EXHIBIT A
<br />LEGAL DESCRIPTION
<br />' Operator-owned Property
<br /> Lots 1 and 4 and the NSV/4 NE/4 acid the SE/4 NiV/4 of Section
<br /> 15, Township 2 South, Range 1 East, Ute Meridian; also begin-
<br />' ning at the NE corner of the NW/4 of said Seotion 15, thence
<br /> southwester]y in a straight line to the SW corner of.the
<br />' NE/4 NW/4 of said Section 15, thence east to the SE corner
<br />of the NE/4 NW/4 of Section 15, thence north to the point of
<br /> beginning; also commencing at the northwest corner of Sec-
<br /> tion 14, T2S, R1E, Ute Meridian, thence east along the sec-
<br />' tion line 60 rods, thence south to the Gunnison River, thence
<br /> westerly along the north bank of the Gunnison River to the
<br /> line between Sections 14 and 15, T2, R1 E, thence north on
<br /> said section line to the point of beginning; except right of
<br />' way of the Denver & Rio Grande lVestern Railroad, and also
<br /> excepting a tract of land described as follows: Beginning at
<br />' a point 363.5 feet east of the northwest corner of Section 14,
<br />T2S, R1E, thence east 626.5 feet, thence south 255 feet,
<br /> thence west 626.5 feet, thence north to the point of beginning;
<br /> also Lot 3 of Section 15, T2S, R1E, Ute Meridian, together
<br />' with all water sad water rights, ditches and ditch rights
<br /> used on or in connection with the above described real estate,
<br /> all situate in the County of Dlesa, State of Colorado.
<br /> (There is excepted from the above-described property the
<br /> north 500 feet of the east 500 feet of Lot 1 of Sectior: 15,
<br /> T2S, R1E, Ute }4eridian. )
<br />' Leased Property
<br />A tract of land beinc parts of Lots 1, 2, 3,
<br />4, 5 and 7; znd SE; NE ;, SW; NE;, NE's SE ;,
<br />NW; SE a, NEB; SW;, NWi SW;, and $W;1 SW3S SeCtiOn
<br />28, and Lots 1 and 2, Section 29, ail in Town-
<br />' ship 12 South, Range 99 West, 6th P.M., more
<br />particularly described as follows:
<br />Beginning at the SW Corner o£ Section 28, Town-
<br />, ship 12 South, Range 99 West, 6th P.M., thence
<br />N 0°02' E, 2,491.50 feet along the Section line
<br />of the west side of ~ecticn 28,
<br />thence S 61°00' W, 264.00 feet, alcng a fence line,
<br />' t}ience
<br />to the N 62°30' W,
<br />south line 601.90 Feet along the fence line
<br />of the NE of Section 29, Township
<br /> 12 Sout h, Ii.ux)c 99 Wi~::t, L•th P.M.,
<br /> thence C] 89°53' A', 2,751.3"o feet alone the fence
<br /> line to 3anq~ Cany on,
<br />' thence N 39`10' E, 315.00 feet, along Bangs Canyon,
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