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INTRODUCTION <br /> This cultural resource inventory report is submitted <br /> in compliance with the stipulations of the National Historic <br /> Preservation Act of 1966 , the National Environmental Policy <br /> Act of 1969 , Executive Order 11593 of 1971 , and Office of <br /> Surface Mining Regulations , Title 30 CFR, Part 700 . It was <br /> prepared under Bureau of Land Management Professional Services <br /> Antiquities Permit Nc . 78-CO-124 (expires January 15 , 1980) <br /> and the Office of the State Archaeologist of Coloradc Archaeo- <br /> logical Permit No. 79-47 (expired December 31 , 1979 ) by <br /> Western Cultural Resource Management , Inc. , at the request of <br /> Peabody Coal Company to locate , identify, describe, and <br /> evaluate the significance of all prehistoric and historic <br /> cultural resources within the area of impact on approximately <br /> 100 acres to be potentially disturbed by surface coal mining. <br /> On September 16 , 1979 , Michael S . Burney, Principal <br /> Investigator for WCRM, Inc . , and Marcus Grant , Staff Archaeo- <br /> logist , performed a 100% pedestrian archaeological survey <br /> ( see Survey Procedures - Field Methodology for survey details ) <br /> of the Nucla Coal Mine owned by Peabody Coal Company. The <br /> legal description of the Nucla Coal Mine study area is as <br /> follows : <br /> Nucla Coal Mine Study Area; Nucla, <br /> Colorado ua rang e, 7 . 5 Minute Series <br /> (Topograchic ) 1960 , Township 47N, Range <br /> 15W, Section 25 , the SW 4, Montrose <br /> County, Colorado. <br /> During this survey, two aboriginal open campsites were <br /> located and recorded, Sites 5MN1257 and 5MN1258 ( see Maps <br /> 2 and 3 ) . Both sites contained ground and chipped stone arti- <br /> facts , but no features such as rock alignments or fire hearths <br /> were observed. The surface of Site 5MN1258 has been heavily <br /> impacted by past cultivation and construction of a gravel <br /> surfaced driveway ( see Figure 5 , page 35 ) . <br /> Site 5MN1257 has also been impacted by ground disturbance <br /> from road construction, ranching , and farming activities <br />