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Brookshire Times

Location

Brookshire, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 23, 1939

Page

4

Mountain Ranger Breck Beats Back Fire Fight

Breck tailors a bold rescue as cowpunchers rally against a coordinated raid and wildfire. He captures a Brown outfit rider, orders the line west of Black Mountain, and pursues a looming Potholes blaze with Donny’s lookout reports guiding the way. Breck arrives at the nesters, finds Weller slow to mobilize, and prepares to mount a crew to fight the fire.

Breck Kit Ranger Woods Jackson Bald Dome Mac Fred Johnny Fring Brown Black Mountain Bear Trap Headquarters Sierras Kern Peak Donny Rock House Lost Horse Creek Lost Horse Cook Tillyson Weller Nesters

Bear Trap Ride Foretells Prolonged Break from Rock House

Breck stays near Rock House Station after Cook orders him to monitor the telephones. The first week of July passes with no rain and no sign of weather disruption, keeping him close by through the early days of the month.

Bear Trap Breck Rock House Station Cook

Henna Plant: A Long Used Dye Shrub of Asia

Henna is a shrub from the loose strife family native to tropical Asia. Cultivated in India, Arabia and Egypt since prehistoric times it yields an orange dye used for hair and leather. Women in the Orient stain nails with this dye dating back 4,000 years in Egypt as shown by mummies. Flowers are used in perfumery and embalming.

Asia India Arabia Egypt Orient

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