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III IIIIIIIIIIIII III 999 ~~•1 tlnited States Soil ~~J Department of Conservation Agriculture Service PO F.or, 1:58 Pior:rood, Colorado 571:23 p- • Yeaf~aC'~c~~~ . Sc ~..2..., ~~ ~,~ July 15, 1931 ~ ?",~. r- ~ ~ i1r. Paul Sale "'- ~J I,o1 County Road Superintendent San Plib el County Road ~ Bridge Llepart:nerl4J~'1=~ ! .^-.''~ :::,• _ Plorcrood, Colorado 871;23 Cols' ~~Nf. Of i,'_"~: a; •;i~90Jrciis Dear Sir: U I ~~ This letter shall constitute the Soil Conservation Service real;/ to your recuest for resource information on se*reral e~astant or proposed gra~re l pits £or the purpose of fi]i ng mine reclamation permits. I ha~re conducted on-site reviews of the soil and zre gelation resources of each of the pits. I satisfied. myself that the soil at each site has been adequately described by our soil surveys, :with the exceptions of the :Liramonte and Beaver i~iesa pits where the soil has not been sur•reyed. For the saY.e of bre~ritr, I am enclosing photo copies of the soil series that pertains to each pit instead of describing it in this narrative. I also completed a vegetatior. in-rentox^J of each site on adjacent undisturbed areas. Those imrentories are also included as apart of this report. For the purpose of this report I hatre subdi~r_ded. the list of pits into three catagories: those in wi ch additional work may be done in the future; those in which no further work o,7.1 be done once the stockpile of gra*rel is remotred; and active or proposed pits. I will discuss each of the pits within this breakdotrn. Possible Future ?~Ior1c: TS Klondike -This site is situated in (2U2) Clapper= orriorthents soil complex (Clapper fraction). There is no e~ridence of any steclcpile of topsoil, but there is about 10 inches of soil material which could be set aside if the pit is caorl:ed further. The potential plant community is typical of Pinyon-Juniper [iood]and. There is moderate erosion hazard because of slope. ~1G Long Draw -This pit is located in (:t22) Unearned-lnsari loam complex (nnsari fraction). T:.ere is no e•ridence of stockpiled topsoil. The surface 10 inches is a sanay loam which could be set aside for surfacing if the pit is worked further. The surrounding area is t;r~ical of open Pinyon-Juniper iiood- land. There is 7_•'ttle erosion hazard because of the gentle slope. ,`#9 Slick Rock -This pit is located in (lag) Unnamed gra-relly sandy loam on a bench above the Dolores River. There is a small amount of soil material ^,et aside for surfacing. It appears ti7ere maj be about iU inches o£ material suitable for tcpsoiling that could be used i° one pit is further excavated. The vegetation is typical of low potential Pinyon-Juniper iioodlard. The erosion hazard is slight because of soil texture and gentle slopes. 0 The Son Conaer.ahon Ser.~ca SCS-AS-t U o an a9encY of the 10-79 OeDariment of Agnc Dltur!