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6 National Register listings published here.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
Hinsdale County, Colorado
33 topographic sheets cover 4 settlements here, and 6 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.
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What the record shows
- 86 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
- 6 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 4 districts, 1 building and 1 site.
- 1 of the 6 listings was added during the 1970s.
- The Geographic Names Information System records 4 populated places in this county; 4 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.
Places on the National Register
6Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.
| Photograph | Property | Type | Listed | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Debs School | building | 2005 | 05000338 |
 | Lake City Historic District | district | 1978 | 78000859 |
 | Lost Trail Station | district | 2011 | 11000219 |
| Rose Lime Kiln | site | 1993 | 93000293 | |
 | Tobasco Mine and Mill | district | 2008 | 08000983 |
 | Ute-Ulay Mine and Mill | district | 2017 | 100001755 |
Wildfire, 1992 to 2020
190 firesEvery wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 190 of them, burning about 49,915 acres. 143 started naturally and none was recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Natural | 143 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 28 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
The five largest, by the area the report gives. None of them was recorded as arson.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 June 2013 | Natural | 49,628 acres | Rio Grande National Forest | PAPOOSE |
| 15 June 2020 | Natural | 107 acres | San Juan National Forest | SAND CREEK |
| 17 June 2004 | Natural | 50 acres | San Juan National Forest | MIDDLE FORK WFU |
| 9 April 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 31 May 2018 | Natural | 12 acres | Rio Grande National Forest | CONTINENTAL |
| 25 August 2005 | Natural | 12 acres | San Juan National Forest | O'NEAL |
| 10 July 2007 | Natural | 10 acres | San Juan National Forest | LOST CANYON WFU |
| 15 October 1995 | Smoking | 5.0 acres | San Juan National Forest | PAGOSA CREEK |
Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.
Storms, 1996 to 2025
16 of 16 shownThe NOAA Storm Events Database holds 16 reports for this county, causing 1 death, 2 injuries and about $91,800 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.
| Kind of event | Reports |
|---|---|
| Flash Flood | 6 |
| Debris Flow | 4 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 2 |
| Lightning | 1 |
| Heavy Rain | 1 |
| Flood | 1 |
| Hail | 1 |
The most serious of them, by death, then injury, then recorded damage. The accounts are quoted exactly as the forecast office filed them.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2019 | Flood | Lake City | 1 killed | A woman was swept into Pole Creek while trying to cross the stream with her husband in a Jeep. She was missing for almost a month before her body was found along the Rio Grande River on July 25th. |
| July 2014 | Lightning | Lake City | 2 hurt, $300 | Two ultramarathon runners from Canada were struck by lightning on Handies Peak at about the 14,050 foot level while competing in the 100-mile Handrock Endurance Run. Both men incurred minor injuries. The headlamp of one runner exploded when struck by the lightning. |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake City | $50,000 | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Flash Flood | Lake City | $30,000 | no account filed |
| August 2019 | Debris Flow | Lake City | $5,000 | Showers and thunderstorms produced heavy rain which led to multiple mudslides along County Road 30 near Cinnamon Pass. The road was closed for an extended period of time. Several vehicles were stuck behind the mudslide and the occupants had to be rescued by Search and Rescue. |
| July 2000 | Flash Flood | Slumgullion Pass | $2,000 | no account filed |
| August 1999 | Flash Flood | Lake City | $2,000 | no account filed |
| July 2022 | Debris Flow | Powderhorn | $1,000 | Multiple mudslides occurred along Colorado Highway 149 north of Lake City between mile markers 75-77 as a result of heavy rain from thunderstorms. The road was closed for several hours due to cleanup operations. |
| August 1999 | Flash Flood | Lake City | $1,000 | no account filed |
| August 2022 | Flash Flood | Slumgullion Pass | $500 | Water ran across Forest Service Road 520 near Colorado Highway 149 near the Hinsdale and Mineral County Line due to heavy rain from thunderstorms. Five feet of standing water on the road resulted from a blocked culvert, causing a vehicle to be trapped. |
| August 2025 | Hail | Lake City | - | A strong storm developed 7 miles south-southwest of Lake City producing pea to dime size hail with a few nickel size hailstones around 1045 MST. |
| August 2024 | Debris Flow | Lake City | - | Colorado Department of Transportation reported the closure of Colorado State Highway 149 at mile marker 74, roughly 1 mile north-northwest of Lake City, due to a mudslide. This area is very steep, and prone to rock and mudslides with either prolonged moderate to heavy rainfall, or short but intense heavy rainfall. |
| July 2017 | Heavy Rain | Lake City | - | Heavy rainfall resulted in a rockslide across Highway 30 between Highway 149 and Lake San Cristobal. |
| July 2014 | Flash Flood | Lake City | - | Heavy rainfall near Lake City with amounts of over and inch caused flash flooding which closed Highway 149 and deposited a large amount of debris onto the road. |
| August 2013 | Debris Flow | Lake City | - | A debris flow caused by heavy rainfall closed Highway 149 between mile markers 77 and 79 for several hours. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake City | - | Thunderstorm winds gusts estimated up to 60 mph broke off tree limbs up to 3 inches in diameter at Lake City. |
Mines and quarries
163 recordedThe Survey's mineral resources record lists 163 workings inside this county. 6 still produce and 157 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.
