| Show supervisor TOURS TOUR S ASHLEY FOREST AND MAKES REPORT ift 19 WEL GUARDED firest S ONIT ONLY FOUR FIRES REPORTED DURING THE TILE PAST S SEASON TWO BEING DRING CAUSED AY CAMPERS As contrasted with other forests in neighboring stated states the ashley national forest has been fortunate in escaping the ravages of ares supervisor per visor A G nord who has returned t f from rom a two weeks tour of part of the ashley forest reports that only four fires have occurred in its domain this season all of which ere extinguished before the they V assumed major proportions and that no serious damage resulted tv two 0 of these fires were caused by lightning and tather two by careless campers inuring the or one other camper who left his birb bure ing as be he departed from the forest was apprehended taken into court and fined in we ib Q latter part of july a mi filature cyclone struck an am a n area of the forest near the trout creek ranger station uprooted colne hiees and broke off others and ad caused mere or less damage other otner wise Ts nearly early all of the timber fell ed by the storm Is available tr disposal and the damar rendered Is thus made negligible mr nord states that the hear precipitation during the month mouth 0 august amoun amounting Ung to more inches has ha been a factor ID LD reducing the fire hazard this precipitation has been ar immense 1 benefit to the grating grazing areah ot of tho the forest forage in both the lower and the higher areas being to in the best possible condition livestock on the forest lorest Is in exceptionally tio nally fine condition careful guarding guard lne against overgrazing of the ranges being a con cause for thie this the mosby imo mountain road a forest service project Is comple completed teO to the intersection with the broudo creek dmd a distance of 0 seven miles and if favorable weather condit loal continue it ie is expected to complete it to ita its terminus ari d paradise park this fall the entire length ot of the road will be twelve miles and irwill open up uv a very large area ot mature timber A force farce of twenty ave teea raen Is employed on its con construe struL tion |
