Show LM Range Runge Dry and Poor Officials The month of August left public domain range lands dr dry and In rather poor condl condi lion tion This situation occurs each year however of rainfall and temperature patterns in tide this area and most livestock operators were pre pre- prepared prepared pared officials disclosed disclose d Tuesday For Far the grazing season as a whole range vegetation has done very well and shown show n good vigor Such grasses as a s Indian and Peren Peren- Perennial Perennial nial June JUlie grass produced con con- considerably considerably larger plants i isome in n some some areas than they did a year ago The wily sagebrush which always shows vigor grew rapidly for most of the th e season SEVERAL STORMS passed over the Mountains Mountain c s during the month leaving g some come rain behind Offsetting q the benefits of the rain how ever was the damage caused by the lightning In the storms Ten known fires were start start- started started ed and more could have burn burn- burned burned ed unobserved for a short time Largest of the fires fought by r fire fighting crews was a acre 10 blaze on Monument Ridge It started in inthe the head of a small draw and burned rapidly into a stand of Douglas Fir trees GAS CAS EXPLORATION and drilling has been moving at a fast pace in the all summer and especially this past month A Anew new rig has been drilling on Snowshoe Ridge and an airstrip has been built nearby to fly the crews back and forth Another road over the top of the was built recently by on an all company providing at least two connections down to Highway 50 |