| Commodity | Workings |
|---|---|
| Gold | 31 |
| Lead | 26 |
| Silver | 21 |
| Copper | 20 |
| Silver, Gold | 15 |
| Zinc | 15 |
| Antimony | 14 |
| Uranium | 7 |
| Copper, Zinc | 7 |
| Gold, Silver | 7 |
| Iron | 6 |
| Lead, Copper | 5 |
| Copper, Lead | 5 |
| Manganese | 4 |
The least common of them first, because a county's hundredth gravel pit says nothing its first ten did not.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajax #2 | Gold, Zinc, Copper, Lead, Silica | Unknown | ||
| Bachelor Mine | Zinc, Lead, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | Marcasite, Pyrite, Sphalerite | |
| Belle of the West | Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Black Crook | Lead, Zinc, Arsenic, Gold, Silver | Unknown | ||
| Bon Homme Tunnel | Copper, Silver, Lead, Bismuth, Zinc | Past Producer | 1885, 1974 | |
| Capitol City Mine | Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Gold | Past Producer | 1882, 1954 | |
| Carson | Lead, Copper, Gold, Iron, Silver | Unknown | ||
| Carson District | Copper, Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Iron, Aluminum, Antimony | Past Producer | 1880, 1881, 1940 | |
| Champion Shaft | Copper, Silver, Lead, Gold, Gemstone, Zinc, Manganese | Past Producer | 1875, 1877, 1974 | |
| Cleveland Group | Silver, Lead, Copper, Gold, Zinc | Past Producer | 1921 | |
| Contention Mine | Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Manganese, Antimony | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Czar | Lead, Copper, Gold, Quartz, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Excelsior | Zinc, Copper, Iron, Lead, Silver | Unknown | ||
| Fanny Fern Mine | Gold, Lead, Silver, Copper | Unknown | ||
| Ferrara Ranch | Calcium, Limestone, Dimension | Unknown | ||
| Frank Hough Mine | Gold, Copper, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Antimony, Tellurium | Past Producer | 1880, 1882, 1963 | |
| Frank Hough Mine | Uranium, Copper, Gold, Silver, Vanadium | Past Producer | ||
| Gallic-Vulcan Mine | Lead, Gold, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| George the Third Mine | Silver, Gold, Lead, Copper, Zinc | Producer | 1940 | |
| Gladiator Mine | Silver, Gold, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Manganese, Antimony | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Golconda | Gold, Silver, Zinc, Copper, Lead | Unknown | ||
| Gold Quartz Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Antimony, Zinc, Tellurium | Past Producer | 1951 | |
| Golden Fleece | Silver, Uranium, Copper, Gold, Lead | Unknown | ||
| Golden Fleece Mine | Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Manganese, Strontium, Tellurium, Uranium, Antimony, Bismuth, Phosphorus-Phosphates | Past Producer | 1874, 1875, 1963 | |
| Golden Wonder Mine | Silver, Gold, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Antimony | Past Producer | 1880, 1981 | |
| Happy Day | Gold, Zinc, Lead, Copper, Silver | Unknown | ||
| Hidden Treasure Mine | Silver, Lead, Copper, Gold, Zinc, Antimony, Manganese | Past Producer | 1880, 1897, 1922 | |
| Hidden Treasure Mine | Lead, Gold, Zinc, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Isolde Mine | Lead, Silver, Gold, Tellurium, Zinc | Past Producer | Vein | |
| L-C Property | Aluminum, Potassium, Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid | Occurrence | 1972 | |
| Lake District | Gold, Silver, Zinc, Copper, Lead, Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid, Uranium, Manganese, Potassium, Antimony, Bismuth, Aluminum, Tellurium | Producer | 1842, 1875, 1981 | |
| Lellie | Copper, Gold, Iron, Silver | Unknown | ||
| Minnie Lee Mine | Zinc, Lead, Silver, Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Missouri Favorite | Iron, Copper, Silver, Zinc | Unknown | ||
| Monte Queen Mine | Silver, Gold, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Bismuth, Manganese, Antimony | Past Producer | 1974 | |
| Moro | Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Gold | Unknown | ||
| Ohio Mine | Lead, Gold, Silver, Copper, Molybdenum, Antimony, Zinc | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Palmetto | Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper | Producer | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite | |
| Park District | Silver, Copper, Lead, Gemstone, Gold, Manganese, Antimony, Bismuth, Zinc, Molybdenum | Producer | 1870, 1974 | |
| Pelican Mine | Silver, Gold, Lead, Copper, Antimony, Manganese, Zinc | Past Producer | 1891, 1960 | |
| Red Mountain Alunite Deposit | Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid, Potassium, Aluminum | Occurrence | 1911 | |
| Resorgimento | Gold, Zinc, Lead, Silver | Unknown | ||
| Sherman District | Silver, Gold, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Bismuth, Molybdenum | Past Producer | 1877, 1882, 1925 | |
| St Louis | Zinc, Gold, Lead, Silver | Unknown | ||
| St. Mary's Mining Company Property | Lead, Copper, Zinc, Silver, Antimony | Past Producer | 1916 | |
