LIST OF FIGURES 

 Figure Page 



1. Location of mine and facilities on the study 



area 



3 



2. East exposure of Mount Vernon. Cliff face is 

 known as the Spires. Bull Lake in foreground- 5 



3. Mount Vernon with Bull Lake in foreground 5 



4. Portions of the Stanley Creek drainage cleared 



for mine facilities construction 11 



5. Tailing impoundment site along Lake Creek. 



Keeler Mountain in background H 



6. Ungulate winter use areas identified during 

 1977-1978 and federal lands designated by the 

 U.S. Forest Service as well-suited big game 



winter range ^"^ 



7. Locations of moose observed on the study area, 



1977 - 1978 18 



8. Locations of elk observed on the study area, 



1977 - 1978 21 



9. Locations of mule deer observed on the study 



area, 1977 - 1978 23 



10. Locations of white-tailed deer observed on 



the study area, 1977 - 1978 25 



11. Locations of mountain goat sign and observa- 

 tions on the study area, 1977 - 1978 28 



12. Mountain goat concentration areas in the West 

 Cabinet Mountains, 1977 - 1978 29 



13. Observed seasonal use of aspects by mountain 



goats 30 



14. Mean and mode elevations at which mountain 



goats were observed, 1977 - 1978 -^2 



15. Locations of black bear observations and bear 



sign on the study area, 1977 - 1978 35 



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