Show water supply summay ample admae to produce Irro duce bounteous crops uro rain and full canals make farmers smile investigations OF SNOW conditions IN MOUNTAINS GIVE PROMISE OP OF sufficient WATER STORAGE FOR MATURING GRAIN AND SEED CROPS the feeling ot of pessimism and despair that lias has hung over our farmers during the long dry spell has hag been washed away by the recent rains and the warm weather which has melted the snow on the lower hills and brought down the water so 0 much needed tor for irrigation the canals are carrying their capacity and the farmers are busy spreading the water over the parched land while it Is not claimed that there will be water to waste yet it is believed that there will be ample water to raise bounteous crops and that the basin will enjoy another year of prosperity investigations show that the water now coming down the streams is from the lower hills and that the snow in the higher mountains has not yet started to melt this is due to the cold nights which prevents the higher snow melting heber ure of the dry gulch irrigation company and les eldredge of peppard seed company left roosevelt on may 2 to investigate snow conditions in the mountains it was planned to turn loose the water in the lakes it there was sufficient snow to refill them but they found that the snow had not melted sufficient to fill the lakes but state there is is a great deal ot of heavy snow in the higher mountains at chain lakes they found three teet feet of well packed snow and at lake atwood the snow was five teet feet on the level the ravines are blown tull full of snow and this now is piled up in huge drifts mr air ure who is well acquainted with the country thinks that plenty of water isas is assured for a month to six weeks this will give sufficient water for the maturing of grain crops and water for irrigation of second crop alfalfa |