| Treasure Hill Spar Claim | Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead, Antimony | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown | Silver, Zinc, Copper, Gold, Lead | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown | Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver, Zinc | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown | Arsenic, Barium-Barite, Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Silver, Copper, Gold, Lead, Zinc | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown | Lead, Zinc, Copper, Silver, Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospects | Silver, Zinc, Lead, Copper | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite | |
| Ute Ulay, Hidden Treasure | Lead, Zinc, Silver | Producer | Galena, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite | |
| Ute-Ulay Mine | Gold, Lead, Zinc, Silver, Copper, Antimony, Manganese, Arsenic | Past Producer | 1871, 1874, 1967 | |
| Ute-Ule | Gold, Copper, Silver, Zinc, Lead | Unknown | ||
| Woodstock Prospect | Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Yellow Medicine Mine | Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | 1896, 1952 | |
| Belle of the East Mine | Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Antimony | Past Producer | 1922 | |
| Belle of the West Mine | Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Antimony | Past Producer | 1959 | |
| Capitol City | Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc | Unknown | ||
| Chord | Copper, Lead, Silver | Unknown | ||
| Cimarron District | Silver, Lead, Gold | Past Producer | 1931 | |
| Dix and Cimarron Chief Groups | Molybdenum, Silver, Gold, Lead, Bismuth | Occurrence | ||
| Galena | Lead, Silver, Zinc | Unknown | ||
| Gallic-Vulcan Group | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Antimony, Tellurium | Past Producer | 1883, 1935 | |
| Gavin Pipe | Molybdenum, Silver, Gold | Occurrence | Molybdenite | |
| Gnome Mine | Gold, Lead, Copper, Silver, Zinc, Antimony | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Henderson Gold Mine | Gold, Zinc, Copper, Lead, Silver | Unknown | ||
| Larson Volcano | Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Molybdenum | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Sphalerite | |
| Lellie Mine | Gold, Lead, Copper, Silver, Zinc, Antimony, Manganese | Past Producer | 1898, 1925 | |
| Mary Holbrook Property | Copper, Silver, Zinc | Unknown | ||
| Monte Queen | Gold, Silver, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Moro Mine | Silver, Lead, Copper, Gold, Zinc, Antimony | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Ohio | Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc | Unknown | ||
| Park View Mine | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Antimony | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Pride of America | Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Pride of America Mine | Gold, Lead, Zinc, Silver, Copper, Antimony | Past Producer | 1888, 1977 | |
| Risorgimento Mine | Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Antimony | Past Producer | 1958 | |
| Rodney No 1 | Gold, Lead, Silver | Unknown | ||
| Silver Jack Mine | Silver, Lead, Gold | Past Producer | 1931 | |
| St. Jacob Mine | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc | Producer | 1886, 1895, 1940 | |
| Sterling Group | Zinc, Copper, Lead, Silver, Bismuth | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Sterling Nellie G | Silver, Copper | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Unknown | Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Lead, Copper, Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown | Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc | Unknown | ||
| Big Casino Mine | Silver, Gold, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Antimony | Past Producer | 1876, 1968 | |
| Black Crook Mine | Silver, Gold, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Antimony, Manganese | Past Producer | 1953 | |
| Czar Mine | Silver, Gold, Lead, Copper, Zinc | Past Producer | 1884, 1956 | |
| Dawn of Hope | Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc | Unknown | ||
| Dolly Varden Mine | Silver, Lead, Copper, Antimony, Zinc | Past Producer | 1877, 1878, 1919 | |
| Excelsior Mine | Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Antimony | Past Producer | 1878, 1893, 1920 | |
| Fanny Fern Mine | Silver, Gold, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Antimony | Past Producer | 1952 | |
| Goodwin | Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| I.D.A. | Molybdenum | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Illinois Boy Mine | Gold, Copper | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Matterhorn | Molybdenum | Occurrence | Molybdenite | |
| Missouri Favorite Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Antimony, Zinc | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Monticello Mine | Gold, Copper | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Palmetto | Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc | Unknown | ||
| Palmetto Mine | Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead, Antimony, Zinc | Past Producer | 1878, 1891 | |
