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EXHIBIT J <br />United States <br />Department of <br />Agriculture <br />August 23, 1989 <br />Soil 60 S. 27th Avenue <br />Conservation Brighton, CO 80601 <br />Service Telephone: 659-7004 <br />Mr. Ronald J. Allingham, <br />Tuttle Applegate, Inc. RFCF <br />11990 Grant Street, Suite 410 /Q(~C ~VFO <br />Denver, CO 60233 ,~`B <br />RE: Information for Mine Request ,98`9 <br />Dear Mr. Allingham: <br />The information you requested on the land in part of the <br />E 1/2, W 1/2, Section 30, and part of the NE 1/4, NW 1/4, <br />Section 31, Range 66 West, 6 P.M. (See attached map>. <br />SOILS INFORMATION:' Soils for the area requested, according <br />to the Soil Survey of Weld County, Southern Part, are mapped <br />as follows: <br />3 - Aquolls and Aquents, gravelly substratum <br />10 - Bankard sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes <br />A copy of the detailed soil description is attached. For <br />more information on soils see the soil survey. A copy can <br />be obtained from this office. <br />VEGETATIVE INFORMATION: It appears that this area had been <br />cultivated and irrigated several years ago and the native <br />grasses destroyed. Some introduced grasses and legumes had <br />been established at one time and a remnant of those still <br />exist. The grasses consisted of Tall Wheatgrass, <br />Intermediate Wheatgrass, Smooth Bromegrass and Crested <br />Wheatgrass. The legumes consisted of Alfalfa and <br />Sweetclover. Other grasses inventoried on the property were <br />Cheatgrass, Saltgrass, Western Wheatgrass and Sand Drop <br />Seed. Grass-like plants seen on the property were Sedges <br />and Cattails. However, this would have made up Tess than <br />one percent of the vegetation. <br />This area is being grazed by cattle and it appeared the <br />cattle had been in the field for some time. Other grasses <br />may have been present but had been grazed too low to <br />identify. _ __ <br />The major part or percentage of the vegetation, at the time <br />of inventory, was Forbs. These broadleaf plants consisted <br />mostly of Musk Thistle, Canada Thistle, Bull Thistle, <br />Murdock, Bindweed, Lambsquarters, Sunflower, Kochia, <br />Goathead and Prickly Lettuce. There were a few trees on the <br />property and they were Cottonwood, Willow and Russian Olive. <br />