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r <br />I <br />United States <br />fr `' Department of <br />~`J Agiculture <br /> <br />Soil <br />Conservation <br />Service <br />9595 Nelson Road, Box D, Longmont, CO 80501 <br />?~- ~; <br />Mr. Robert Phillips <br />Route 3 <br />7850 Ute Highway <br />Lyons, CO 80540 <br />Dear Mr. Phillips: <br />• III IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII <br />Februar•.y.13,~1981 <br />li . _ _, . r <br />pF' ~~ ~~, ~,; 1961 <br />pf.ii:r:~ ,A~f i a ural,Reso'~0~5 <br />Cclo. Dep . <br />The following soils and vegetative information is provided as requested: <br />There are two major soils in your mining area. Colluvial Land (Cu) and <br />Pinai:a Ruck outcrop cor:rplex, 5-557 slopes (PrF). <br />Colluvial land varies widely in depth, texture, color, reaction, and <br />stoniness. The surface layer is mainly a sandy loam that contains varying <br />amounts of stone and cobbles. The underlying material ranges from loamy <br />sandy to clay, and the soil material ranges from shallow to deep. The <br />erosion hazard is high. Capability class is VIIs nonirrigated. <br />Pinata-Rock outcrop complex is about 45~ Pinata very stony loamy fine <br />sand and about 35% Rock outcrop. The Pinata mainly has the smoother <br />slopes and tfte Rock outcrop mainly the steeper slooes. Pinata soils <br />have slow permeability and available water capacity is moderate. The <br />erosion hazard is high and the soil capability is VIIs, nonirrigated. <br />Both soils groups (Cu & PrF) have a tree suitability group of 6. These <br />soils are not suited to planting. They are shallow to bedrock; strongly <br />sloping; poorly drained or aerated; excessively saline or alkaline, or <br />cobbly, stony, gravelly, sandy, or very clayey. <br />Reseeding these soils is difficult, and in some places impossible because <br />of the slope, rock outcrops, and amount of stones, cobblestones and gravel. <br />I hope this inforuiatiu~i is aueyuai:e. If you ilave any quesiions, please <br />feel free to call or come by the office. <br />Sincerely, <br />~a..~,.., u h' <br />Martin A. Jimi ez <br />Acting District Conservationist <br />0 <br />