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Show NEARLY AN INCH: Ita 'Are Snufes As drought to break. Even though most crops are irrigated, the open range and even lawns and gardens thrive on an occasional rain. Weather had become the chief topic of conversation, for most Beaver Countyites, as the hot dry summer drug on. A three month drought, with no measurable precipitation precipi-tation since April 25th was broken Wednesday with a .21 hundredths inch rain. Friday's Fri-day's sporadic sprinkles left .28 hundredths of an inch, and Saturday wrapped up brought .32 hundredths of an inch to a total of .81. The badly needed moisture moist-ure was welcomed in most areas, but was too much and too soon for the two week old burned area in the Mineral Range. Beside the fact that the area has not yet been seeded, seed-ed, many tons of top soil were washed off of the mountain, filling roads and in places, making them impassible. Other than the burn area, no damage has been reported, re-ported, and the moisture should allow county road crews to grade many of the worst roads to top condition. On the plus side of the coin, is the tremendous relief re-lief of residents who have patiently waited for the |
