Show ap 14 4 vo tak A V 10 4 S A 1 L 2 40 4 14 A tt 1 k k U A r W ao V av tie A ft GREEN RIVER JOURNAL PHOTO above Is an aerial view of the budge wilcox ranch at range creek a bout forty miles north of green river the ranch buildings and the air strip which was recently completed are located in the center of the picture the picture was taken looking north and the rugged formation of the Book cliffs can be seen in the background air service scheduled from green river to budge wilcox ranch at range creek the budge wilcox ranch located in the Book cliffs about forty miles north of green river has completed an air strip about feet from the ranch house and have set up a sch ebule with jim hurst owner and operator of the green river avia tion co to make pe periodic rhodic flights to R range ange cre creek ek throughout the win ter this flying brings the wilcox family within fifteen minutes of green river compared to a two and one half hour drive over a rough and sometimes impassable road to dragerton Dr agerton the wilcous plan to keep a car or jeep in green river for ground tran sport aaion if it is needed however due to the fact that the airstrip here is only two blocks from the center of town this might not be necessary the scheduling of the flight ser vice to the wilcox ranch is certainly a fine example of the pr actability of modern aviation and also of the advantages of the con location of the green river airstrip it will be a familiar sight to the old timers to see members of the wilcox family in green river oce asio nally because the wilcous have lived here for many years budge e wilcox purchased the ran ge creek range from preston nut ter about five years ago he ile and his two sons don and waldo oper ate the ranch aldrun about one thousand head of cattle over an area that covers approximately forty miles |