Peek at the Past

50 Years Ago, March 7, 1974: A total of 298 bark-beetle infested trees on Sundance Mountain were cut and burned by volunteer workers in a two-day operation last weekend. Lyle Crosby, Sundance, Wyoming Department of Agriculture, said the project was real successful. Bruce Barker, district land office at Newcastle, said everything was stacked and burned and that a check will be made in the fall to see if there is any infestation. In the picture above, workers swarm over a fallen tree, cutting and stacking it for burning. Volunteer workers participating in the project were Roy McKenney, Dick Wilson, William Chase, Preston H. Mitchell, Preston E. Mitchell, John Mitchell, Wally Elwonger, Ray Buckman, Lyle Brunson, Vic Cole, Bill Myers, Curt Moberg, Don Galloway, Dale Deckman, Bill Lanning, Darrell Joubert, Nellis (Slim) Hoing, Dick Hubbard, Mike Olson, Bob Baxter, Ray Weidenhaft, Newcastle district land office, Crosby and Barker.