| Seward County Mine | Gold, Copper, Antimony | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Silver Chord Mine | Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | 1882 | |
| Eckman Manganese Deposit | Manganese, Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Golconda Mine | Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Antimony | Past Producer | 1919 | |
| Louise Morrell Lode Nos.1 & 2 | Manganese | Unknown | ||
| Napoleon Mine | Copper, Silver, Antimony | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Ocean Wave Mine | Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Antimony | Past Producer | 1876, 1916 | |
| Oro-Fino Tunnels | Gold, Copper, Silver | Unknown | ||
| Piedra Niegro Claim | Manganese | Occurrence | Psilomelane | |
| Silver Star Mine | Copper, Silver, Antimony | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Uncompahgre Peak | Manganese | Prospect | 1919 | |
| Hoosier Boy Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | 1951 | |
| Illinois Boy | Copper, Iron | Unknown | ||
| Monticello | Copper, Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Wager Gulch Limonite Deposit | Iron | Past Producer | 1875 | |
| Bess | Uranium | Unknown | ||
| Beth #1 | Uranium | Unknown | ||
| Beth Group | Uranium | Past Producer | 1958, 1961 | |
| Black Wonder Mine | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Czarina Mine | Lead, Copper, Zinc | Unknown | ||
| Eagle and Mary Alice Claims | Uranium | Occurrence | Uranophane | |
| Highland Chief Mine | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc | Past Producer | 1930 | |
| Mohawk | Lead, Gold, Silver | Unknown | ||
| Rio Grande Claims | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown | Lead, Copper, Zinc | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Lead, Copper, Zinc | Unknown | ||
| Yellow Medicine Mine | Lead, Copper, Zinc | Unknown | ||
| Sulphuret Mine | Silver, Copper, Antimony | Past Producer | 1921 | |
| Burrows Park Group | Gold, Zinc | Occurrence | ||
| George Washington Group | Silver, Gold, Lead | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Monte Queen | Silver, Gold | Occurrence | Galena, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite | |
| Nellie M. Mine | Silver, Copper, Zinc | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Pearl and Ruby Groups | Silver, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Unknown | Lead, Zinc | Occurrence | ||
| Bon Homme | Copper | Unknown | ||
| Dauphin | Copper | Unknown | ||
| Dewey | Copper, Silver | Unknown | ||
| Dolly Varden | Copper, Silver | Unknown | ||
| Napoleon | Copper | Unknown | ||
| Seward County | Copper | Unknown | ||
| Big Casino #2 | Silver, Lead | Unknown | ||
| Cleveland Mine | Gold, Silver | Unknown | ||
| Contention | Gold, Silver | Unknown | ||
| Golden Wonder | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Mable | Gold, Silver | Unknown | ||
| Pelican Mine | Silver | Unknown | ||
| Silver Chord | Silver | Unknown | ||
| Ulay | Gold, Silver | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Mine | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Ute | Silver, Gold | Unknown | ||
| Ute and Ulay Group | Silver, Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Ottowa Mine | Lead | Unknown | ||
| Palmetto Mine | Gold | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Gold | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Gold | Unknown | ||
| Woodstock | Gold | Occurrence |
Every populated place in the county
4Named settlements recorded in the Geographic Names Information System, each with the topographic sheets covering it. Villages, hamlets and abandoned places alike. Each is shown with the nearest named watercourse or landform and the survey quadrangle it falls on.
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Capitol City
Lake City census division · 81235 · On North Fork Henson Creek · Uncompahgre Peak quadrangle
23 sheets, 1903 to 1983
No longer a settlement
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Cathedral
Lake City census division · 81235 · Near Sanders Draw · Mineral Mountain quadrangle
20 sheets, 1908 to 2001
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Henson
Lake City census division · 81235 · On Ute Creek · Uncompahgre Peak quadrangle
23 sheets, 1903 to 1983
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Lake City
Lake City census division · 81235 · On Henson Creek · Lake City quadrangle
20 sheets, 1903 to 1983
The vanished settlements of Hinsdale County: the places named above that are no longer on the map.
Provenance
- Topographic sheets. USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection, county index, measured from the bulk metadata.
- Fire insurance maps. Library of Congress Sanborn collection, faceted to this county.
- Photographs. Each place queried individually against the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs search.
- Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
- Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
- Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.