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• 2.04.4 Cultural and Historical Resource Information <br />There are no known cultural or historical resources listed or <br />eligible for listing or the National Register of Historic Places <br />within the permit or adjacent areas. This conclusion is based upon <br />examination of files with the Colorado Historical Preservation <br />Office, the State Archaeological Office, and the Colorado State <br />Office of the Bureau of Land Management. <br />On consultation with the State Historical Preservation Office and <br />the National Register, it has been determined that there are no <br />~ sites in the permit or adjacent areas which have been nominated or <br />have been determined eligible for the National Register. <br />Archaeological Resources <br />A file search has been conducted in the State Archaeological Office <br />to determine the archaeological resources of the permit area and <br />adjacent areas. No resources have been surveyed in the permit <br />area. <br />An archaeological reconnaissance of the area was conducted in March <br />~ 1977 to determine any potential resources. None were found. The <br />archaeological report is set forth as Exhibit 7, Archaeological <br />i Reconnaissance Work. <br />Historical Resources <br />Commercial coal mining on a large scale began near Somerset, <br />Colorado at the Utah Fuel Corporation (presently Somerset Mining <br />Company), Somerset Mine, in 1903. The Denver & Rio Grande Western <br />Railroad constructed a railroad to service the Utah Fuel operation. <br />The area around Somerset became on of Colorado's most important <br />coal producing regions on the western slope. <br />• 2.04-6 Rev. 09-26-94 <br />