Free Motion for Extension of Time - District Court of Colorado - Colorado

Case 1:04-cv-01382-ZLW-KLM
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~JSQA Dcpartrnent nf
Agriculture

United States

4 rspaho and Roosevell National Forcsts and Pawnee National Grassland

2150 Centre Avenuc, Building E Fort Collins, CO 80526-81 19 Voice: (970) 295-6600 TDD: (970) 295-6794 Web: www.fs.fed.as/r2/srnf Fax: (970) 295-6696

File Code: 2360-Yj.950-1/2710-3 Date: Novem,ber 3, 2004

Georgianna Contiguglia Srare Historic Preservation Officer Colorado Jihstory Museum 1300 Broa.dway Denvei:, CO 80203

Dear 'Ms. Conrigugli a: The Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and, Pawnee National GI-a.ssland, (A.RP) is to authorize access thl-ough National Pores1 System Lands to a privarel y owned mining clhirn. Mr. Peper, th.e owner of this rninin.g claim, has requested acccss suitilble for a two wheel drive passenger vehicle to access hi,s properly 365 days a G a r . By a c o u r ~ clccree. this authorization must be i,ssued by Dtccmber I,, 2006. The project area is locared wi,thin Hcssie area, o.f the Boulder Ran.ger District, .Roulcler County, Colorado, The legal, Iocati on for this pl:c!jecr is T. 1 S., R. 73 W., Sectjons 18 and 1.9. The proLjcctas c u ~ ~ e n cproposcd is to grant a ly aurhorizatinn for vehicle access From. Boulclcr County Road (BCR) 111 at the Hessie Y dong . Forcst Service Road (FSR) 902. From th.e p0in.t where FSR 902 crosses rl~e Mid.d.leFoslc of Bou.ld.erCreelc the road transitions in.to the Losr: Lak,e Trail. The authorizati.on would then al.1.0~ access a..longForest Trail 902 to the ju.ncti.on of Forest Trai.1902.2 ancl then a1on.g thi.s Crnil in a southwestcr1.y direction. -The proponent would need to construct a bridge across the South Farlc of Middle Bouldel: Creek. The access would then continuc a1on.g Forest Trzljl 902.2 to a poinl wllerc a n.ew access road coulcl be constructed to reach M.s. Peper's propel-ty. At the Hessic Trailhead on Forest Trail 902 tho pmposed access road enters th,e Lost Lake Mining Camp (5BL485) and remains within chcbnundaries of the historic district. Mr. Peper's rni.nin.gclaim lies within the bounclaries of 5BL485. Tl~us majority of the effects from this pmposed access the will take place within the boundaries (1.f5BL485.

The Lost Lakc Min.in.gCamp wa.s originally .recorded,in 1.480 by Manuel. Weiss. The district includes the Revenge Mine, Losr Lalce Mine, the Lost Lake Cabin, the Bol~on Cabi.n.(aka May Queen., 513L4134), the Ralston Ca.bi.n (5BL41331, the Po1ace.l.cCabi.n (aka 1-hghland Mary, 5BL4.135), the Peper Cabin., and associat.ed mining features i.nc1ud.in.gadits, ditches and the hj.st0ri.croad uscd to access rhc Lost Lakc Minj.ng Camp, The historic ra3.d is curren.tly :tnanaged as Fomsr Trail 902.2 and is proposed to be modified to allow year round two wheel drive passenger vehicle acmss,

When origina1l.y rccorded in 1980, the district was field evaluated a.s el.igible fo.r inclusion on th.e Na1:ional Register of Historic Places. However at that time, complete site f0r.rn.s describi,ng all1
e1em.cnt.s within t l ~ c and a site map were not prcparcd. Tn 1980 the Keeper o,F the Nationa..l si.t;e Register of Xst0rj.c Places (NRPP) determined tha.t the Bolton a:nd Ral.ston cabin.^ were eligible :for inclusion on thc NRHP. Although th.e exacl: location and engineer in.^ des:ign nf t h proposed ~ acccss road is not yet known, i.t appears that the o n l y logical 1oca.tions.For rhe roacl will be along

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th.e historic I-oadand will have direct impacts on t1i.e road and ol'ller historic t'caturcs witl1:iin tI1.e boundaries of this historic propeny. In additi,on. the conrtr~~cti,on a road into an ~,r-ea of whei-e current1.y access is resti-icted may l~ava inclirect cffeccs to bjstol-ic ,features within tI7e sj.te tIiat fall oucsic1.e of rllc special use con:i,dol:.

I I~avc rcviewcd the ]?I-oposed pi-nject and recommend a dctcrrni,na tion of an "adverse effect" to hist0r.i.cp1:opertjes. .4t this time I w o ~ ~request your office to enter into negotiations LO develop ld a Mernorandu~n Agreement ro rnitigatc thi,s adverse effect. The Forest has sen[ lertel-s io of Boulder County Historic Preservation Advisory Roatd, No~th.ern Tri.1~. Ute Noi-them Arapaho Tl:ihe, b r t h e i n Cheyenne Tribe, So~rchernT c Tribe, and the Ch.eyenne and A r a ~ a h o LL Tribes or Oklal~oma requesting thcir comments. The Forest also sent a notice of the adverse effect ~ c s l ~ e I Advisory Councid on :I~I.i.st.oric Preservation. 1.Fyou have question.^ regarding [his project. plcasc feel frec to contact Forest A~:chacologist,Sue Stmth.ets at."970-295-6622. Writtell comrnenrs may bc sent tn :Ms.Struthel-s at the above address.

/s/ I-lownrd 5'arqerzr HOWARD SARGENT A.cti ng Forest Supervi soi-

cc: Christine Walsl~ ,Milte D JoIi,n.son Li.sa M Subcaslcy Tim Sutron :Roger Taru.m. Denise Grimm Matt Thomas