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<br />• <br />:: <br /> <br /> COLORADO ARCHAEOLOGICAL Office of the State Archaeologist <br /> SURVEY Colorado State Huseum <br /> 200 14th Avenue <br /> Denver. CO 80203 <br /> SITE INVENiOFY RECORD <br />1) Site No. 5 GN254 (2) Temp./Field No. <br />3) Count Gunnison Oliver Mine, Mill, Power <br />y (4) Site Name _~~_ <br />5) Township 13S Range ;J k of SW k of SW k of SE k of <br /> Section 10 ; (6) Priacipal Heridian 6th <br />7) USGS Quad.: same Somerset series 7'S ' date 1964 <br />8) Other Rape Western Slope Carboni Inc. Hawk's Nest tdines <br /> Power Plant: <br />9) UTM: zoae ~ 3; 2 8 0 8 0 mE.. ,~ i t 1 2 l~ 0 mN. <br />10) LOCATION Oliver Poser Plant is located dust south of Highway 133 approximately <br />1.75 miles east of Somerset} Colorado. Remains of mill and several structures <br />extend east of Pourer Plant on both sides of the river for approximately one eighth <br />wile. Old Oliver mine entrance, powder houses and debris occur on the south side <br />of the river dust east of extensive debris pile and concrete foundation that repre- <br />sent the remains of the Oliver mill. P:orth side of the river has less debris, most <br />11) Ha~or Drainage 1~ ,+ti Fn rlc ('itnni snn Rican <br />12) Mean Site Elevation (above HSL) 6100 feet; [z .3048] 1859.26 meters <br />13) SITE DESCRIPTION Sites consists of the remains of the buildings of the Town <br />of Oliver the second opening of the Olivert•fine~ and various ruined mine buildings. <br />The one intact st:vcture is the Oliver Power Plant. Building debris consists of <br />logs and milled lumber with round nails and several piles of domestic trash. The <br />remains of the railroad track used to convey coal Srom the portal to the tipple <br />are visa eon a sou n si e e rivers eas o .e po:aer p an . <br />14) Rype of Behavior(s)/Activity (s) Represented Coal mining, power plant operation <br />and habitation. <br />15) Site Dimensions: 10 ac. (660} x (660) feet ;measured _ estimate % <br />16) Estimated Surface Area of Site 10 ae. <br />17) Features Oliver Power Plant, second Oliver mine portals ruins of numerous <br />buildings, one intact powder house, railroad debris. <br />28) ARTIFLCTg Various pieces of domestic trash and railroad related hardware <br />are scattered through the area. <br /> <br />