or second homes have been built in the area, displacing more and more <br />agricultural activities. The valley has also become an important source of gravel and <br />sand for Montezuma and Dolores Counties. <br />Other than the two items discussed above, there are no structures of historic <br />significance on the site which will be affected by mining. Fencing, the highway, and related <br />utilities are not identified as having historical significance. <br />Historic Themes germane to this site include: <br />Southwestern Mountains: <br />The Gold Rush and Territorial Period (1859-1876) <br />Later Mining Period (1876-1940) <br />Post WWII Mining Period (1940-Present) <br />Ranching since 1880 <br />Engineering Context: <br />Transportation <br />Irrigation <br />Four States Aggregates, LLC 30 DEC 2000 <br />Application for Permit: Line Camp Pit FSA-LCP-D1-001 <br />