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Steamboat Springs — From the Thursday, July 3, 1958, edition of The Steamboat Pilot:

It will not be long before the unrivaled beauty and primitive splendor of Buffalo Pass, a short distance northeast of the snug little town of Steamboat Springs, will be open to the public through the efforts of the Routt National Forest, Routt County and the town of Steamboat Springs.

Travel to Summit Lake now is possible by Jeep - a bouncing ride but a scenic one as every curve offers another great view of the verdant valley below or rushing falls along the roadside or the sea of light green aspen rushing against dark green, pyramiding spruce and pine.

Last week, Forest Supervisor Robert Gardner and Forest Engineer Ray Adolphson took the rugged Jeep trip to inspect the four-mile stretch leading across the Continental Divide to Summit Lake.

Summit Lake is but one of many fine lakes that stretch north and south for eight miles on the plateau of this spectacular area.

Even today, there is mute evidence of the uncontrolled operation of man against nature almost 75 years ago. Some areas have been laid waste, while in others handsome aspen have been replaced with spruce.

Forest Supervisor Robert Gardner said someday some of the areas may be changed to spruce or pine forest, which find a good market in the timber industry. He said the area still abounds with wildlife, and with the intelligent controls in effect for many years, order has been restored.

Pilot Opinion: Grasshopper war is on

Colorado's political campaign might turn into a grasshopper war. Richard Shaw, Republican state chairman, says that battle against the hoppers is a phony issue and that one could drown in champagne all the grasshoppers in the state.

To those in the cities and the mountainous areas, the devastation that grasshoppers can cause seems to be an illusion. To those where the insects swarm, it is a serious matter, for the insects can devour everything except the barbed wire.

Most agricultural agents in the grasshopper counties say the menace is real and unless drastic action is taken the pests will be on the loose again next year.

The action of President Eisenhower in denying federal funds to fight the plague is a severe blow to Republican hopes in Eastern Colorado, so their tactics are to smear at the seriousness of the invasion.

Time will tell who wins the grasshopper and the vote battle this fall.