At that time of year the cattlemen and Indians were burning the country, on the theory that the young fresh wire grass that springs up from the roots after a fire is the best cattle forage.

每年那个时候， 牧民和印第安人都在焚烧这片土地， 他们的理论是， 火灾后从根部长出的新鲜铁丝草是最好的牛饲料。