1987-12-01_PERMIT FILE - c1981017 ‎(171)‎

• Permit No: c1981017
• IBM Index Class Name: PERMIT FILE
• Doc Date: 12/1/1987
• Doc Name: Site Description and Land Use Information
• Section_Exhibit Name: Chapter III Section A
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

4 . Uses of the land preceding mining
Records of the use of Coal Basin before the beginning
• of the original C . F . & I . mining operations are non-existent
or , at best , sketchy . Wildlife undoubtedly inhabited the
area then, as now, and was probably hunted .
Coal was first discovered in 1881 . In 1883 a
wagon road was built to the site of what would become the
mine and mining camp . The wagon road may have afforded
access for some grazing use .
Work on the Coal Basin Branch of the Crystal River
Railroad, which extended from the future mine site to join
the main track at Redstone , began in 1897 . The branch line
was completed in November , 1900 . Some hunting was probably
done to provide meat for the construction workers .
• Disturbance of the land by the C .F . & I . mining
operations totaled approximately 130 acres . (Table III-A-
10)
TABLE III-A-10
C .F. & I . Disturbed Lands
Disturbance Acres Discussion
Railroad Line 50 Approximately 50 ' width ,
including 5 bridges .
Route followed and covered
the earlier wagon road .
Town of Coal Basin 35 The mining camp included
250 homes , stores , etc .
Mine facilities 25 Portal , fan, tipple ,
bins , etc .
Railroad turntable 10
• Train stops (2) on
Coal Basin line 10
Total 130
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