Show protection of forest and i range helpful at manti the value of protection ot of for est eat and range as a means of flood pro bention has recently been well demonstrated on the manti national foreit in central utah Among the creeks which have their origin in this forest are manti ephraim six mile alile and faron creeks following the denudation of thy the watersheds of these creeks by the grazing of live serious and destructive hoods floods 0 occurred cur reI each year and ane amount of damage euf red by settlers living along the st streams reatus and by the residents of the towns of ephraim laanti and sterling amounted to thousands ands of dollars annually at the request of the citizen of the city of manti the headwaters of manti creek were clod to all classes of stock about six years ago and sinca that time a steady reduction in the volume of the floodwaters flood waters of this creek has been apparent it remained forthe present year to give a full demonstration of ta thy value alue of the protection afforded on august 17 21 and 31 heavy rains occurred throughout the entire area of the forest and particularly around the headwaters of the creeks mentioned tho the hoods floods in ephraim six mile and faron creeks were quite heavy while in manti mand creek which is situated between the others with its headwaters in close proximity but where the watershed was protected the increase in the volane volume of water waa was only normal and little if any damage to property resulted |