Show I I I I I I I I j Forest Notes Notes' Jl L ti Off Office Visitors I Morse and Swartz from the tho office of ot Forest Management in Ogden called at the Supervisors Supervisor's office on the for the Ranger meeting g on the Kaibab For For- est ost E. E C. C Sanford who has been making malting a a. 10 da day Inspection of our timber sales joined them at Ephraim Eph- Eph l I EPh 1 raim M. M S. S Wright from th the office of engineering in Washington D. D C. C and W. W W. W of ot the District District Dis Dis- Engineers Engineer's office in Ogden spent September 23 and making mak mak- lag ing speed tests on the tho heavy grades on the Ephraim Orangeville road Mantl Tanti canyon Owing to the lack of or rain during the present season it was difficult to make male the tho tests they had in mind since the roads are aro very dusty and badly cut up Ca Cattle tlc r Beginning to Drift Off orr Tho The Forest A few of the tho cattle are begin beginning beginning- to drift or off the forest on on both sides of trio ran range go There There- is plenty of feed on the east side sido on the lower ranges because of r the dry summer however howe there is no water and so soI tho the stock drift on Into the valleys valles The Ed Johansen sheep left the forest on September 22 A number of other herds also because of the lack of fresh feed and water will m willbe be be compelled to leave the forest range range within the next few rew days das Mountains In Their Glor Glory If you 1 0 are a color enthusiast enthusiast right now is the time to visit the tho mountains since sinco the cOlor coloring ng at this time of or the year ear Is most i 1 j j I ful and duo due to the dryness of evenI everything every even I thing thins t the leaves will soon be bo gone gono Vf Visitors to the forest should bo be yell very Continued on Page S Forest Notes Continued from page age I ij 1 careful with fire since the fire h haz hazard z and ard is exceptionally heavy at the present resent time 11 Holman lI Meets With i Mr Geo E. E E H Holman of or t the e Biological BIo BIo- I logical Survey who is In charge of or the work worle of destruction of predatory preda- preda predatory tory ory animals for Utah met with the advisory board of the tho Mantl Danti National National National Na Na- Forest association association lUan in the Supervisors Supervisor's office on September 15 Mr states that numerous complaints have reached his office to the effect that there is an unusual increase in the lumber of coyotes this tills summer The explanation he offers for Cor this apparent Increase in these animals Is that due to the drying ying up of or many of the tho watering places on the tho lesert the coyotes have gone to the mountains and places where water Is more plentiful In fact inthe In the tho vicinity of or Ephraim coyotes have done considerable damage One turkey raiser lost 80 turkeys another one ono 60 and one sheep owner owner owner own own- er had 15 sheep killed in his pasture pasture pasture pas pas- ture near town Plans for the baiting of the higher high hIgh- er range to start about October 1 1 wore were proposed at the mee meeting ng Cattlemen and others riding on the forest ranges after October 1st should keep their eye eje or r a muzzle on their dogs otherwise they may lose them from one of the numer numer- numer- numer I Ious ous baits halls th that t will 1 be he put puL out out 3 Show lie Me Trips 1 A number of Show Me Ilse Meare tr are being planned for I the c few Cew days daj's at which time nE n d d. d range improvements will also aho I 1 gone into iato carefully 11 i |