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<br />i <br /> <br />02/24/98 17:24 FA% 81726 3332 CARRIER KILLEEN• <br />We have felt at home and at peace in cooperative existence with the land, animals, <br />aad the rains that represent a life's blood and sweat of Native Americans who transformed <br />the earth into dwellings. These dwelling rains aad Petroglyphs that we see today are all <br />that remain of what many Native Americans know is a harmonious kind of perfection of <br />life aad earth's dedication to harboring human existence. How then is it eve possible for <br />anyone to consider something so imperfect and even possibly sinister as degradation and <br />annihilation of Native American ruins. Ruins and Petroglyphs in this region clearly <br />express the creativity and depth of human experience and human spirit that is still very <br />much alive in this very special land? <br />Is it easier to see it (the land in question) as cold earth with no concern for those who <br />build their lives and hopes and dreams here? It is not that simple aad the sooner that those <br />who rape the land beyond their permits learn that then there may be hope that their <br />human spirit may evoWe. But if Siloam Stone is allowed to continue with their seemingly <br />"rape and pillage mentality" then no one will win this disagreement, especially when <br />Siloam Stone may have already taken their quest into their own hands by possibly having <br />already overstepped their boundaries into land that is not part of their original permit end <br />may have had Native American Artifacts and other already damaged and desecrated. If <br />they can contain themselves in the constraints of their original permit/land use lease of the <br />160 acres then I feel they are not harming the land and artifacts in questions. But if they <br />are allowed to expand then I will feel that there is not justice for the preservation of the <br />human spirit of Native American Elders who are many of our ancestors. If that be the case <br />then God help us all. <br />Thank yos for your time and consideration but I pray that all of the work of all who <br />support the preservation of this beautiful, historic, and religiously significant Isnd is not In <br />vain. My hopes and feelings are probably highly to tune with those Native Americans who <br />Itved there in the past They probably believed as do I, that this land was an ezcellent place <br />to exist in nature with nature...so how can we justify letting it be pulverized into oblivion <br />for the sake of enhancing cash flow on anyone's part? If this permit is not revoked for the <br />possible current vlolatlons and ezpaoded with allotment of an eapaasion permit..I wID <br />cry...our ancestors will cry as well, for that I am quite sure... It would surely be a pity sad a <br />great lose to those of as who have drawn splrituelly from the ezperience of its beauty and <br />natural parity to those who may never experience this wonderful area should yon allow it <br />to be continually defiled for the sake of making more money...Mother Earth and Father <br />Sky will in the end be forsaken by your decisions... <br />Again, I thank you for your time and good Iuck...I hope that everyone can live with <br />what is aldmately decided... <br /> <br />Very res ectfully yours, <br />f~ooa <br />Heidi Merle Connor <br />Red Creek Ranch Lsnd Oweer <br />