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• <br />• <br />CZTIIUf2TFG RI;FERE7JCE NlII•IHE:R: 311b <br />CERTIFICATION: <br />BLM Permit Number 62-CO-175 (expires 4/11/85). The work reported herein <br />was air~leted in order to meet the requirements of Executive Order 11593 <br />and other applicable Historic Preservation laws. <br />DEVELOPER: <br />Colorado 4aestmoreland, Paonia, Colorado. <br />TYPE OF UNDERTAKING: <br />Subsurface mine expansion with some potential for surface subsidence. <br />FIIID4~RK LpCATION: <br />T13S, R91W, SF3;,.~iTF;, and NE;, SF;, <br />Delta County <br />Montrose Bibt District, <br />Sec. 18; and SN; ±5~, NL•F;, Sec. 17. <br />Unoorryaahgre Resource Area. <br />ENVII20t`T4Nr: <br />Tne Farmers Mine Lase Tract Lies on the south slope of Grand h~sa <br />between Stevens Gulch and Terror Creek. The area is characterized by <br />steep slopes and N-S trending ridges. Fully 70$ of the area slopes in <br />excess of 20$ and is covered with dense Gambles oak that is nearly <br />impossible to move through. Sno„aoerry, Indian rice grass, cactus, and <br />other shrubs and grasses are present. No permanent water is present in <br />the tract area. The nearest source of permanent water appears to be <br />Terror Creek about ~ mile east. <br />PR~'IECD CHECK: <br />A prefield check was made with Doug Scott, Nbntrose BLM District <br />Archaeologist on July 23, 1982. <br />FII,E SFARCI-I• <br />A check of the records at the office of Doug Scott revealed teat no <br />cultural resources on National Register Properties were kno~+m to exist <br />in the study tract. Several surveys in adjacent areas revealed that <br />few, if any, cultural resources could be expected in the study area. As <br />a whole, site density in the area is extremely low with sites tending to <br />be located in open areas and associated with major drainages containing <br />[xrrnanent water. <br />DA'PE OF FIF.1_DS•iORK: <br />July 27, 1y82 <br />FI1~~D C'Ri.W- <br />Ja-ms M. Co}x~land, Steven DS. Horvath <br />i•iL:I"rI0iX~1IJi~"Y <br />AfU_r ~cnuu7t:ition with 0.u~g Scott, E3IM District Arc:h~~olcyist, it was <br />• agrc~~1 that c,re~s in ~~ecss of 20$ slope and areas H'':~ere yr-e;und <br />visibility was c};x-urcd by ycound cover (i.e. duff) could be c_xcludcsl <br />free the SZ~rvey. G:_•c,~use of the ~~ai~cly lo~+ probability of even },wing <br />3 <br />