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~~ ~ ~ - ~ II I I II I II I II IIII III • <br />Mounta>tn States t;~p~orat~on, Inc. <br />_ 382 DENVER CLUO BUILDING <br />518 17TH STREET <br />DENVER, COLORADO 80202 ,fit ~Rq ryryq gam <br />PHONE (3031 892-7133 ~ i ~ (I - J ~ ~~p ~ ~ y <br />JemesR Tailor ~-/'7 l'7 Rh@ r-. <br />Resiaem GeaioBY Home - 841-3502 ~"" ~~" ' <br />aPR 5 t990 <br />May 24 , 1989 VIIWED LAiVD <br />The County Commissiongrs of Elbert County RE: COUNTY OPEN PIT SA.I`!D <br />P.O. Box 597 fi GRAVEL MINE AT h~)~;l) <br />Kiowa, CO 80117 69 fi 94 or.l MILE SOU'fll ~ <br />OF FONDIS IN SEC. 4, <br />Gentlemen: T105, R62W <br />The purpose of my letter is to solicit your help and cooperation <br />in discontinuing the use of the above-referenced open pit mine and <br />the restoration of such. <br />A description of this mine is this - it is located due east <br />of and parallel to Spring Branch, W. Bijou Creek, a perennial stream <br />which is spring fed. The mine is oriented north-south along a <br />sandstone escarpment and capped by large Ponderosa pine trees. <br />They are being up-rooted and destroyed, leaving this area unprotected <br />from erosion. <br />The reasons that I would like this mine discontinued are, as <br />follows: <br />1. You cannot restore this site to its original appearance <br />(in 50 years) because you are up-rooting large old Ponderosa <br />pine trees to mine the sand. <br />2. This mine is an outrageous "eye-sore" which has devastated <br />the appearance of one of the most scenic ranchland valleys <br />in the state. <br />3. The county has greatly devalued lands adjacent to this mine <br />and especially along Rd 69 where it is so visible. <br />4. With a heavy, prolonged downpour of rain, severe erosion <br />of this soft porous Dawson arkose could carry sediment <br />down stream and fill-up my stock pond. There was a small <br />shallow mine on my land, 1 mile North on the same outcrop, <br />which deposited up to 6' of sand in my creek bottom. <br />5. Be advised that the expansion and continued use of this <br />open pit mine "opens-up" The Greater Bijou Basin to similar <br />operations. <br />