Mounted search and rescue

[Una Smith <una.smith@att.net>]

Our big fire is burning north of Silver City, moving north in a wilderness
area.  Only a few structures have been lost.  Los Alamos, a few hundred
miles north of Silver City, has seen a few days of thick smoke but we are
not at risk.  This fire is a devastating blow for the Gila National Forest,
and the fire is now the largest in New Mexico history, larger even than
the Las Conchas fire here in Los Alamos a year ago.

Monsoon rains are not due for another month.

Locally horse owners are worried about vandalism and thefts and vesicular
stomatitis.

        Una Smith
        New Mexico